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10-23-2004, 02:24 AM
On this web-site we can learn that Colloidal Silver isgood for fighting all kind of infections. However, another pleasant approach is having a furry friend. It is already well known that having a pet when having children is very good for preventing asthma.
However, there are also various studies showing wider effect on health.
<i>"While mental support provided by pets is easily understandable, the conclusion that pet owners generally have better physical health is a little surprising. The study made sure that gender, occupation or income did not play a significant role in the disparity.
Bruce Headey, a Professor at the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic & Social Research, University of Melbourne, is not surprised at all. He has conducted similar research in Australia and Germany. The Beijing study confirms and contributes to growing international findings that pet owners, especially pet-owning empty-nesters, comparatively speaking, tend to be healthier and happier with their lives, he says.
This could have long-term ramifications in the control or reduction of healthcare costs. Further research will shed light on it, says Headey, whose own study puts the amount of national savings in Australia or Germany at billions of dollars. (See sidebar) "</i>
http://www.agi.it/english/news.pl?id=agionline-eng.oggitalia
<i>HEALTH SERVICE SAVINGS THANKS TO DOMESTIC PETS
(AGI) - Glasgow, UK, 22 October - Having domestic pets saves the health service lots of many and reduces visits to the doctor by 15-20 percent. These are the results of an Australian study presented to the international conference on the relations between men and animals that has been held over the last few days in Glasgow (Scotland). The figures, researched by Bruce Headey of the University of Melbourne (Australia), synthesise the results of a series of investigations conducted in Germany, Australia and China on samples of respectively 10,000, 1,.451 and 642 people. In all cases, the volunteers were divided into three groups, the first of which was made up people who have owned domestic animals for more than five years, the second by owners for less than five years, and the third by those who have never had a four-legged friend. The result shows that those in the best of health have been the longest term owners. Headey then managed to translate this effect into an economic impact on the health service. He thus established that every year the State's coffers save 5.59 billion euro and Australia 2.24 billion euro thanks to pets.
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However, there are also various studies showing wider effect on health.
<i>"While mental support provided by pets is easily understandable, the conclusion that pet owners generally have better physical health is a little surprising. The study made sure that gender, occupation or income did not play a significant role in the disparity.
Bruce Headey, a Professor at the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic & Social Research, University of Melbourne, is not surprised at all. He has conducted similar research in Australia and Germany. The Beijing study confirms and contributes to growing international findings that pet owners, especially pet-owning empty-nesters, comparatively speaking, tend to be healthier and happier with their lives, he says.
This could have long-term ramifications in the control or reduction of healthcare costs. Further research will shed light on it, says Headey, whose own study puts the amount of national savings in Australia or Germany at billions of dollars. (See sidebar) "</i>
http://www.agi.it/english/news.pl?id=agionline-eng.oggitalia
<i>HEALTH SERVICE SAVINGS THANKS TO DOMESTIC PETS
(AGI) - Glasgow, UK, 22 October - Having domestic pets saves the health service lots of many and reduces visits to the doctor by 15-20 percent. These are the results of an Australian study presented to the international conference on the relations between men and animals that has been held over the last few days in Glasgow (Scotland). The figures, researched by Bruce Headey of the University of Melbourne (Australia), synthesise the results of a series of investigations conducted in Germany, Australia and China on samples of respectively 10,000, 1,.451 and 642 people. In all cases, the volunteers were divided into three groups, the first of which was made up people who have owned domestic animals for more than five years, the second by owners for less than five years, and the third by those who have never had a four-legged friend. The result shows that those in the best of health have been the longest term owners. Headey then managed to translate this effect into an economic impact on the health service. He thus established that every year the State's coffers save 5.59 billion euro and Australia 2.24 billion euro thanks to pets.
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