Kids who grow up with a dog in the house may be at higher risk of developing Kids asthma if they’re also exposed to secondhand smoke or nitrogen dioxide, new research shows. Children exposed to the toxic gas and to dog allergen during their first year of life were nearly five times as likely to have asthma at age 7 compared to kids with neither exposure, while dog allergen plus secondhand smoke nearly... 

Children who eat three or more burgers a week may be at a higher risk of Burger Diet asthma and wheezing, but a healthy diet rich in fruit and fish seems to stave off the risk, according to a large international study. Researchers from Germany, Spain and Britain who studied data on 50,000 children across the world found the link between burgers and asthma was strongest in rich nations where diets...