Posted
1/06/2008 04:25:00 PM
by Douglas
Interesting theory as to why certain diseases are increasing in the developed world and not in the
third worldThe "hygiene hypothesis," which was first proposed nearly two decades ago, argues that aspects of cleanliness prevent the immune system from programming itself to fight off disease.
"The big question is what are those aspects? We don't want to go back to the standards of the 1800s," Weinstock said. "Public hygiene and cleanliness are very good for us, but removing ourselves entirely from our natural environment is bad for us. We need to figure out the aspects of dirt and exposure that are good for us and hopefully we can find a balance."
It just goes to show, you can't get 'em all, so if you kill 90%, it's that last 10% that's gonna be that much more effective.
If only Bush's foreign policy would make a similar realization.