| inbluevt | Date: Thursday, 2013/04/25, 9:24 PM | Message # 1 | DMCA |
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In Greece, austerity has caused more than just tear gas usage to
rise. Heart attacks have spiked in the republic, in line with the
economic crisis in the Eurozone, a new study shows. Studying 22,093 patients admitted to Kalamata’s General Hospital,
researchers noted a distinct spike when comparing pre-crisis and crisis
periods, especially amongst women. Pre-crisis (January 2004-December
2007) Kalamata recorded 841 heart attacks, compared to 1,084 between
January 2008 and December 2011, an overall increase of 29%. In women,
heart attacks rose by 39.2%, with acute myocardial infarctions spiking
by 51%.
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