Men were responsible for the majority of the spike, which "might be explained by snow shoveling, " the researchers noted.
CNN: Shoveling snow? How to protect your back (and your heart)
Imagine if the state provided snow shoveling services for all sidewalks.
Limit snow shoveling to less than 10-15 minutes in colder temperatures, with special attention to taking frequent breaks and making sure to drink plenty of fluids prior to, and after the activity.
It can be said that I was completely and totally inexperienced in the art of shoveling snow.
But winter weather means more than just shoveling snow, bursting frozen pipes and sidewalks transformed into icy liabilities.
Boyle, though, probably has more gloves than he knows what to do with and never suffers the indignity of shoveling snow with mismatched mittens.
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Shoveling snow is associated with intense physical exertion, and those who are not in optimal condition could be at risk for a heart attack.
Though rare, heart attacks that occur while shoveling snow have a long-standing place in medical lore -- much like heart attacks that occur during sex.
CNN: Shoveling snow? How to protect your back (and your heart)
Also, a longtime member of the Worcester Fire Department suffered a heart attack after shoveling snow at his Webster home Saturday and died at a hospital.
"Consumers, many of them still shoveling snow off their sidewalks, are not yet feeling compelled to go shopping for spring clothes, " says NRF President and CEO Tracy Mullin.
In the dark, Simon Alcarac was shoveling snow, trying to meet Milwaukee's 11 p.m. deadline to move his car to a nearby elementary school parking lot or face a hefty tow bill from the city.
An 11-year-old boy died of carbon monoxide poisoning after being overcome as he sat in a running car to keep warm, while his father was shoveling snow to get the car out of a snow bank in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood.
And that might mean something as simple as mowing the lawn for a family in your community or shoveling the snow.
During all my years as a single mom I had fabulous neighbors who were always willing to shovel my driveway whenever there was snowfall, so I had never had to deal with shoveling any snow myself.
Nearby, Rick Steiner said he is faced with having to shovel up to 10 feet of snow away from the sides of his three-bedroom home that he amassed from shoveling his roof all winter.
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