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Can Chronic Stress Harm Your Heart?
CAN CHRONIC STRESS HARM YOUR HEART? As we all know, we are currently living in troubling times. Anxiety and depression are widespread as recently unemployed people struggle to find jobs, while currently employed people are in constant fear of losing their jobs. Retirement portfolios have been devastated by the dual implosion of home values and ...
Posted to Guest Blog by doctorwascher on April 13, 2009
Sudden cardiac death, run the numbers; prevention=savings
What does Sudden cardiac death that is the leading cause of death in the US and sudden death of high school atheletes have in common ? Not a G. D. thing. incidence of sudden cardiac death in Young atheletes: 1/100,000 http://www.hughston.com/hha/a_16_4_4.htm (I've seen lower numbers elsewhere). Those bonked by EKG-->1/300 (I've seen ...
Posted to Medical Examiner by drugdoc on February 3, 2009
Sleep deprivation
Linkage isn't causality. Those who have heart disease might have sleep interrupted by say.... um... chest pain ?... not being able to breathe while lying down ?.... Researchers have conclusively shown that having heart disease is a very strong risk factor for dying from heart disease. So, the study doesn't seem to be able to distinguish between ...
Posted to Human Nature by drugdoc on September 25, 2007