Study Suggests: Hearts May Swoon When Stocks Do
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Posted: 12:03 PM Mar 13, 2010
Study Suggests: Hearts May Swoon When Stocks Do
Study suggests more heart attacks may have occurred as stock prices crashed at the start of the recession.
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ATLANTA (AP) -- A study at a major medical center suggests more
heart attacks may have occurred as stock prices crashed at the
start of the recession.

Researchers at Duke University in North Carolina tallied heart attacks treated at their hospital and compared the numbers with the NASDAQ stock index from January 2008 through July 2009, when the economy started to recover. As stocks dipped, heart attacks rose.

The trend weakened once they took into account seasons of the year,
however, because heart attacks are more common in winter.

However, other experts say the issue is worth studying
nationwide because stress can lead to heart attacks.

The study was released Saturday at an American College of
Cardiology conference in Atlanta.

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Posted by: Really? Location: USA on Mar 13, 2010 at 12:17 PM

It never ceases to amaze me at the money spent on "studies" that just need plain old common sense. It is obviuos to anyone with any brains that when stocks fall, stress in sotckholders rises, leading to mor heart attacks. Now, where do I go to collect my "study" fee?
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