Saturday, July 21, 2012

Stressful Jobs Put Strain on Women's Hearts, Study Says

A new study found that women who rate their jobs as highly demanding and stressful were at an increased risk of heart attack, stroke or dying from heart disease.

 Heart disease is one of the leading killers of both men and women, and scientists have identified stress as one major risk factor that can damage the heart.

But Dr. Michelle Albert, one of the study's authors, said most of the previous research on stress and strain at work has focused on how they affect men's hearts. "We're all stressed out, but we're talking about strain or stress that's above and beyond the body's ability to handle it," Albert said.

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