New research finds that having a dog inside the house may not be good for children who do not respond well to air pollution because they have asthma.

Dr. Rob McConnell, professor of preventive medicine at the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine, did a study looking at the link between chronic cough, phlegm production (bronchitis) and dog and cat ownership in 475 children

British health officials confirm a 29-year-old farmer died after being infected with rabbit flu.

John Freeman is believed to be the country's first victim of rabbit flu.

He was infected earlier this month after picking up a rabbit on his farm. He took ill and died four days later

The Philippines' Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Angelo Reyes on Thursday said the government is declaring war on catfish and "other alien species" that were threatening wildlife and the environment.

In a statement, Reyes says, "Not only are invasive species threatening our agriculture, fisheries and forests, they are also causing major impacts to human health and tourism

In a study presented Monday at American Thoracic Society conference in San Diego, scientists reveal that having a cat in the home may put babies at 50 percent greater risk of developing rashes.

However, they claim that children exposed to two or more dogs in the home may gain some protection from developing eczema as they grow up

The World Health Organization on Wednesday confirmed six human cases of bird flu in Indonesia, raising the global toll of human cases to 121. Five members of a family were infected reawaking fears of possible human-to-human transmission of the virus.

A statement from a WHO spokesperson said, "There are six confirmations. One from Surabaya and five others from Medan. One from Medan is still alive