Cat Owners Have 1/3 Less Risk of Heart Attack

First posted Sunday, August 23, 2009

From Medical News Today:

Cat Owners Have Lower Heart Attack Risk, Study

Article Date: 25 Feb 2008

Written by: Catharine Paddock, PhD

"Owning a cat could reduce your risk of a heart attack by nearly one third... The finding was the main result of a 10 year study of more than 4,000 Americans by researchers at the University of Minnesota's Stroke Institute in Minneapolis... The American Veterinary Medical Association estimates there are about... 82 million pet cats in the US."

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Aksum Note:
Get a cat to have less stress in your life and reduce the risk of dying of a heart attack. Love those purrs! :-)