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Rick Frea

Rick Frea

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A Registered Respiratory Therapist and asthmatic
posted 06/17/2009, comments (0)

The Hygiene Hypothesis: Does Cleanliness Cause Asthma?

Asthma-like symptoms were recorded in the earliest forms of writings going all the way back 5,000 years.  With all that history, it's hard to believe we only recently started coming up with viable "guesses" as  to why some people develop asthma.  My favorite guess is the hygiene hypothesis.   The ancient... Read moreChevron
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