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xiety and therefo▓re were
stem.The immune-boosting power of pets is something that McNicholas has also investigated. In 2002, she studied 256 prim
ary school children and found that children aged from 5 to 7 from pet-owning households attended school for ▓three weeks
more than those who didn't.Meanwhile, a stu▓dy in Japan found that pet owners over th▓e age of 65 made almost a third fewe
r visits to▓ their doctor than people the same age who didn't▓ have pets.Chinese Hong Kong women fencers stun China to▓ t
ake 2 goldsBEIJING, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Hong Kong women fencers stole the limelight as they took all the two gold medals on offer on ▓Tuesday's wheelchair fencing competitions at the Beijing Paralympics, ending China's gold medal monopoly on Monday.After Tuesday's events, China led the med▓al standings with five golds, five silver▓s and one bronze. Capping two golds on Tuesday, Chinese Hong Kong won three golds, one silver and
two bronze to stay in the second place. Belarus and France shared the third position with one silver apiece.In women'
s individual foil Category A, Yu Chui-yee of Chinese Hong Kong did not let t
he winning chance slip away again when she faced Zhang Chuncui of China aga▓in in the final."I'm very happy to win the gold medal in my ▓home country, which is my proudest moment of my life. I give my thanks to the Chinese audience
for their suppo▓rt," Yu told the press.World No. 1 Yu suffered a shoc▓k defeat in the epee Cat. A final on Monday.The 24-y
e▓ar-old Yu showed strong winning determin▓ation in foil as she made a brave recovery after she tr▓ailed Zhang 5-10, turn
ing the table 13-12. T▓hough both of the foilists tied at 13-all, Yu c▓ontinued her momentum to win two decisive points,
upsetting Zhang 15-13 to make amends."When I was left behind at the beginning of the bout, I concentrated on the match
and wanted to catch up with Zhang, calmly and step by step."Yu is a first ▓year post-graduate
student in the Hong Kong Chinese Unive▓rsity, majoring in sports administration."When ▓I get
tired of training, I can read books and study. I cho▓se this major because I want to do somethi
