The prevalence of allergic airway diseases such as asthma and rhinitis has increased
dramatically to epidemic proportions worldwide. Besides air pollution from industry derived …

Sensitization to fungi and long term or uncontrolled fungal infection are associated with poor
control of asthma, the likelihood of more severe disease and complications such as …

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences recently completed a
critical review of the scientific literature pertaining to the association of indoor dampness and …

Most research into effects of residential exposures on respiratory health has focused on
allergens, moisture/mold, endotoxin, or combustion products. A growing body of research …

Variations in home characteristics, such as moisture and occupancy, affect indoor microbial
ecology as well as human exposure to microorganisms. Our objective was to determine how …

Asthma has become the most common, childhood chronic disease in the industrialized
world, and it is also increasing in developing regions. There are huge differences in the …

Scientific interest in indoor pollution has been increasing since the second half of the 1980s.
Growing scientific evidence has shown that because people generally spend the majority of …

It is widely accepted that interventions designed to promote household energy efficiency,
like insulation, central heating and double glazing, can help to reduce cold-related illnesses …

Objective Home dampness and the presence of mold and allergens have been associated
with asthma morbidity. We examined changes in asthma morbidity in children as a result of …

Purpose The effects of air pollutants have been receiving increased attention both clinically
and in the media. One such pollutant is mold, fungal growth in the form of multicellular …