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Extreme Stress Reactions to 9/11 Increase Cardiovascular Ailments by 50%
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Title Extreme Stress Reactions to 9/11 Increase Cardiovascular Ailments by 50%
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/568432?src=rss
Description Those who experienced an acute-stress response following the 9/11 terrorist attacks are at increased risk of cardiovascular ailments, despite the fact that most of them were not directly affected by this trauma, a new study shows. The risk appears particularly high in those who had acute stress and have also been plagued by ongoing concerns about terrorism. Heartwire
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Date Jan 9, 2008
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