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Study: Why Dogs and Cats Make Babies Healthier
What do dogs or cats have to do with your baby’s risk of catching a cold? According to the latest research, they may help lower his or her risk of coughs and sniffles during the first year of life.
On the Horizon at Last, Cancer Drugs that Harness the Body’s Own Immune System
Researchers have long hoped to corral the immune system in the war on cancer. Now, antibody-based compounds show new promise.
Immune System Glitch Linked to Four Times Higher Risk of Death
People with an immune system flaw that causes the overproduction of an antibody molecule called a free light chain are four times more likely to die of diseases including cancer, diabetes and cardiac and respiratory disease than …
Experimental Vaccine to Treat Breast, Ovarian Cancer Shows Promise
Dispatching cancer cells with the same precision that vaccines dismiss bacteria and viruses may soon be possible, according to scientists at the National Cancer Institute who are working on an experimental vaccine that helps the …
Could Microwaves Be Associated With Children’s Asthma?
Exposure to electromagnetic fields has been linked to a number of health problems, including cancer and immune system and reproductive abnormalities, and now the latest research adds another concern to the list: childhood asthma.
Can Overuse of Antibacterial Soap Promote Allergies in Kids?
Clean is good, especially when it comes to fending off germs, but is there such a thing as being too clean? Perhaps. Researchers based at the University of Michigan School of Public Health report that children who overuse …
How to Lower Your Risk of Catching a Cold: Work Out
Have you noticed that the most physically active and fit people you know never seem to get sick? They appear to breeze healthily through cough and cold season with nary a sniffle, and what’s worse, they tell you it’s because …
When to Stop Breastfeeding
There are many good reasons for new mothers to breastfeed their infants —studies have shown that babies digest mother’s milk better than formula, and that breast milk can build up babies’ immune systems and protect them from infection, leading to better health overall. Breast milk is full of antibodies and other agents that …