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What Are Heart Palpitations And Should You Worry?

November 12, 2014

Learn more about heart palpitations, commonly identified by a fluttering in the chest, by discovering the causes and risks, as well as symptoms.Read More

Medically Reviewed by Heart and Vascular Institute

Categorized as: Heart and Vascular Health

Tagged with: abnormal heart beat, arrhythmia, caffeine, chest pain, dizziness, fear, heart, Heart and Vascular Institute, heart disease, heart failure, heart palpitations, intense exercise, light-headedness, Loss of consciousness, mitral valve prolapse, nicotine, panic attack, shortness of breath, stress
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Boo! How Your Brain Reacts to Fear

October 27, 2014

Learn about how your brain and body reacts to fear, and discover why your pulse quickens, adreneline increases, and hormones make you feel like superman.Read More

Medically Reviewed by Neurosurgery

Categorized as: Family Health, Neurosurgery and Brain Health

Tagged with: adrenaline, afraid, amygdala, blood pressure, brain, brain chemical, fear, glutamate, hypothalamus, thalamus
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