New York – 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.
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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.
“Left-handers are reported to be underrepresented in the older age groups, although such findings are still much debated,” write Dr. Made K. Ramadhani and colleagues from University Medical Center Utrecht. It is estimated that about 1 in 10 people are lefties . [reuters]
anon 904,
I told that to my bio teacher in high school when he wouldnt quit making nasty comments to me about lefties and how we could understand anything. I also told him if the teacher would be able to ‘splain it better MAYBE we would understand. He passed me anyway BH.
Gosh, this gives new meaning to those who have “two left hands”.
Oy gevald!
Notwithstanding this current info, the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body and vice versa, so as far as I’m concerned, lefties are in their right minds. Ha!