The Mold/Asthma Link

I came across a good article addressing the suspected link between mold and asthma:

Health Highlights: Moldy, damp homes cause childhood asthma: Study
Food Consumer - Lisle, IL
Children living in damp, mold-infested homes may be at increased risk of developing permanent asthma, says a Finnish study in the European Respiratory Journal. Researchers surveyed the homes of more than 300 children and found that serious dampness or visible mold was two to three times more common in homes where there were asthmatic children, BBC News reported. The findings offer clear evidence that mold and damp cause asthma in children, and don't just worsen or trigger attacks in children whose asthma has another underlying cause, the study authors said. ...