Clocks spring ahead and fall back when adjusting in and out of daylight saving time. A study published on Wednesday finds that heart attack rates do the same.
The research, based on heart attacks in Sweden, concluded that the chance of a heart attack goes up during the first three weekdays after the springtime shift to daylight saving time, possibly because of sleep deprivation. . . .
Reuters - October 29, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE49S8XV20081029?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews
