hahabogus wrote:
> "Nancy Young" > wrote in news:M6ttm.180504$Hw6.113116
> @newsfe22.ams2 on Sep Sun 2009 11:53 am
>
>> John Kane wrote:
>>> On Sep 20, 10:10 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>>>> I don't know, where I live office buildings and homes are largely
>>>> carpeted and most of us seem to be breathing fine. Except the
>>>> smokers.
>>> Ever notice the increase in asthma? Not that it is necessarily
>>> related to carpets but given the off-gassing of new carpets and the
>>> dustmites of older ones they are probably not good for us. They may
>>> even affect more poeple than cigs but I doubt if quite as nastily.
>> Maybe it's causing the increase in peanut allergies, too. Heh.
>>
>> All I know is all my friend's houses, and my houses, were carpeted.
>> I'm hearing about this increase in asthma in the past decade or so.
>> I have area rugs, too, they can't just be washed, either, I don't know
>> anyone with a machine that large. Beating them on the line might
>> feel good, but I'm certain that's not ridding them of dust mites/etc.
>>
>> I just think that smoking and second hand smoke is going to be more
>> harmful than carpeting. I would be surprised if any doctor would rather
>> see carpet disappear than cigarettes. After all, upholstered furniture
>> and beds hold crud on their own, too.
>>
>> nancy
>>
>
> There's a tie between chlorine in swimming pools and asthma. Seems children who spend some
> time swiming in chlorinated pools are 10 times more likely to get asthma.
>
Oh, how interesting. That makes me happy that we haven't had a
pool--or availed ourselves of other people's pools much.

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Jean B.