Shift-work – the new hazard

Dr Linda Calabresi

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Dr Linda Calabresi

GP; Medical Editor, Healthed

Dr Linda Calabresi

Really, who would do shift-work?

Researchers have now discovered that working night shifts – not only increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, metabolic disorders and cancer (which we knew already) but also appears to increase the risk of moderate to severe asthma.

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