Healing Pets

Pet owners will often go to any length to protect the health of their furry and feathered friends. Now a new survey suggests that one in three smokers would consider kicking the habit after learning that smoking poses a danger to pets. Secondhand smoke causes almost 50,000 deaths in adult nonsmokers in the United States each year, and there’s a mountain of evidence that secondhand smoke can affect a pet’s health as well.
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Sure, they’re a little furry, but but these canine lab assistants may one day make it possible to detect cancers early enough to keep them from becoming fatal.
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Sure, furry friends are nice to have around, but the benefits of owning a pet may go beyond companionship. Since the 1980s, studies have linked dogs and cats to health benefits such as higher survival rates after illness, fewer visits to the doctor, and
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