Thursday, February 21, 2008

Cats May Protect Owners Against Cardiovascular Death

People who own cats have a lower risk of dying from a heart attack or other cardiovascular disease, including stroke. “We found that people who do not own cats have a 40% higher risk of dying from a myocardial infarction than people who do keep cats as pets,” said Adnan Qureshi, M.D., of the Minnesota Stroke Institute in Minneapolis.

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Posted by Tom Beckman on 02/21 at 10:34 PM
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