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Article: Proper Cleaning May Reduce Allergic Reactions to Common Household Mold.
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- April 26, 2004
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- For the more than 40 to 50 million Americans who suffer from the misery of allergies, protecting themselves, and their families, from exposure to the usual suspects -- ragweed and pollen -- can mean hiding indoors. Staying inside, however, could be causing more harm than good. Most people are unaware that a culprit inside their very home-common household mold-may be triggering their family's allergy symptoms.
Dr. Jay Portnoy, "The Mold Doctor," and Chief of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology at The Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO, says that exposure to allergens from molds and airborne mold spores may trigger ...