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Allergies Abound Due to Freedom From Lice

April 27, 2009
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A University of Nottingham study is holding freedom from louse infestation responsible for increased allergic reactions. The finding means that the epidemic of allergic disorders in modern, urban people might be due to our having rid ourselves of lice and worms. As per “hygiene hypothesis” humans’ immune systems evolved to compensate for continual infections...

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