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Another reason not to stress on the job.
Research shows the more you worry at work, the higher the chances of getting a stroke.
The report, out of Japan's University of Occupational and Environmental Health, studied more than 6,500 workers. Over the next 11 years, nearly a 150 people suffered strokes.
Results showed men with less demanding jobs have a smaller risk of a stroke. Obesity, high blood pressure and high cholesterol also increase the person's chances. There was no statistical difference for women with high and low stress jobs.
The study appears in Monday's issue of "Archives of Internal Medicine," one of the American Medical Association's Journals