Reconsidering the three-second rule: Your floors may be clean, but insecticides can linger

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Hey, neurotic parents, looking for something new to worry about? The American Healthy Homes Survey published a study this week that concludes, ‘Most floors in occupied homes in the U.S. have measurable levels of insecticides that may serve as sources of exposure to occupants.’

That means even if you are the type who cleans daily with all-natural, kid-friendly cleaners, your little one may still be crawling around in decidedly nonorganic chemicals that previous owners used to debug the house.

You may either pretend to never have heard this information (as I will), or head over to the Los Angeles Times Health blog Booster Shots for more fear-inspiring details.

-- Deborah Netburn