Rural microbes could boost city dwellers' health

It's time to play in the dirt :

"The greater prevalence of asthma, allergies and other chronic inflammatory disorders among people of lower socioeconomic status might be due in part to their reduced exposure to the microbes that thrive in rural environments, according to a new scientific paper."

Rural microbes could boost city dwellers' health - http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140423170905.htm