Monday, December 06, 2010

Referral: Maryn McKenna On Triclosan, Allergies, and The `hygiene hypothesis’

 

 

 

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Last week I took a run at writing about a University of Michigan  study that addressed growing concerns over two commonly used chemicals – Triclosan and Bisphenol A (BPA) - and their possible impacts on our immune systems.

 

Study: Bisphenol A, Triclosan and The Hygienic Hypothesis

 

 

Today Maryn McKenna takes a far more in depth look at the use of Triclosan, and at the `hygienic hypothesis’ in her Superbug Blog entry called:

 

Triclosan, allergies and the “hygiene hypothesis”

 

Well worth reading.