DOOLEY Observed: Dogs at home mean fewer breathing problems for kids

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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Dogs at home mean fewer breathing problems for kids

HealthDay News --

Very young children who are exposed to dogs are generally healthier and have fewer respiratory infections than those who are not, researchers found, suggesting the pets may help boost immune system development.

During the first year of life, children who lived with dogs were less likely to have frequent ear infections and were treated with fewer courses of antibiotics for otitis compared with those who did not, Eija Bergoth, MD, of the Kuopio University Hospital in Finland and colleagues found.

"Our results suggest that dog contacts protect children from respiratory tract infections during the first year of life," the researchers reported in Pediatrics.