Childhood Exposure To Pets (And Pests) Reduces Asthma Risk
(World News Science)

You might think that having a clean and animal-free house is the perfect way to avoid disease, but when it comes to getting asthma, think again. Household exposure to creatures like cats and cockroaches during the first three years of life appears to reduce your risk of developing asthma later on. A new study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology followed inner-city children during their first seven years of life. The...