Continuous household dog exposure in children with asthma and airway allergy is associated with a 1.2-fold higher risk for asthma exacerbations but does not increase the risk for moderate-to-severe ...

Dogs can be wonderful pets, but for those with allergies, they can be a problem. Approximately 15% of people in the United States are allergic to dogs. While many believe it's the fur on dogs that ...

Many studies have demonstrated the psychological, physiological, and social benefits of our interactions with animals — especially dogs. At the same time, there is a wide spread belief that dogs and ...

Children are less likely to develop asthma if they have a dog before the age of three, according to new research. Twenty thousand children were tested in the study, which found having a pet dog at ...

It is common for children with asthma to grow up with pets. Therefore, it is relevant to examine whether dogs influence the condition. According to forskning.se, the Karolinska Institutet explains ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The study involved 59 patients aged 10 to 18 years with confirmed sensitization to dog dander recruited from ...

"The attenuating effect of dog ownership on persistent wheeze for those with the asthma-risk allele observed in the current study is likely due to an environmental exposure for which dogs are a proxy ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Owning a dog or cat early in life did not increase the risk for school-age asthma or contribute to cat- and ...

Hemming and hawing about getting a dog? If you care about your health, it shouldn't even be a question. New science suggests that having a dog around has some pretty unique health benefits, from ...