Unemployed Women At Higher Risk For Cardiovascular Disease

While there may be some cause and effect relationship that is not accounted for in this (their work suffered because of unknown condition), this is more evidence that stress can be harmful to your health.

Unemployed Women At Higher Risk For Cardiovascular Disease: "Researchers found that women who had become involuntarily unemployed experienced more high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease such as heart attack, chest pain and stroke. They also faced a deterioration of mental health such as increases in stress, depression and emotional problems.

'Unemployed women who want to be employed clearly standout from the employed and homemakers as being at high risk for cardiovascular disease and poor mental health,' she said. 'We are surmising that the unemployed women have more social stress in response to being laid off and not being able to locate a job.'"

from ScienceDaily and the American Heart Association.