Regular use of household cleaning sprays and air fresheners may increase the risk of adult-onset asthma, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
You see it on the tv: commercials showing women rushing around their homes like haz-mat technicians, armed with cans of air-fresheners spraying down everything in sight. The poor embarrased dog, uncle Bob with his cigar, running shoes and clothes hampers... all of em get a big blast of the stuff. Afterwards, the elated family sits around in pure euphoria, intoxicated by Summer Breeze or Moutain Stream or Berry Burst. Mmmm... life is good. Or is it?