left handedness linked to shorter life span

A recent study has linked being left handed to having a shorter life span. A study of over 12,000 Dutch women followed for 13 years found that being left handed gave you a 40% greater risk of death by any cause, 70% greater risk of dying from cancer, and 30% higher risk of death from circulatory disease. The study is based off the belief that left handedness is caused by an insult early in life that will eventually lead to a premature death. The results of the experiment are far from conclusive, but are nonetheless intriguing. Read the rest of the article here...

http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/05/01/left.handed.reut/index.html

(being a baseball player, I will forever be jealous of lefties)