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26 Oct 2012 | 11:33 EST

Targeted vaccines against feline dander could be the cat’s meow

Posted by Megan Scudellari | Categories: Drugs, drugs and more drugs

Targeted vaccines against feline dander could be the cat’s meow

A man and a woman walk into a doctor’s office. She has a cat allergy; he has a cat. “They say, ‘You’ve got to do something or we can’t get married,’” says Michael Blaiss. It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, but it’s actually a typical day at Blaiss’s private allergy practice in Memphis, Tennessee. People often face tough decisions when a loved one cannot cohabit with feline companions.  Read more

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