In a 1999 study in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, washing dogs with allergen-reducing shampoo for five minutes cut the dogs' allergen levels by about 85 percent.

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So far, safety studies have suggested it is not toxic, but the latest research, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, studied the effect on the lungs and breathing.

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