December 14, 2004

Christmas: The Deadliest Day of the Year

Posted by ryan at 01:02 AM in health . | 2 Comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Christmas is the deadliest day of the year for Americans with 12.4 percent more deaths than normal, researchers said on Monday.

More Americans die from heart attacks and other natural causes on Christmas, the day after and on New Year's Day than on any other days of the year, the researchers reported.

Comments

Santa's gotta stop filling those stockings with rocks.

Posted by: polamex at December 14, 2004 5:38 PM

Glad to see research energy focused on important questions!

Posted by: Hugh at December 15, 2004 11:03 AM