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Anger, Depression Boost Heart Risks: Studies

It's 'what we have all known,' says expert

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 10, 2009 12:05 PM CDT

(Newser) – Anger, hostility, and depression can up the risk of heart disease, new studies suggest. Women with major depression could be more than twice as likely to suffer sudden cardiac death; and “chronically angry or hostile” people with no history may be 19% more likely... Read full story »

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