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| Essential Info | Medical problems | Sick buildings | Useful Links |
Essential information
This is a collection of articles and information intended to answer many of the discussion topics which have arisen on the Email discussion group. Unless stated these articles have been written by the website team - we hope that these articles are written in language which is easy to read and understand for the non-medically trained!
We hope to progressively add to this collection as different topics arise on the discussion group and as useful articles are sent in. Sick buildings have been given a separate section below
FAQ's - Basic information on many aspects of Aspergillus
Medical problems
| An important advance in Aspergillus research explained by Prof. David Denning, a leader in this field. A short video presentation from Wythenshawe hospital, Manchester, UK. |
Antifungal Patient information (PIL) on all drugs in use in UK, including:
NOTE - for other drug PILs please email us |
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Side effects of common drugs used to treat Aspergillus infections |
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| Cross reactions of common drugs used to treat Aspergillus infections | ||
Identify medical specialists (infectious disease, pulmonologist, allergist) in:
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| Having problems paying for drugs in the USA? Read this for help |
A lifetime with ABPA - A personal history by Mary Jo. Includes appendices on bronchiectasis and prednisone |
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| Cystic fibrosis - a personal account by Hal Soloff | Research - hints on how to do your own | New treatments - Anti IgE |
| Steroid use - the good and the bad | Diagnosis of fungal infection | FAQ's - Basic information on many aspects of Aspergillus |
| Watch an interview with a patient who has suffered from ABPA here. | What are clinical trials? Read about participating in clinical studies here. |
Article: Interactions between itraconazole (Sporanox) and corticosteroids (Prednisolone) |
| Find a clinical trial in your area here | ||
Useful links
Please note, many of these links have been sent in by patients in good faith and while we try to check each one for factual accuracy, the website cannot accept responsibility for the contents of these links as they are out of our control.
Likewise any company or product featured in a link on this list does not constitute a recommendation by the website.
Sick Buildings
| Removal of mold from flooded homes - from a large independent environmental charity (NRDC) in the USA. | ||
| Mold readings spark health concerns in New Orleans - news article outlining the extent of the potential health problems. | Indoor Air - Mold. A good overview of damp and the management of miold indoors. Includes free online books. | Preparing for and cleaning up after hurricanes - including specific advice on mold. |
| Tsunami lung: a necrotising pneumonia in survivors of the Asian tsunami - article on the Medical Journal of Australia. | Mold: Prevention Strategies and Possible Health Effects in the Aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita | Sick buildings - Water damage claims and mold |
| Guidelines for sufferers and latest news on sick building research | Sick building newsfeed - keep in touch with media stories from around the world on sick buildings - constantly updated | Sick buildings - latest advice from the EPA and CDC |
| Guidelines on Assessment and Remediation of Fungi in Indoor Environments - New York City Dept Health | Amanda Barnes' article in the main Aspergillus website on 'Prevention of nosocomial disease' ie - getting an infection in hospital. | |
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Sick buildings, causes, effects and control - an online book written in 1990 in the UK covering a huge variety of potential causes of SBS (Sick Building Syndrome) |
Elena Piekova's article in the main Aspergillus website on 'Aspergillus species in dwellings and health implications of indoor fungi'. | Mold source - lots of practical advice |
| Air quality research - link to good site for information | Sick buildings - Ellens articles | Find a specialist in environmental medicine. Contacts listed from all over the world. |
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Two collections of relevant published abstracts in the area of children's health: |
Eckardt Johanning, M.D., M.Sc. - website of a prominent researcher working in the indoor air quality field |