http://www.allergyasthmazone.com/asthma/kids-living-on-farms-less-likely-to-have-asthma/ Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:14:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.allergyasthmazone.com/asthma/kids-living-on-farms-less-likely-to-have-asthma/comment-page-1/#comment-4699 Sinisa Janicijevic Mon, 23 May 2011 20:38:57 +0000 http://www.allergyasthmazone.com/?p=2261#comment-4699 There is a theory named “Hygiene hypothesis”. “Hygiene hypothesis” is the phrase used to explain the fact that, as a species, we are much more hygienic than we have ever been. Most households use strong cleaning products, and young kids are not as exposed to dirt and bacteria as they were in the 1950s and 1960s. Even as this cannot really be seen as a bad thing, some studies have suggested that it may have contributed to an increase in asthma cases. There is a theory named “Hygiene hypothesis”.
“Hygiene hypothesis” is the phrase used to explain the fact that, as a species, we are much more hygienic than we have ever been. Most households use strong cleaning products, and young kids are not as exposed to dirt and bacteria as they were in the 1950s and 1960s. Even as this cannot really be seen as a bad thing, some studies have suggested that it may have contributed to an increase in asthma cases.

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