Her research team at Henry Ford Hospital was the first to show that having a pet in the house during your child's first year of life may protect him or her from developing allergies -- a finding that's since been duplicated in other studies.

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Unfortunately, I have dealt with a pet having cancer.

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Implantable sensors exist for a number of applications, having been used in animals for pet identification for many years.

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