Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Growing up with a dog may do more than provide companionship. A new study shows early exposure to dog allergens could protect ...

Living with a dog does not seem to worsen long-term asthma severity in children with allergic asthma, but may increase the risk of asthma exacerbations slightly, according to a study from Karolinska ...

Babies who grow up around dogs are less likely to develop asthma, new research has found. Babies who were exposed to higher levels of dog allergen had around a 48 per cent lower risk of developing ...

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 ...

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 ...

Babies exposed to dog allergens in the home have a lower risk of developing asthma by the age of five years, according to research that will be presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) ...

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 ...

Babies exposed to dog allergens in the home have a lower risk of developing asthma by the age of five years, according to research that will be presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) ...