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		<title>Aller Wash™</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aller Wash™ contains a unique blend of melaleuca oils, including tea tree oil, which has been proven effective against dust mite*.  Aller Wash™ can be used as a general laundry detergent suitable for bed linen and clothing in a cold or warm wash. For more information please visit www.allerwash.com.au]]></description>
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		<title>House dust mite control &#8211; the great flooring debate.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 06:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nell Nockles</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[For mite studies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hard indoor flooring will not secure floating dust. Looped carpet pile will hold dust securely.  Non-looped carpets will catch dust particles then release them easily when vacuumed.  The choice is yours. Floorings, such as wood or vinyl, have poor dust control. The creation of &#8216;dust bunnies&#8217; that can role around on hard flooring demonstrates this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8216;allergic march&#8217; and dust mites</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nell Nockles</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[For mite studies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Doctors recognize the Allergic March as a series of common allergic conditions that can appear either singularly or together and often track with age. The image below describes the appearance of the conditions in very young children. Below this is a chart that shows where dust mite allergies can appear. &#160;                                                                                               From  LEAP Study [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dust mite poison in action</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nell Nockles</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[For mite studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[For the curious]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The image below shows a house dust mite eating a mite dropping. In the dropping are leftover scraps of food that have been broken down by active enzymes to produce new nourishment.  Because of its exquisite sense of smell the house dust mite can tell when the dropping is ready for eating. The next image [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Skin prick testing &#8211; examples of allergic reactions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nell Nockles</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[For the curious]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Photographs of allergy testing for common indoor allergens including dust mites. These photographs are examples from case studies carried out by Dr Harry Morrow Brown and demonstrate the results of skin prick testing in allergy, a common clinical procedure used by doctors to identify triggers to avoid.  Allergy testing, such as this, is used in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why house dust mites cause allergy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nell Nockles</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[For mite studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[For the curious]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The reason why so many people are allergic to house dust mites is coming to light. One of the major mite allergens (Der p2) is a ‘con-artist’ that can mimic a human immune signal for a bacterial infection – even when infection isn’t there! The deception causes the immune system to attack a fake intruder, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sleeping in allergen-free air improves asthma during the day</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nell Nockles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This was one of the conclusions reached in a clinical study investigating the results of  removing ‘obnoxious dust and stale air’ from the sleeping environment of patients with asthma.  The cost of the device (£4000) may be out of the reach of most patients but the clinical evidence is there and doctors are actively encouraging [...]]]></description>
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		<title>See how changing a diet can help a child&#8217;s concentration</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nell Nockles</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[For mite studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[For the curious]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Child psychiatrist, Professor Gregory Stores wrote: “Persistent sleeplessness [hyperactivity] in children, including those with a learning disability, should not be seen as inevitable but as treatable and often preventable&#8221; and “Allergies must also be added to the list of medical conditions that induce or aggravate childrens sleep problems”.  Wise words from an opinion leader in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What doctors found in house dust mite droppings &#8211; a review</title>
		<link>http://www.housedustmite.com/2011/11/what-doctors-found-in-house-dust-mite-droppings-a-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nell Nockles</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[For mite studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[For the curious]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thirty-three years ago scientists investigated the contents of house dust mite droppings. They found two species of fungus along with an active digestive enzyme acting as a major mite allergen. By 2011 fourteen separate mite allergens had been identified along with DNA from bacteria and mites, chitin and quanine. This is a review of some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lung cells in asthma &#8211; protectors or drivers of disease.</title>
		<link>http://www.housedustmite.com/2011/11/lung-cells-in-asthma-protectors-or-drivers-of-disease/</link>
		<comments>http://www.housedustmite.com/2011/11/lung-cells-in-asthma-protectors-or-drivers-of-disease/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nell Nockles</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[For mite studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hardcore research]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This review is a thorough, if not disturbing, examination of the sentinel role of the airway epithelium in asthma. It also questions the current, generalized classification and treatment of chronic and severe asthma. Armed with new research findings on innate immune reactions to environmental ‘insults’ it is clear from this review that clinical diagnosis and [...]]]></description>
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