Keeping kids too clean may do more harm than good
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/16/too_clean.html?sid=101
"Cleaning supplies of all sorts are plastered with claims of bacteria-annihilating powers. Hand sanitizer is ubiquitous, especially since the arrival of H1N1 flu. And plain old soap isn't enough anymore, the soap companies tell us, touting concoctions that kill "99.99 percent of germs." But a growing body of scientific evidence is pointing to links between hypersanitary lifestyles and health problems."
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/16/too_clean.html?sid=101
"Cleaning supplies of all sorts are plastered with claims of bacteria-annihilating powers. Hand sanitizer is ubiquitous, especially since the arrival of H1N1 flu. And plain old soap isn't enough anymore, the soap companies tell us, touting concoctions that kill "99.99 percent of germs." But a growing body of scientific evidence is pointing to links between hypersanitary lifestyles and health problems."
