Archive for the "Pet Allergies" category

Pets: Are they really good for your health?

About 60 percent of American Households have one or more pets. Pets can be lovable, amusing, or maddening – but can they also have an impact on health?
 
A variety of medical studies hint that pet ownership may promote good health.
Scientist who have pawed over the relationships between pet and allergies have also produced a […]

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Are you Allergic to cats, Siberian cats may be the answer for you?

Cat lovers, good news. If your allergic to cats, and have the common effects that cats give (wheezing, sneezing, hives, watery eyes), then we just might have a fix for you. The Siberian cat has become the talk around town. Some breeders and allergic owners say that many people who have a reaction to other […]

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Owning a Cat doesn’t Help Decrease Allergy Risks in Young Children

A new study contradicts past studies that suggested that owning a cat could help protect young children from pet allergies.
According to the new study, cat allergens in the home clearly raise the risk of the allergic sensitization of children up to the age of two.
For older children, however, the influence of the environment at […]

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Help I’m allergic to Cats…

If you’re like me, you can’t enter a room or a house of a cat owner without your eyes swelling or tearing up. Pet allergies are difficult to deal with especially when you love pets. Studies show that approximately 15 percent of the population is allergic to dogs or cats. An estimated 1/3 of Americans […]

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