When 13 922 people around the world were examined as part of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey, researchers found that people who don't have allergies usually had either a brother or a dog.

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Also, sharing a bedroom with a sibling seemed to protect against allergies to cats.

In case you're interested, having a brother was slightly more useful than having a dog, but the difference wasn't really that great. - (HealthDayNews)

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