Hygiene hypothesis

Please click on the links below to read our articles and research.

Why the hygeine hypothesis is not the answer to allergies. Interesting article on the rise and fall of the hygeine hypothesis by Wiliam Parker, Associate Professor of Surgery, Duke University on The Conversation. Janury 2016

Allergies and hygiene. An interview with Professor Sally Bloomfield on the role of hygiene in allergy, reaffirming the continuing importance of home hygiene, while recognising the need for exposure to the benign organisms referred to as our 'old friends', especially during early childhood. October 2012

The Hygiene Hypothesis. Are Cleanlier Lifestyles Causing More Allergies for Kids? Good article from ScienceDaily.com. September 2007.

 


Research Reports

 

Epidemiologic survey in Japan showed that the hygiene hypothesis and intestinal bacterial flora might influence the development of symptoms and remission of allergic diseases. March 2015

The 'Hygiene Hypothesis' for autoimmune and allergic disease. A research update from Clinical and Experimental Immunology. April 2010

 

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