Dust Mite Numbers Relating to Changes in Climate. Summary findings of research carried out by April 2000 to June 2002 by University College London, University of Cambridge, and South Bank University in collaboration with Insect Research and Development Ltd. A link to a publication on the UCL website. Claiming that on predicted climate change models the dust mite population in our homes could increase 80 fold by the year 2050.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett-housedustmites/Publications/Publications/Findings_OnePage.pdf
Asthma Mites Infest one in four Homes (in the USA but more in UK). Research results on the BBC website explaining the results of research estimating the extent of the dust mite problem in the USA and how it is worse in the UK http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1345536.stm
Portsmouth City Council - Tips on countering the affects of the House Dust Mite. A useful link to the Portsmouth City Council Website which advises on various steps you can take to reduce the numbers of dust mites in the home. http://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/living/682.htm
Clemson Extension - Dust Mites. Further details from a website in the USA explaining about the dust mite and actions you could take. http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC2551.htm
Why Dust Mite Covers Don't Work - Asthma UK. A study performed shows that dust mite covers do not work, especially if they are the only precaution you take in tackling them. http://www.asthma.org.uk/news/news84.php
Trust me I'm a Junior Doctor - Max Pemberton - The Telegraph 28th Nov 2005
A piece written for the Telegraph, about inoculations, but also suggests that we should be more worried about the dust mite. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?xml=
/health/2005/11/28/hjuniord28.xml
What Lies Beneath - Sunday Telegraph story studying contents of Hotel Beds
This story printed in the Sunday Telegraph in 2004 explain the potential health hazards experienced in hotel beds around London. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/main.jhtml?xml=/travel/2004
/11/02/etfront3110.xml
NEIHS Kids - An American site with details of allergy and asthma triggers
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/asthma.htm
Channel 4 Dispatches - How to beat your child's asthma
http://www.channel4.com/news/microsites
/D/dispatches2006/asthma_subsite/index.html
Factors affecting the carrying capacity of the mattress for the house dust mite - International Congress of Acarology, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, 8 th –13 th September 2002
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett-housedustmites/Publications/Publications/mexico.pdf |
