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Ready, Set ... Clean! Spring Cleaning Tips From Dyson's; 'Dust Mite Doctor'.

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CHICAGO, March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- With springtime signaling the obligatory housecleaning, Dyson microbiologist David Sykes (a.k.a., "Dust Mite Doctor") offers expert advice on how to most effectively clean house to help keep your pad dust, dirt and allergen free. According to "Dust Mite Doctor," spring cleaning is a popular ritual for many because it's the season of renewal and starting afresh. But for the nearly 50 million allergy sufferers, it's a much different story. "The seasonal change in temperature and humidity causes an increased concentration of allergens in the home, and an intensive cleaning is the best defense," explains Sykes whose namesake is the number one allergen in the home. David earned his nickname because he spends his workdays researching dust mites and other allergens. He heads up a one-of-a-kind microbiology laboratory for Dyson, the company that invented cyclonic vacuum technology and the highly acclaimed Dyson DC07 vacuum cleaner.

Dyson's pioneering in-house microbiology lab has one of the few pure "House Dust Mite" cultures in the U.K. It is here where dust mites are bred in an effort to understand their behavior and develop the most advanced technology for removing them from the home.

Tests performed at the Dyson laboratory have shown house dust mite allergen concentrations of as much as 10-45 micrograms per gram of dust (in fact some studies have shown levels in excess of 100A[acute accent]g/g in some households). Even though that's comparable to a drop of rain...

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