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What’s the scoop on kids and dirt? Get enough to help, but not enough to hurt, a doctor advises

  • Written by Cosby Stone, Instructor in Allergy/Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University
What’s the scoop on kids and dirt? Get enough to help, but not enough to hurt, a doctor advisesKids may need more exposure to dirt and microbes than previously thought.MNStudio/shutterstock.com

Whenever I am asked what I do for a living, the phrase “I’m an allergist” is almost immediately followed by “So, where are all of these allergies coming from?”

Maybe I’ll get sick of that question some day, but I...

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