to be fair, a lot of suicides, etc. happen around the holidays. Between seasonal affective disorder(sp?) and elderly people having so many people they know be dead, it can be a real downer for some. I wouldn't be surprised if the stress of the Christmas season doesn't put a little strain on some people's tickers.

That being said, this does scream ass-covering for the coof shots, not to mention the usual MSM circle-jerking over any story with more than five clicks...