Anger Is Bad for Your Health, But You Knew That

Don’t get angry. Get healthy, by learning to chill. The Scientific American reports that a new study by researchers at Duke University Medical Center suggests that men with high levels of hostility, anger and depression show increases in a key marker
of inflammation over time, which may put them at greater risk
of heart disease. The journal reports that researchers at the school looked at levels of two
inflammation markers, C3 and C4, in 313 men, who were an
average of 50 years old, participating in the Air Force Health
Study, a long-term investigation of the effects of Agent
Orange. The men were assessed for their level of hostility, anger and
depression in 1985 and measured their C3 and C4 levels in 1992,
1997 and 2002. Sciam reports that the study revealed that men with the highest levels of anger, depression and
hostility also showed the greatest increase in C3 levels
between 1992 and 2002, the researchers found.  There was no
association between these psychological factors and levels of C4.Read more in the Scientific American.