Sunday, February 12, 2012

From Gulf News: Loneliness more deadly than smoking

Alarabiya.net English

Halpern, who advises the Prime Minister on his big society agenda, said that having someone who loves you was a powerful predictor of whether an old person would live for a long time.
Halpern, who advises the Prime Minister on his big society agenda, said that having someone who loves you was a powerful predictor of whether an old person would live for a long time.
London: Pensioners should go back to work because loneliness is more deadly than smoking, according to a senior adviser to the British prime minister.

Strong social relationships in the workplace would actually help people to live longer, David Halpern claimed on Wednesday.

Powerful predictor

Halpern, who advises the Prime Minister on his big society agenda, said that having someone who loves you was a powerful predictor of whether an old person would live for a long time.

For more, please see this: http://gulfnews.com/news/world/uk/loneliness-more-deadly-than-smoking-1.978843

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