THE CLAIM: Sex can set off a heart attack
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THE FACTS: Rumors flew in 1979 when Nelson Rockefeller died of a heart attack in circumstances described by his speechwriter as &quot;undeniably intimate.
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Men were 80 percent more likely to have a heart attack if they had experienced a conflict at work within the preceding 12 months. For women, a change in financial circumstances tripled their risk.
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Cape Town - It is not only obese men in developed countries who fall prey to heart disease due to stress. Nowadays, even women and children run the risk of dying from heart failure or a stroke.
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The risk of suffering a heart attack triples in a traffic jam, according to a study by German scientists. The researchers found that an hour of exposure to the particles
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By middle age, people face surprisingly high odds of experiencing an irregular heartbeat that increases the risk of strokes, a study has found.
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Scientists have identified a link between the brain and heart that can make a person die from too much excitement. About 20% of sudden deaths due to heart malfunction are thought to arise from emotional stress.
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FRIDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDayNews) -- New research confirms the worst fears of those who worry about putting on extra pounds: Severely overweight people are much more likely to report poor sex lives.
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If you&#39;re under 40 and smoke, your risk of having a heart attack is significantly greater than someone your age who doesn&#39;t, a recent study finds.
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According to a study in Thursday&#39;s New England Journal of Medicine, air pollution not only causes long-term health problems, but might also trigger heart attacks.
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One of the world&#39;s widest studies into heart attacks has identified nine risk factors that account for nine out of 10 of all cardiac arrests, with cholesterol, smoking and stress topping the table.
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Think twice before lighting up during your coffee break because it could do more damage to your heart than either vice alone, according to researchers.
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Safe sex may prevent the growth of cervical and other cancers, according to researchers.
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It&#39;s widely known that being stuck in traffic can stress drivers out, but a new study now suggests it also increases the risk of a heart attack in susceptible people.
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Post-menopausal women with low levels of the male sex hormone  are more likely to develop heart disease, research suggests.
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Growing evidence suggests that pollutants in car exhaust may trigger heart attacks
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In a study that gives new meaning to the  concept of a "killer commute," researchers have concluded that  people caught in traffic are three times more likely to suffer  a heart attack within the hour than those who aren't tied up on  the road.
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Common respiratory and urinary tract infections play a role in triggering heart attacks and strokes, a study of 40,000 medical records suggests.