Babies who grow up in dog-owning families could end up with an unexpected advantage by the time they reach preschool. Early exposure to dog allergens has been shown to be linked with lower asthma risk ...

Like we said, dogs don’t really have asthma the way humans do. “It is possible for dogs to get an inflammatory bronchial airway disease,” Dr. Pilossoph told us. “But dogs rarely experience any disease ...

Babies who grow up around dogs are less likely to develop childhood asthma, according to new research. But growing up with cats does not seem to have the same effect, say scientists. Researchers found ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For children at higher-than-average risk of asthma, having a dog around the house may increase the chances of developing the lung disease, a new study suggests. The study, ...

A cute little girl is playing with her pet dog outdooors on grass at home Growing up with a dog might protect against childhood asthma Babies in a home with a dog had a 48% lower risk of asthma by age ...

Babies and dogs are not only adorable together, but raising them alongside each other may lower the risk of those babies developing asthma, according new research by a team in Toronto, Canada. Dr.

Growing up with dogs is linked to a lower risk of asthma, especially if the dogs are female, a new study from Karolinska Institutet and Uppsala University in Sweden shows. However, the researchers ...

The microbiome of dust from homes with dogs is distinct from that of non-pet homes, and now it appears this unique bacterial assemblage may confer an advantage to the youngest members of the household ...

Children who grow up with dogs in the home are less likely to develop childhood asthma, a study suggests. Researchers measured levels of allergens found in dust in the family homes of more than 1,000 ...