http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2005/10/11/hygiene-hypothesis-shields-kids-from-heart-disease-later-on.aspxIf children catch viral infections early on, it could reduce their later risk of heart disease by as much as 90 percent. It is possible, therefore, that improved childhood hygiene could be one of the factors behind the explosion in coronary heart diseaseenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)