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"Disease may have fueled Hatfield-McCoy feud" - 4/6/2007 8:07:05 AM

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"Disease may have fueled Hatfield-McCoy feud"

POSTED: 5:57 p.m. EDT, April 5, 2007

" MILWAUKEE, Wiconsin (AP) -- The most infamous feud in American folklore, the long-running battle between the Hatfields and McCoys, may be partly explained by a rare, inherited disease that can lead to hair-trigger rage and violent outbursts.

Dozens of McCoy descendants apparently have Von Hippel-Lindau disease, which causes high blood pressure, racing hearts, severe headaches and too much adrenaline and other "fight or flight" stress hormones.
No one blames the disease for the whole feud, but doctors say it could help explain some of the clan's notorious behavior.

"This condition can certainly make anybody short-tempered, and if they are prone because of their personality, it can add fuel to the fire," said Dr. Revi Mathew, a Vanderbilt University endocrinologist treating one of the family members. "

http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/04/05/hatfield.mccoy.disease.ap/index.html

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RE: "Disease may have fueled Hatfield-McCoy feud&q... - 4/6/2007 10:13:14 AM

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I always blamed inbreeding.

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RE: "Disease may have fueled Hatfield-McCoy feud&q... - 4/6/2007 10:26:17 AM

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I am guessing that moonshine had a lot to do with the fighting too!

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RE: "Disease may have fueled Hatfield-McCoy feud&q... - 4/6/2007 10:28:02 AM

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The Disease they had was they were spazzes. They had a quick fuse. True hot heads.

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RE: "Disease may have fueled Hatfield-McCoy feud&q... - 4/6/2007 10:31:14 AM

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By the way Theatre West Va. puts on a great Hatfield and McCoy play in Grandview State Park outside of Beckley West Va. It is a comedy, drama and musical. I have seen it 3 times in the past. It has been showing during the summer season since 1961 in a very nice mountain amphitheatre. If you are ever out that way, do not miss it you will enjoy it.

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