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Happiness boosts heart health

by catherinea | February 18, 2010

Feeling happy can help people boost their life expectancy, by lowering their risk of developing heart disease, according to new research.

A study conducted at Columbia University Medical Center and detailed in the European Heart Journal highlighted that the degree to which people express positive emotions, known as "positive affect", has an impact on their heart health.

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