Childhood With Cats Reduces Rate of Asthma, Allergies

Researchers at Columbia University have released a statement sure to please cat-loving parents everywhere. Seems children up to age five who live in a household containing a cat are less likely to develop asthma and cat allergies than children who grow up in cat-free homes. Read more

Do Cats Reduce the Risk of a Heart Attack?

A study by the University of Minnesota’s Stroke Research Center presented Thursday at the American Stroke Association meeting found that people who had previously or currently owned cats were less likely to die from heart attack and other cardiovascular disease. Read more