Montreal Gazette, et al. - Unemployment, premature death linked

Being out of work greatly increases the likelihood of dying early, especially for men age 50 and under, Canadian and U.S. researchers found. Professor Eran Shor of McGill University, in collaboration with researchers from Stony Brook University in New York, examined existing research involving 20 million people in 15, mainly western, countries, over the last 40 years. They found joblessness increased the risk of premature death by 63 per cent.