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Did you know that your white blood cells make bleach to kill invading bacteria? I didn't. I can't believe no one told me!

How very cool. Also, the article says that overproduction of bleach may be a contributing factor in several inflammatory diseases, such as IBD and arthritis. Interesting. Here's another article about how the bleach might be leaking out of the white blood cells and causing problems.

I remember reading a while back that swimming in chlorine-treated pools was thought to play a role in asthma. I wonder ... did the chlorine hurt the proteins in the lungs, or possibly damage any bacterial colonies that live in healthy lungs (do we have bacteria in our lungs? I can't imagine that we don't).

Also interesting is recent news that bleach water baths may soothe the symptoms of eczema and new news regarding bacteria colonies on healthy skin. So, is there some imbalance in the bacterial colonies on skin that contributes to eczema? Could be, given a recent study that says giving babies probiotics reduces the risk of eczema by 60%.

Oh, I love science. Perhaps after I get my PhD, I'll go get my MD.... Just kidding, Mick!