Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Job Loss, Age, and Heart Attack Risk Linked

Study:  Unemployment May Raise Risk of Heart Attack by Nanci Hellmich.  USA Today.  November 19, 2012.

Using the massive Health and Retirement Study, researchers examined 13,451 individuals ages 51-75 for a relationship between joblessness and heart attack after age 50.  They was found that multiple job losses may result in heart attack risks equal those associated with smoking, hypertension, and diabetes.

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