Thursday, April 7, 2011

On eve of world health day :Too Many Hours at Work Might Harm the Heart


It may be time to add a long workday to the list of risk factors for heart disease.
A new study has found that office workers in England significantly increased their chances of having a heart attack by working more hours than their peers.
The study, conducted by researchers at University College London, found that employees who regularly worked 11-hour days or longer were 67 percent more likely to develop heart disease than those who worked seven- or eight-hour days.

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