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Article: Asthma and Allergy Foundation Helps New First-Dad Keep His First Promise.
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- Pediatrics Week
- Article date:
- December 20, 2008
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Much has been made of President-Elect Obama's first promise: to get a family dog. But concerns about his daughter's asthma and allergies, and timing issues, have kept the new first-dad from making a decision. So, in the meantime, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) is donating 2 "asthma & allergy friendly" toy puppies to the Obama children.
The special stuffed toys sent this week -- a Jack Russell Terrier and a Yellow Labrador Retriever -- are examples of many that have recently been tested and certified by AAFA to be more suitable for children with asthma and allergies.
To be certified by the Foundation, plush toys are put through ...