Dog ownership linked to lower mortality

(Uppsala University) A team of Swedish scientists have used national registries of more than 3.4 million Swedes aged 40 to 80 to study the association between dog ownership and cardiovascular health. Their study shows that dog owners had a lower risk of death due to cardiovascular disease or to other causes during the 12-year follow-up.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news