The cat owners had a 30 per cent reduction in heart attack risk than participants who didn’t own cats, said the study’s lead author
Yeah I know, seem to be on a roll with the cat stuff lately … but isn’t this excellent news for all of us who have cats that allow us to live with them! So, does the fact that I live with two cats lower my heart attack risk by 60 per cent? Or do I also have to take Nog into consideration? 😉
casa azahar 
Cats cramp my style. Hey….did you get your shuffle engraved?
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you have to take nog into consideration 🙂
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Uh oh … that probably cancels out one cat’s worth of benefit, nursemyra. 😉
When I was looking at shuffles online I saw that they offered to engrave them, uw, but they didn’t mention this at the store where I bought it. I probably would have had something very imaginitive like ‘azahar’ put on it. What’s on yours again? (I read it on your blog but can’t remember now)
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Does that mean my risk is down to 10%…?
dq
who never believes in statistics unless they support her own scientific publications…
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I don’t blame you dq – did you know that 87% of statistics are made up on the spot?
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…. at least you’ve got the other cat’s worth in reserve 🙂
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and I heard it was 73% of stats. really. would I lie to you?
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In swedish there is a saying which in english will be something like
“there are lies; damned lies and then there are statistics”
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And coincidentally, dq, Buff used that very same quote over at Archie’s today, so I’ve been able to use my statistics joke, um, fact twice in one day.
I mean, what are the odds? Oh wait … 378,536 to one.
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*wink*
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