Scared to Death?

Can otherwise healthy people literally be "scared to death"? As much as it sounds like a medical urban legend or mere literary device, there is sound scientific evidence to the effect that fear can be fatal, reports Cecil "The Straight Dope" Adams in his latest column. "For once fiction writers and doctors agree," he writes. "It’s possible to die of fright, or for that matter grief, anger, joy or just about any other intense emotion."  Read more...