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Coronary events doubled during soccer World Cup

Source: New England Journal of Medicine

Viewing a stressful soccer match more than doubles the risk of an acute cardiovascular event, according to a study of the FIFA World Cup held in Germany in 2006.
 
Cardiovascular events occurring in patients in the greater Munich area were prospectively assessed by emergency physicians during the World Cup.

Events were compared with events that occurred during the control period: May 1 to June 8 and July 10 to July 31, 2006, and May 1 to July 31 in 2003 and 2005. Acute cardiovascular events were assessed in 4279 patients.

On days of matches involving the German team, the incidence of cardiac emergencies was 2.66 times that during the control period (P for men, the incidence was 3.26 times that during the control period, and for women, it was 1.82 times that during the control period.

2007 BREAST CANCER INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA - RACE FOR RESEARCH

Article from BCIA

Avon Race for Research is an annual 5km fun run/walk for serious athletes as well as for beginners and families held on the Newcastle Foreshore, NSW.

Since the inaugural event in 1996, race for research has raised more than $294,000 for our breast cancer research programs.

Our 2006 event attracted 2,556 participants and is the largest not-for-profit fun run in the Newcastle and Hunter Region. For photos of our 2006 event click here.

The 2007 Avon Race for Research will be held on Sunday 21 October on the picturesque Newcastle Foreshore.  The event is open to women, men and children of all ages.

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