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Heads up Steelers fans: Super Bowl may trigger heart attacks for fans of the losing team

Posted on January 31, 2011

This Sunday's Super Bowl could prove to be a real heartbreaker for some fans of the losing team.
A new study suggests that the emotional stress fans feel after a loss may trigger fatal heart attacks, especially in people who already have heart disease. Stress generates the so-called fight-or-flight response, which causes sharp upticks in heart rate and blood pressure that can strain the heart.

For people with heart disease -- or for those who are at risk due to factors such as obesity, smoking, and diabetes -- such strain can prove harmful, if not fatal.

Read the full story at cnn.com

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Go Red for Women, Wisconsin!

Posted on February 5, 2010

Today, Friday February 5, 2010 is National Go Red Day.

Go Red For Women celebrates the energy, passion and power we have as women to band together to wipe out heart disease and stroke.

Thanks to the participation of millions of people across thecountry, the color red and the red dress now stand for the ability all women have to improve their heart health and live stronger, longerlives.

Find more information at: http://www.goredforwomen.org/about_the_movement.aspx

It's a win / win. We're supporting women everywhere and we get to wear Badger red!

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