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Left-handed women may have shorter lifespan
thisislondon.co.uk ^ | 5-1-2007 | staff writer

Posted on 05/01/2007 7:02:32 AM PDT by bedolido

A study suggests that women who are left-handed have a higher risk of dying, particularly from cancer and cerebrovascular disease - damage to an artery in the brain or an artery that supplies blood to the brain.

While it could be a chance finding and the evidence is far from conclusive, numerous reports have associated left-handedness with various disorders and, in general, a shorter life span, Dutch researchers note in their report in the journal Epidemiology.


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KEYWORDS: lefthanded; lifespan; shorter; women

1 posted on 05/01/2007 7:02:34 AM PDT by bedolido
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To: bedolido

Sinister.


2 posted on 05/01/2007 7:04:09 AM PDT by Hegemony Cricket (Aw, what the heck - Chaos Now, Serenity Later...)
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To: bedolido

left handed female ping


3 posted on 05/01/2007 7:09:40 AM PDT by Mercat (I know my Redeemer Lives!)
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To: bedolido

The study was titled: “The Left-handed Job”


4 posted on 05/01/2007 7:24:03 AM PDT by Sax
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