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Pet Doors Opening at Assisted Living Centers
The health benefits of an animal's companionship can be significant, experts say

Cats Can Trigger Eczema in Some Infants
Babies with a genetic mutation and a cat at home were more likely to develop skin condition before age of 1, study finds

Gene Therapy Helps Dogs Stricken With Cancer
Treatment could eventually be used to improve lives of humans with disease, study says

Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Dry Dog Food
70 people, many of them young children, were sickened after handling the food, CDC says

Donor Dogs Give the Gift of Life
Four-legged heroes -- cats, too -- are maintaining the veterinary blood supply

Women Veterinarians Face Higher Miscarriage Risk
Study points to anesthetic gases, radiation and pesticides as probable causes

Dog Flu May Have Been Active as Early as 1999
Canine influenza affecting racing greyhounds closely related to horse virus, study says

Woman and Cat Shared ’Super Bug’
Researchers think it's likely woman was first infected with dangerous germ

Pet Turtles Linked to Rise in Salmonella Infections
They're banned for sale by law, yet many parents are unaware of health risks, experts say

Dogs Could Be a Diabetic’s Best Friend
Study aims to prove anecdotes that canines can smell dangerous drops in blood sugar levels