Men's arteries are bigger than women's, even after correcting for height and weight, according to Osterweil (2007) on MedPageToday.com. Osterweil cites two articles from this month's issue of the journal Circulation (Milicent et al,2007; Andersen & Pepine, 2007) which examine gender differences in women's recovery from acute myocardial infarction ( Read more... )

Many studies have examined whether the timing of death is, to some extent, under executive control. Skala and Freedland (2004) provide a review of some of these. Not included in this review is Anson and Anson (1997), who examined mortality patterns in Muslim communities in relationship to holidays. They suggest that observed differences in ( Read more... )