[oh8eleven]

part of the blame for this must be placed on our overuse of antibacterial products, such as hand sanitizers.
Your source for this claim?

[sakic]

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2011/07/05/scientists-discover-that-antimicrobial-wipes-and-soaps-may-be-making-you-and-society-sick/

There is a lot of evidence connecting anti-bacterials, such as hand sanitizer, with asthma, as well as causing other health problems.