WHEN NATURE HANDED THEM a destructive hurricane, researchers in New Orleans set
out to learn something useful from the unfortunate event and its subsequent devastation.“We …

In my last editorial, I addressed the respiratory effects of mold exposure. The surprising
research shows that as many as 50% of residential and work environments have water …

ABSTRACT In August and September 2005, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita caused breeches
in the New Orleans, LA, levee system, resulting in catastrophic flooding. The city remained …

OBJECTIVE: To review the available literature on the subject of fungi (molds) and their
potential impact on health and to segregate information that has scientific validity from …

We are pleased to appear before you today on behalf of the CDC, an agency whose mission
is to protect the health and safety of the American people. I want to thank you for taking the …

Indoor mold can cause or exacerbate respiratory problems, says a new report by the US
Institute of Medicine. But its impact on a host of other health problems is much less clear …

Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies. Relying on the IOM report, and
dozens of studies and reports that have been published since, many organizations and …

With its tropical climate and persistent moisture, New Orleans has long been a hotbed of
fungal disease and research. But when hurricane Katrina blew through, the town quite …

Indoor mold can cause or exacerbate respiratory problems, says a new report by the US
Institute of Medicine. But its impact on a host of other health problems is much less clear …