A recent article in Chest studied factors involved in the development of asthma in children. Listen to the study's findings about the influence of early antibiotic use and dogs.
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Dogs in the home linked to less likelihood of asthma
Source: Kozyrsky AL, Ernst P, Becker AB. Increased risk of childhood asthma from antibiotic use in early life. Chest 2007;131:1753-1759.