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Taxonomically, fungi are classified as eukaryotic organisms. These organisms are devoid of chlorophyll and their cell wall is made up of chitin and glucans

Mold has become an issue of increasing concern to the general population as lawsuits, media attention and misinformation fuel fires of hysteria. To further complicate matters, a lack of education and scientific knowledge leads the layperson to correlate the presence of "black mold" with various ailments attributed to "toxic molds". 

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by Aisha Qidwae of the Journal SentineL  

While mold is considered an asthma trigger and risk factor for exacerbating asthma, new research links three mold species to childhood development of asthma, according to a study by University of Cincinnati researchers.

Infants in homes that had higher values on an index screening for 36 molds were found to have an increased asthma risk.

Researchers evaluated nearly 300 children at the ages of 1 and 7, and 24% were diagnosed with ...

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by JoNel Aleccia, Senior Writer, NBC News  

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting health care providers and patients of a voluntary nationwide recall of all lots of all products produced by Med Prep Consulting Inc. of Tinton Falls, N.J., a specialty pharmacy licensed by the state of New Jersey. The recall was announced after health care providers at a hospital in Connecticut observed floating particles, later identified to be a fungus, in five bags of magnesium sulfate intravenous solution.

The magnesium sulfate products may have been distributed to additional facilities in Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Until further notice, health care providers should stop using all products made by Med Prep Consulting Inc. and return them to the company.

by Channler Hill ~ @thedailycougar.com

While Spring Break kept most students out-of-town or at home with their families, a form of fungi vacationed at the University's Quadrangle.

During the break, the executive Director of Student Housing and Residential Life Don Yackley received a report about a room with discoloration in the bathroom that appeared to be mildew and mold. Upon notification, housing inspected all rooms in the Quadrangle area.