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Researchers confirm higher heart attack risk for nail-biting fans

By Katherine Thompson, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 31, 2008 4:41 PM CST

(Newser) – Viewers with weak hearts might want to stick to the commercials this Super Sunday, as a New England Journal of Medicine study shows a clear correlation between intense sports matches and spikes in heart attacks, the Los Angeles Times reports. In Germany during the 2006... Read full story »

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