Most everyone will have mold in their homes at some point or another. Mold is a naturally occurring phenomena that has been on Earth for millennia.

What triggers mold growth indoors is the presence of moisture or humidity. Common places where indoor mold grows include the bathroom or basement. If you have had water damage of any kind, you might find mold growth.

Besides allergic reactions and other potential health effects from exposure to indoor mold, mold is just plain ugly. No one wants it in the house.

We might be tempted to just paint over the mold and h Read More ...

Almost anyone can be affected with an allergy, however some factors can contribute to the acquisition of it.

Generally allergens enter the body through four main routes: the airways, the skin, digestive system, and the circulatory system.

Allergic reaction appears when the immune system reacts to a foreign substance such as dust, pollen, bee venom, pet dander or household chemicals. Tobacco is one of the most important indoor pollutant, which is strongly associated with allergic sensitization, asthma , and other respiratory illnesses. It may affect even an  infant if the Read More ...

Introduction:

As far as health-related professions are concerned, protection from pathogens is a growing concern, and textiles with antimicrobial properties are becoming more desirable. Fungi or similar other insects are responsible for lethal infections and allergic reactions. Despite the production of antimicrobial textile products; three inherent problems remain:

* Demonstration of efficacy,

* Claiming efficacy in a manner that does not invite legal challenge and,

* Maintaining efficacy over the lifetime of the textile and through generations of mi Read More ...

A lot of people have heard of the term mold. It is a term that has become relatively popular in our society as a menace, such as the case with the “toxic black mold” that made headlines in the early to mid 1990s when 34 cases of pulmonary hemorrhaging (lung bleeding) and hemosiderosis among infants in and around Cleveland, Ohio was reported.  The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) originally performed a study of these cases. In their reports the CDC stated that “the evidence does not provide strong support for the reported association of toxigenic S. (Stach Read More ...