Episode 28: 'Tis the Season That's Hard on Your Heart

Heart attacks peak during the winter months and cold weather has been thought to be the primary culprit. But cardiologist Robert Kloner of the Keck School of Medicine and Good Samaritan Hospital found that heart attack deaths peak on Christmas and New Year's in the mild climate of Los Angeles County . Could it be that the weather is not the most important factor behind the seasonal increase in heart attacks? The show's second segment, the Buzz in Physiology , features research on how a probiotic treatment alleviated colitis in mice and how five exercises helped women office workers suffering from repetitive strain injury . (Begins at 10:55) From the American Heart Association, Heart Attack/Stroke Warning Signs. Click here . Total Time: 13:28

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Episode 28: 'Tis the Season That's Hard on Your Heart is an episode from Life Lines - The Podcast of The American Physiological Society by The American Physiological Society.

This episode is 13:34 long.

This episode was published on Dec 8, 2009.

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