Monday, October 15, 2007

Getting asthma as an adult

More and more people are suffering from asthma, but it’s not only children that are being affected, more adults are also starting to suffer from asthma.

A study in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine looked at the use of cleaning sprays. This study is particularly interesting because it doesn’t look at professional cleaners but instead looks at people using sprays in their own homes. They found a link between using the sprays at least once a week and developing asthma. More research on this is needed, but do err on the side of caution and stop using spray cleaners and air fresheners.

On my web site I have information on dirt and how the sanitised environment so many people live in is not good for health.