The dogs’ ability to ‘diagnose’ lung cancer was extraordinary, achieving 99% sensitivity and specificity.
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MOST dog owners will swear their pet is the most intelligent creature on Earth. But Alison Brennans dog, Adonis, is in a class of his own. Not only can he sense when Alison is about to have an epileptic seizure, he alerts her 15 minutes ahead of time and has even helped ambulance officers rescue Alison when she collapsed at home alone (see Adonis to the rescue, below).While the benefits arent always so dramatic, researchers are becoming more aware of the many ways pets can be good for their owners health.A tongue-in-cheek study of hypoglycaemia detection using a novel, fully biocompatible and...
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