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Go home on time! Working long hours increases your chance of having a stroke

Thirteen per cent of us are clocking up 50 hours or more a week in paid work and a new French study reveals just how bad it is for our health.

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Working more than 39 hours a week could put your health at risk, Australian researchers have found. (AAP) Source: AAP

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By Libby Sander, Stephanie Andary

Presented by Al Bayt Baytak



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