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...study is the first to examine the relationship between shift work and heart attacks in females, according to Kawachi. Men were the subject of a previous study...
...Shift work is a kind of stress," Kawachi said. "It disrupts the body's circadian rhythms. You lose sleep. The body responds by pumping out hormones like adrenaline and cortisone...
...study found that female shift workers tend to smoke and drink more and are more overweight than non-shift workers, factors which increase the risk for heart disease, Kawachi said...
...Kawachi said researchers adjusted for these contingencies in their interpretation of the data. "That's really the power of this study over others," Richardson said...
...Kawachi stressed the risk of shift work, independent of other factors...