To Dust or Not to Dust???
Washing laundry in water that is 140 degrees Fahrenheit or higher kills more dust mites than washing clothes in cooler temperatures, according to a study presented recently at the American Thoracic Society's International Conference in San Francisco.
The study compared allergen levels on cotton sheets after washing them at various temperatures. When the clothing was washed at 140 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, all dust mites were killed, compared with 6.5 percent at lower temperatures (104 degrees). An alternative may be to wash clothing at a lower temperature and then rinse it twice with cold water for three minutes, as this removes more allergens, such as pollen.
A different study has suggested that house dust has its benefits. Melisa Celaya, of the Arizona Respiratory Center in Tucson, and colleagues report that children who live in homes with low levels of endotoxin, a component of dust, were more likely to develop wheezing or eczema by age 3. By contrast, higher amounts of endotoxin seemed to protect the children from wheezing and eczema.
Going forward, "we will be looking at the relationship between endotoxin levels in the home and chemicals (called cytokines) that are produced by certain immune system cells, to see why children exposed to lower levels are developing more allergic symptpms later on," Celaya said in a statement.
As of now, science once again leaves us hanging. Is exposure to dust and dirt harmful or is it beneficial?
posted by Anonymous at 5:57 AM
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I would be interested to know of any reasearch that addresses the benefit of drying the clothes in a clothes dryer. Does the heat kill the dust mites thereby making water temp of 140 unnecessary?
We keep our water temp. at about 120 for two reasons: to prevent accidental burn and the second reason, for pure economy...it's cheaper.
I have always double rinsed my laundry to remove any residual soap, but didn't know that it helped remove allergens. Good to know.
"As of now, science once again leaves us hanging"
The mantra of a committed Creationist!
Double rinsing? I feel silly even asking, but I've never heard of this. Is it a setting on some washers, or do you manually set it to rinse again after the cycle completes?
And regarding dirt:
my very unscientific, unprofessional opinion is that children need dirt and bugs in their lives in order to grow up well-adjusted. Let them eat mudpies!
The conclusion is the same conclusion reached at the end of every study: More research is needed
to Just jonna:
By double rinsing, I mean that I just manually reset to rinse a second time. I found the colors are brighter and the clothes look cleaner. I actually started this years ago when my kids were babies. I used the cloth diapers and soaked them in bleach. I didn't want the chemical residue so I rinsed twice.
THERES NO SUCH THING AS SOAP.THATS JUST ANOTHER THING THAT THE BUG/DIRT INDUSTRY LIES ABOUT SO WE WILL SPEND MONEY.LOOK UNDER THE FORTH LAYER OF THE ONION AND YOU WILL SEE!!!
I have to say that Anonymous 05:06 makes more sense than anything else I have seen on this blog. What a pleasant breath of fresh air.
Could Anonymous 05:06 possibly be Mrs. HB? The incomprehensibility of the message seems too similar to be coincidental.
Potshots? Please. You arseholes clearly have no sense of humor.
YOU STINK LIKE THE EIGHTH LAYER OF AN APPLE CORE. EAT ONE!!!
Dan,what is a department at Floyd supposed to do,when they know they will not have staff to perform the daily funtions to take care of patient care items?I contacted a legal service that said this was just politics at Floyd.There is a dept.that will not be able to supply the needs of patient care .issues and all that they hear is you don't have enough staff you will have to wait until what you have leaves.Adminstration knows that Floyd will have a major issue but refuses to address the problem.WE can not get approval for addional staff and what is there is on their way out!Why can't adminstratiom insist dept.work together instead of supporting the negative with staff in different departments?I guess we need another VP to pay for and have the little people (in dept.)be set up to fail!!!!! Remember this e-mail when you get wind of a dept.that is being set up.Please find out why they want ANOTHER VP when the non clinical areas suffering so poorly,due to lack of staff!We really need your help.Are they looking to outsourse another area?Or are they trying to prove another cosly mistake to the hospital?Please Dan help us before patients are sent else where due to lack of personnel to get the jobs done!!DO you need written documentaion?WE want to see this hospital survive.Director's and Adminstrationwant want to see it fail.BIG TIME
Regarding: "WE want to see this hospital survive.Director's and Adminstrationwant want to see it fail.BIG TIME"
Just what would be the motivation for directors and administration to want the hospital to fail?
HEY GOOD WORK ON TAKING THE CAPS OFF.I ALMOST DIDN'T RECOGNIZE YOU!!!!
Doc, this is not a hard one to answer.
Everything in moderation, nothing in excess.
IN RESPONSE TO 12:01.When management want to see a dept.fail it's about POWER!YOU LEAD BY DIversion.IF everyone is looking at someone else flaws it"s a lot easier to not lOok at you Own. you can be a part of a loNg term solution,or be a part of a long term problem.adminstration is afraid to take stands with the Nursing DIRCTOR"S AS THEY MAY LEAVE.ALL a NURSE DIRECTOR HAS TO SAY IS MOVE Me UP OR I WILL QUIT!LET"S SEE HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET ANOTHER VP.MR.HANSON DOES NOT RUN THE HOSPITALJERI QUILMAN DOES AND ALWAYS WILL.WHAT SHE WANTS SHE ALAYS GETS.YOU PROBLAY WON"T PRINT THIS AS IT GIVES NAMES THAT HAVE POWER,BUT IT MENTIONS MR>HANSON SO YOU MIGHT.
Has everyone purchased their school supplies for the upcoming year?
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