Shoveling snow increases the risk of cardiac arrest

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last updated 8 January 2015

If you live in Buffalo, take note: Shoveling snow could be dangerous for your health.

A study from the U.S. Nationwide Children's Hospital found that 1,647 people died between 1990 and 2006 from cardiac injuries related to shoveling snow. The BBC estimates that 100 Americans die shoveling snow every winter, and two have died so far in Buffalo, New York.