The Star·3 min read·medium
Living with cats does not worsen asthma in children, study shows
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A large-scale study of over 30,000 Swedish children found that living with cats does not worsen asthma or allergy symptoms. The research suggests that cat ownership does not negatively impact asthma severity or lung function in the short term.
Cats are often singled out as a potential trigger for asthma, the most common chronic disease and one of the main causes of hospitalisation among children.
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