Overly Sanitized Environments Lead to Poor Health?

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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Re:Farm Workers Without Allergies

[WillAffleckUW]

not to mention, with hospitals being semi-crowded and having lots of people willing and able to not wash their hands between patients passing diseases on ...