European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 1, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 stars and stripes sunday Aprim 2007 Day coughing wont do much during a heart attack quote of the Day weve Given them to the soldiers to ploy with them and try to break Tim Connor defense department contractor based at fort Lewis who is overseeing a project to modernize military tactical vehicles see Story on Page 10 list tabloid trash talk she has a thing for rockers with eyeliner Carmen elec tra Joan Jett in love Star goo Fiest headline Vampire Hunters target Slobodan Milosevic Sun enjoying parenthood the Hollywood Way Tori spell ing and Hubby celebrating new baby with plastic surgery National enquirer act coming soon scene on sunday hiking on Guam today in stripes american Roundup comics your you May have gotten a forwarded email that says there is a coughing procedure that could save your life if a heart attack happens to you when you Are alone is that truth or fiction the answer is theres a seed of truth to it but the procedure is not As valuable As the email suggests the Trumor says if you Are alone when a heart attack occurs you should Start repeat edly and vigorously coughing until help arrives the suggestion is that the coughing activity will amount to self administered apr and keep the heart beating has checked with Sev eral medical sources including the american heart association and none of them recommends relying on this procedure doctors say the coughing technique has been used on limited and experimental Occa Sions with patients experiencing cardiac a illustration by nog Aamira stars and stripes truth or fiction Rich Buhler of rhythmic or irregular heartbeat even then the patients were in the Hospi Tal connected to monitors and the coughing was used to try to buy a few extra seconds before other lifesaving equipment was used there Arent any known cases where a person who was alone suffered a heart attack and sustained him self or herself while waiting for paramedics to arrive most heart attacks Are myocardial infarction when the blood flow to the heart has been blocked that is different from cardiac arrhythmia weve not found an origin for the Trumor but it is possible that someone who heard about the experimentation with cough ing for irregular heartbeat either thought that was describing a heart attack or thought the same thing would apply to heart attacks whats up with that explaining customs from around the world q Ive noticed that Many Young women i Japan walk Pigeon toed whats up with that a some say its simply fashion image conscious women walk with their toes pointed inward because they think it makes them appear More feminine some believe the practice has been passed Down from generations of women Wear ing Kimonos a Graceful walk in a Kimono re quires a Pigeon toed pos Ture both for a Dainty appearance and to prevent the Kimono from flapping open with the Kimono being the ultimate Symbol of japanese femininity perhaps the i Geon toed walk that goes with it has become linked to lady Hood in modern Japa Nese culture another consideration Are the i Geon toed walkers youve seen wearing impossibly High heels or shoes with viciously pointy toes because anyone who Ever tried walking in Todi for shoes that also Are Mur Der on the feet will Tell you that Pinch shoes will cause you to walk i Geon toed spread dle legged hopping on one foot slouching 45 de Grees to your right or in whatever position will dear god please just Stop the pain but preserve the but other folks say More than vanity is at work Here in the past japanese Home life involved a lot of sitting on the floor and a favorite position for Young girls was sitting with legs folded under them arid feet turned inward under Neath their backsides this posture so the theory goes Over a period of years can twist a girls hips legs and feet and re sult in a Pigeon toed walk enough folks subscribe to this theory that stores commonly carry products that claim to undo this damage illustration by Stacy Chandler stars and stripes got a question about going son in the Pacific email Stacy Chandler at the version of the Trumor that has gotten the most circulation on the in ternet originated from an article in a newsletter published by a chapter of the mended hearts Tion that is a support group whose members have sur Vived heart attacks and help each other out with encouragement and information mended hearts has since retracted the All the sources we checked with agreed Dur ing a heart episode or suspected heart episode dont try to diagnose or treat the condition Call 911 and let the experts sort it out if it is a heart attack youll want the help As soon As you can get it before you Forward that email Check it out at where youll find the hottest rumours hoaxes scams virus warnings and stories on the internet puzzles by Papp com i i i 8l i 4 4 i 17 6 1 1 12 r f 1 i i i difficulty hard Roll in the boxes so that each Row column and 3by3 Square includes the digits 1 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