Head for heights? Research suggests skyscraper worker's health suffers

The Manhattan skyline has much to answer for.

Immortalised in countless film releases, it holds a magnetic draw for tourists and forms the backdrop to the – whisper it, potentially unrealistic - career dreams of thousands of workers, who hope that, one day, they may rise to the top.

These days, it’s not just Manhattan but New York, Dubai, Frankfurt, Paris, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing and Bangkok that have become home to famous skyscrapers.

And vertigo sufferers aside, there are few who would turn down the opportunity to work in one of the super structures housed in coveted city destinations across the world.