1. Gina M. Solomon, MD, MPH, is a senior scientist in the Health and Environment Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in San Francisco, California, and assistant clinical professor of medicine at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) where she is also the associate director of the UCSF Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit.

2. Jack D. Thrasher, PhD, is an immunotoxicologist who has assisted hundreds of individuals injured by toxic chemicals and molds. Since 1984, Dr. Thrasher has been a consultant and expert witness for cases involving environmental toxicology and immunotoxicology.

3. David C. Straus, PhD, is a professor of microbiology and immunology at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Dr. Straus recently coauthored the first findings revealing the ability to detect trichothecene mycotoxins in sera from individuals exposed to Stachybotrys chartarum in indoor environments.

4. Andrew Puccetti, PhD, CIH (certified industrial hygienist), has been anindependent consultant providing litigation support in the field of industrialhygiene for the past 25 years.

5. Jim Pearson, CMH (certified mechanical hygienist), is president and CEO of Americlean Corporation, a disaster restoration company that he helped start over 27 years ago. Mr. Pearson is coauthor of IICRC S520 Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Mold Remediation.

6. Richard L. Lipsey, PhD, is a forensic toxicologist and president of Lipsey & Associates Inc. Dr. Lipsey has served as the liaison professor with, and consulted for, the USDA, the EPA, and the U.S. State Department, both nationally and internationally.

7. Cynthia Coulter Mulvihill, Attorney at Law, is a partner in Hyde MulvihillAPC who specializes in mold-related legal cases, and publishes Monday Morning Mold, an electronic digest of news reports and studies of interest to scientists, researchers, and other professionals interested in mycological issues..

8. Melinda Ballard, MBA, is founder and president of Policyholders of America (POA), a nonprofit organization that helps policyholders receive all of the benefits to which they are entitled. Ms. Ballard became a policyholder advocate after legally battling an insurance giant over a water-related loss in a lawsuit that drew media attention worldwide.

9. Jia-Sheng Wang, MD, PhD, is a professor of molecular toxicology in the Department of Environmental Toxicology, College of Science and Arts at TexasTech University, and has authored/coauthored over 80 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Wang is one of several doctors who first identified the two major factors that cause liver cancer (hepatitis B and aflatoxin) while conducting research in Qidong and Guangxi in China nearly 30 years ago.

10. David L. Eaton, PhD, is a professor of environmental and occupational health sciences, Toxicology Program at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle; associate dean of research, School of Public Health & Community Medicine at UW; and director of the Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health at UW.

11. Regina M. Santella, PhD, is a professor of environmental health sciences at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Center for Environmental Health in Northern Manhattan, director of the Biomarkers Core Facility of the Cancer Center, and director of the Jean Sindab African American Breast Cance Project.

12. Udo Erasmus, PhD, is an internationally recognized authority on nutrition, specifically the role of fats, oils, and cholesterol in human health. Dr. Erasmus is the author of the best-selling book Fats that Heal Fats that Kill.


	.	TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION ONE: MOLD & TOXINS 1. MOLD CAN’T HURT YOU—OR CAN IT? 2. BACK TO THE BASICS OF FUNGI 3. MOLD TESTING—WHAT’S IT ALL MEAN? 4. SEDIMENT AND SEWAGE SLUDGE SPIN 5. WHAT WE KNOW, SCIENTIFICALLY SPEAKING 6. MOLD CAN HURT YOU 7. SCIENTIFIC CORRELATIONS OR ASSUMPTIONS? SECTION TWO: HEALTH MATTERS 1. THE MEDICAL MINE FIELD OF MOLD 2. THE PROCESS OF TRIAL AND ERROR 3. FOOD, FUNGUS, AND MYCOTOXINS 4. STARVE THE FUNGI, NOT YOURSELF 5. MORE TRIAL AND ERROR 6. HELP FROM THE KAHUNAS 7. WHAT’S IN A BRAND NAME? 8. DETOXIFY WHILE REDUCING TOXIC EXPOSURES SECTION THREE: PROFESSIONALLY SPEAKING 1. Gina M. Solomon, MD, MPH, is a senior scientist in the Health and Environment Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in San Francisco, California, and assistant clinical professor of medicine at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) where she is also the associate director of the UCSF Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit. 2. Jack D. Thrasher, PhD, is an immunotoxicologist who has assisted hundreds of individuals injured by toxic chemicals and molds. Since 1984, Dr. Thrasher has been a consultant and expert witness for cases involving environmental toxicology and immunotoxicology. 3. David C. Straus, PhD, is a professor of microbiology and immunology at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Dr. Straus recently coauthored the first findings revealing the ability to detect trichothecene mycotoxins in sera from individuals exposed to Stachybotrys chartarum in indoor environments. 4. Andrew Puccetti, PhD, CIH (certified industrial hygienist), has been anindependent consultant providing litigation support in the field of industrialhygiene for the past 25 years. 5. Jim Pearson, CMH (certified mechanical hygienist), is president and CEO of Americlean Corporation, a disaster restoration company that he helped start over 27 years ago. Mr. Pearson is coauthor of IICRC S520 Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Mold Remediation. 6. Richard L. Lipsey, PhD, is a forensic toxicologist and president of Lipsey & Associates Inc. Dr. Lipsey has served as the liaison professor with, and consulted for, the USDA, the EPA, and the U.S. State Department, both nationally and internationally. 7. Cynthia Coulter Mulvihill, Attorney at Law, is a partner in Hyde MulvihillAPC who specializes in mold-related legal cases, and publishes Monday Morning Mold, an electronic digest of news reports and studies of interest to scientists, researchers, and other professionals interested in mycological issues.. 8. Melinda Ballard, MBA, is founder and president of Policyholders of America (POA), a nonprofit organization that helps policyholders receive all of the benefits to which they are entitled. Ms. Ballard became a policyholder advocate after legally battling an insurance giant over a water-related loss in a lawsuit that drew media attention worldwide. 9. Jia-Sheng Wang, MD, PhD, is a professor of molecular toxicology in the Department of Environmental Toxicology, College of Science and Arts at TexasTech University, and has authored/coauthored over 80 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Wang is one of several doctors who first identified the two major factors that cause liver cancer (hepatitis B and aflatoxin) while conducting research in Qidong and Guangxi in China nearly 30 years ago. 10. David L. Eaton, PhD, is a professor of environmental and occupational health sciences, Toxicology Program at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle; associate dean of research, School of Public Health & Community Medicine at UW; and director of the Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health at UW. 11. Regina M. Santella, PhD, is a professor of environmental health sciences at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Center for Environmental Health in Northern Manhattan, director of the Biomarkers Core Facility of the Cancer Center, and director of the Jean Sindab African American Breast Cance Project. 12. Udo Erasmus, PhD, is an internationally recognized authority on nutrition, specifically the role of fats, oils, and cholesterol in human health. Dr. Erasmus is the author of the best-selling book Fats that Heal Fats that Kill.	.	*Mold: The War Within* Order Today at: Barnesandnoble.com Amazon.com Home Cover View Book Reviews