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Published on Thursday, 05 March 2009 06:04 | | 
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In many hospitals, animals have become an important part of the healthcare service, helping patients to experience dramatic improvements in their symptoms.
Experts have found that the comfort and friendship provided by animals helps lower cholesterol and blood pressure levels, and is particularly effective in stroke rehabilitation. There have been cases where the first words spoken by a patient on a stroke ward was during a visit by a pet dog, taken into the hospital by the charity, Pets As Therapy.