Reuters, 7/25/11: Childhood pets linked to lower allergy risk: Study A 2010 study from the University of Cincinnati showed than owning a dog may decrease the risk of childhood eczema, a skin condition.
Similarly, a 2011 study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit found that growing up with pets cut kids’ risk of developing pet allergies by half.
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A new study, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, the scientists found having a dog or a cat before age five were each associated with a 15 percent reduction in nasal allergies.
So having a dog or a cat is a good thing when you’re growing up if you’re concerned about allergies. It can be a bad thing if you are growing up with George W. Bush, who was a sadistic bully as a child, and he has a B-B gun aimed at you or your pet.
I will return the seeing-eye dog.
I will return the seeing-eye dog. I will return the seeing-eye dog.
(Written on the chalkboard by Bart Simpson, as part of his punishment on The Simpsons.)
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