Sydney - Old people with pets live longer and are healthier than those who don't share their home with a dog or a cat.
Sadly, research by the Australian National University's Ruth Paslow has exposed this commonly held view as a myth.
After interviewing 2,551 Australians aged 60-64 she reluctantly concluded that pet owners were more likely to be depressed and to take painkillers than the pet-free.
"I would've been happier finding that pets are good for you," Paslow said, "but I wanted to do research that's reliable and statistically sound."
On the other hand, children who grow up in a home with a dog are less likely to be overweight.
Melbourne, Oct 22 : Irish rock band U2 has signed a billion-dollar deal with concert promoters Live Nation, which could earn them more than 500 million dollars in shared revenue.
The deal, which is for 12-years, entitles them to 1.56 million shares in the company worth around 10 million, and it would mean their frontman Bono will be 60-years-old before he finishes touring.
Along with handling the band’s tours, Live Nation will also handle merchandising, digital and branding rights and run their website and fan club.
The company first worked with The Joshua Tree hitmakers in Toronto in 1980, and have been organising their live events since 1997.
Canberra, Oct 22: An Australian researcher has determined that plants closer to the equator are more likely to have larger seeds, a fact that could help predict the risk that climate change poses to native plants.
According to a report by ABC News, the researcher in question is evolutionary biologist Angela Moles from the University of New South Wales in Australia, whose research looks at how climate and other factors influence plant traits across the world.
Moles argues that a better understanding of the impact of climate on plant traits will help pinpoint which plants have traits that will be an advantage or disadvantage under future climate changes.
Sydney - Investors deserted Australian stocks Wednesday in response to a fall on Wall Street.
The ASX 200 lost 146 points, or 3.3 per cent, to 4,146.
Bell Potter Securities analyst James Waggett said the most interesting moves were from the giant miners BHP Billiton Ltd and Rio Tinto Ltd, the latter a takeover target for the former.
While BHP lost almost 5 per cent, Rio was up almost 7 per cent, indicating that traders were factoring in a greater likelihood that BHP would succeed with its hostile merger.
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Sydney - Investors sold Australian stocks at the opening bell
