And once they perfect their technique, they ll enroll 500 high-risk newborns in a trial to gauge the effects. Half of the babies will be raised in allergen-free zones while the other half will serve as controls, and the scientists will track the kids asthma rates. We don t know. Even with our best reducing agents, we may not be able to get the allergen levels low enough that kids aren t sensitized. Children with an asthmatic parent are much more likely to become asthmatic themselves - so there is probably an important genetic role in the disease.
Tannic acid is used to denature mite allergens in carpeting.
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