Study supports theory that pets cut allergy risk
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NEW YORK  - Some people prone to allergies keep their homes pet-free, a study shows -- but such "avoidance" of furry companions only partly explains the lower allergy risk found among pet owners.
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New animal research being published later this month more closely links the dietary supplement ingredient ephedrine with sudden death from heart attacks.
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Children experience fewer asthma problems when their homes are scrubbed, filtered, vacuumed, exterminated or otherwise protected from allergy triggers, a new study of inner-city kids in Dallas and six other US cities suggests.
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Babies who are breast-fed for their first four months of life have a reduced risk of asthma during their first four years, says a Swedish study in the October issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
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Doctors know that about 20 percent of children with peanut allergies will outgrow the problem, but a new study suggests avoiding peanuts all together could make the allergy come back.
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NEW YORK  - Contrary to conventional wisdom, putting off solid foods for the first few months of an infant's life may not lower the risk of childhood allergies and asthma, a new study suggests.
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Regular sessions of acupuncture and daily doses of Chinese herbal medicine may help ease the burden of seasonal allergies, new research indicates.
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Food allergies may be almost eradicated in 10 years, according to scientists at a UK conference.
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PROTECTING children from cat fur and dust mites early in life has no effect on their risk of developing asthma, according to a new study.
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Researchers believe that they have found how the body protects itself against diseases such as Alzheimer's.
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(National-NBC) Nov. 16, 2004 - In a study of overweight adults and their overweight dogs researchers found both the people and their pets lost weight and kept it off over the course of the one year study.
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Dog-walking could be having a dramatic impact on local bird life, a study suggests.
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Scientists have discovered that dogs can sniff out cancer and even detect unconfirmed cases, resolving several years of anecdote and speculation by doctors on the question.
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NEW YORK  - In contrast to some earlier reports, allergic conditions appear to increase, rather than decrease, the risk of leukemia and lymphoma, according to a Swedish study.
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Gene therapies could one day offer relief from allergies such as hayfever, claim UK and Swiss scientists.
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Women who smoke, inhale pollen, dust mites and dog dander or possibly eat the wrong kind of food during pregnancy might be putting their children at greater risk of getting allergies or asthma.
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THURSDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDayNews) -- Reducing the levels of cat dander and dust mites in your home won't prevent your child from getting asthma, British researchers report.