Showing posts with label health benefits of pets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label health benefits of pets. Show all posts

Monday, July 9, 2012

Children with Furry Pets Get Sick Less Often: A Lesson in Vaccine Futility

Girl with pet dog

'Trying to escape from nature doesn’t work. Whether by attempting to sterilize our lives or by trying to simulate nature’s processes, we end up weaker, not stronger.


Babies in homes with dogs are significantly healthier than those without them, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics this month. The researchers suggested that the likeliest reason is earlier activation of the immune system.


This has implications for vaccinations. Vaccines overstimulate the immune system, causing it to focus on developing antibodies at the expense of innate immunity.'


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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Dog Dander Protects Children from Common Cold Virus and Asthma

baby, dog

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'House dust from homes with dogs appears to protect against infection with a respiratory virus that is associated with the common cold and the development of asthma in children. Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, presented their findings today at the 2012 General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology.'


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