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FinanceHeart Attacks Are More Common in Winter
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009You’ve heard it before. The fact that you are more likely to get a heart attack during the winter. It’s true. Cold air causes blood vessels to constrict as the body tries to prevent heat loss. This can put people with heart conditions and those involved in strenuous exercise at greater risk for a heart [...]
Heart attack rates fall 17% after smoking bans
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009According to two new studies on recent laws, community smoking bans have a dramatic effect on reducing heart attacks. Two separate studies each found that heart attack rates fall 17% within a year after smoking bans take effect.
One analysis included 13 studies. A second analysis considered 11 studies. The studies suggest that public smoking [...]
