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Overly Sanitized Environments Lead to Poor Health?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the are-you-gonna-finish-that? dept.

bignickel writes "A recently-released study examined the health implications of living in an overly hygienic environment. According to the 'hygiene hypothesis,' living in such an environment early in life can lead to problems with allergies and autoimmune diseases. The study compared lab rodents with rats and mice living in the wild. Time to stop Lysol-bombing the house?"

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  1. Re:agree 100% by chris_eineke · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    Kind of odd, but its not uncommon to read news about a young high profile kid die from an asthma fit.
    No shit, Sherlock. How many high-profile "shanty town man was killed by asthma fit" cases have you read about in the New York Timer or seen on FOXnews? Huh?

    None?

    Thought so. d:
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