Bogota Free Planet CommentsGrandchildren, The Long Visit Can Be LethalPosted by Dr. Gifford Jones on Aug 18, 2010 at 10:12 PM
Baby-sitting, Heart Attack “Would you like to look after the grandchildren for us?” is an often heard request these days. Sometimes it’s a request for a few hours of baby-sitting to allow parents a quiet evening on their own. But today with both parents working, caring for grandchildren can result in months or years of reliving earlier days. Some grandparents thrive on this routine. But a report in the American Journal of Public Health shows that caring for grandkids can trigger more than a headache. It can also cause increased risk of heart attack. Dr Sunmin Lee, of Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, studied 544,412 registered nurses ages 41 to 71 between 1992 and 1996 who cared for grandchildren at least nine hours a week. He reports that this resulted in a 55 per cent increased risk of heart attack. More...Post a Comment to: Dr. Gifford JonesNext entry: President Clinton And Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Previous entry: The Triple A Disease That Can Kill Note from the Editor: This section is for comments from readers of bogotafreeplanet.com. Please don't assume that Bogota Free Planet agree with or endorses any particular comment just because we let it stand. A reminder: Anyone who fails to comply with our terms of use may lose his or her posting privilege. |
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