Job stress takes toll on women's heart health

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BRIAN WILLIAMS, anchor (Washington, DC): We have an important note on women 's health tonight. New results from the long-running women 's health study at Boston 's Brigham and Women's Hospital showed job stress taking a major toll on women 's hearts. Women who reported having a stressful job had an 88 percent increased risk of heart attack, compared to women with less stressful jobs. For these women and others, doctors continue to recommend exercise, relaxation techniques like yoga, and limiting contact with work in your off hours, if

Job stress takes toll on women's heart health

New results from the Women's Health Study at Boston's Brigham & Women's hospital show job stress is taking a major toll on women's hearts. NBC's Brian Williams reports.

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