Thursday, December 6, 2012

UK Scientists Plan to Study Firefighter Heart Attacks

Dr Nick Mills, the consultant cardiologist leading the research at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, said: "The risk of having a heart attack whilst you're in service as a firefighter is highest during fire suppression activity, compared to any other ..
Scottish scientists plan to investigate why firefighters are more at risk from heart attacks than any other emergency service workers.
Statistics have shown that despite undergoing regular health and fitness checks, members of fire crews are more prone to suffer cardiac arrests - which kill thousands of Scots every year - than any other branch of the emergency servic
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Fed will have "work to do" if inflation doesn't fade, Warsh says in Jackson Hole speech

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh reaffirmed the central bank's commitment to lowering consumer prices, acknowledging that inflation ...