Stress at work may raise your risk of heart attack and stroke, but being unemployed might be just as unhealthy. Lead researcher Dr Sara Luckhaupt, from the [b]US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health[/b], is quoted in [s]Health24[/s] as saying that some workers may already have risk factors for stroke and heart attack, which can be made worse by workplace stresses. The researchers found that 1.9% of workers under 55 reported a history of heart disease and stroke. But for Among unemployed people looking for work, the rate of heart attack and stroke was 2.5%. ‘The stress of unemployment and the lack of access to health care may be contributing to their health problems,’ she said.
[link url=http://www.health24.com/News/Work-stress-may-raise-heart-attack-and-stroke-risk-20140801]Full Health24 report[/link]
[link url=http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6330a1.htm?s_cid=mm6330a1_w]Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report article[/link]