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Study: Putting cat dander in your mouth can help ease allergies to felines

5:20 PM Sat, Jul 28, 2007 |
Taylor
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Do kitties make you sneeze like crazy? There could be a new way to put those feline allergies behind you.


A small study by Spanish scientists indicated that putting cat dander extract in your mouth helps build resistance.
It may sound strange, but this apparently teaches your immune system to tolerate the allergen.
But the study only involved 30 people, and the immunotherapy worked 62 percent of the time.




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