Female shift workers may face higher heart risks

Women who work night shifts might be at a higher risk for developing cardiovascular disease, new Canadian research suggests

Joan Tranmer, a nurse for 30 years who is now a full-time researcher and teacher, and a team of researchers from Queen's University in Kingston, Ont., found that approximately one in five middle-aged women who do shift work has at least three of the risk indicators for heart disease.

Tranmer presented her findings in Vancouver at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2011, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society.   More Read