Tag: Diane Gold

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    Maternal history influences risk of asthma in children exposed to cats

    Recent studies have gathered evidence that cat exposure during infancy can be protective against asthma. Research at Brigham and Women’s Hospital confirmed these findings in all but one situation: when the child’s mother has asthma. Researchers found that in a group of children with non-asthmatic mothers, those exposed to a cat were 40 percent less…

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