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Allergies? Try Leaving Your Bed Unmade

(BBC News) UPDATED 2010-02-09

Leaving your bed unmade for a while in the morning may help your allergies and asthma, scientists say. That's because a warm, damp bed that's just been slept in is a perfect environment for dust mites. A Kingston University study found that leaving bed covers thrown back allows pillows, sheets, and blankets to dry out, and a dry bed environment is less appealing to dust mites.
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