
Up to 30 percent of Japan's office workers suffer hypertension
UPI. Junly 22, 2005
Up to 30 percent of Japan's office employees suffer from workplace hypertension, in which blood-pressure rises considerably at work, a survey shows.
An estimated 35 million Japanese people suffer hypertension, which could lead to heart attacks and stroke if left untreated. But health experts say the actual figure could be higher. An unknown number of people have masked hypertension....more...