https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A sports club is mourning the deaths of two amateur sportsmen who suffered heart attacks on successive days, leaving team-mates wondering if the club is cursed. https://www.thelocal.de/20170328/cursed-amateur-sports-club-mourns-shock-deaths Tue, 28 Mar 2017 11:12:36 +0200 cursed-amateur-sports-club-mourns-shock-deaths The chances of suffering a heart attack leap over the Christmas holidays, according to a German study released on Monday. Stress from family and work are behind the sudden jump, with men most at risk. https://www.thelocal.de/20131216/risk-of-heart-attacks-increase-at-christmas Mon, 16 Dec 2013 16:40:00 +0100 risk-of-heart-attacks-increase-at-christmas German scientists claim to have found a gene which increases the risk of heart attacks by 15 percent. Over half of those tested had the gene. https://www.thelocal.de/20131111/german-scientists-find-heart-attack-gene Mon, 11 Nov 2013 11:22:00 +0100 german-scientists-find-heart-attack-gene