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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Finally spring–and your dog suddenly shows signs of breathing difficulties? It could be asthma. While it’s less common in dogs than in cats, the strain on our four-legged friends’ airways increases ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...