Environmental Security Restoration Articles & Analysis
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This month, U.S. News & World Report published a story from HealthDay News about exposure to household mold and infants’ asthma. The article discusses a new study that analyzed seven years worth of data covering 176 children. The Cincinnati Childhood Allergy and Air Pollution Study found that exposure to mold in the home during a child’s infancy greatly increased the risk of ...
Joplin, Missouri was devastated by a killer tornado in May of this year. The twister left a path of death and destruction that took only minutes to occur. Survivors of the natural disaster were thankful to have made it through the storm, but more heartbreak was to follow. Within a short time of the devastation caused by the tornado, some area residents became ill and a few even died from a ...
Cryptococcosis is the disease caused by the fungus known as Cryptococcus. Cryptococcus is a fungus that is found in the soil, usually in association with bird droppings. The major species of Cryptococcus that causes illness in human is Cryptococcus neoformans, which is found worldwide. Another less common species, that can also cause disease in humans, is Cryptococcus gattii. Since 1999, ...
The Telegraph reported last week about the risk of infection to hospital patients due to exposure to pillows that may be contaminated with a host of microbial pathogens. The article discusses a new study conducted by The Barts and The London NHS Trust that found 30 different types of possible infections in pillows taken from hospital wards. Potential exposure to C. diff and MRSA were just a few ...