"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.

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