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Superbowl May Be Health Hazard - 1/31/2008 3:31:57 AM

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080131/ap_on_he_me/super_bowl_heart;_ylt=Auu0CSfXKvxG7K4QiikU3wta24cA

NEW YORK - For rabid fans of the New York Giants and New England Patriots, this Sunday's Super Bowl won't be just a game. It may be a health hazard. Heart attacks and other cardiac emergencies doubled in Munich, Germany, when that nation's soccer team played in World Cup matches, a new study reports.

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While history suggests European soccer fans can get a bit more worked up than the average American football fan, doctors think there are some valid warnings to be shared.
"I know a little bit about the Super Bowl," study author Dr. Gerhard Steinbeck of Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich said in a telephone interview. "It's reasonable to think that something quite similar might happen."