AAAAI Journal Publishes Criticism; Finds No Reason to Withdraw Mold Paper

MILWAUKEE, Wis. - A peer-review journal on allergy issues published numerous responses critical of a March position paper on mold that found little or no scientific evidence for mold-related illnesses beyond allergic responses, but rejected critics' demands that the paper be withdrawn.

The criticisms arose from conclusions reached by Bush, et al. in their paper, "The medical effects of mold exposure," published in the March 2006 issue of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology's Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (See HarrisMartin's Columns: Mold, March 2006).

The authors of that paper concluded that "[e]xposure to molds can cause …