As the holiday season brings festive joy and celebration, beware of the secret risk that quietly emerges on Christmas Day. Well, it’s not the Grinch stealing the decorations, but a life-threatening situation. According to the American Heart Association, heart attacks strokes spike in the last two weeks of December, and December 25 is the peak […]
Researchers at the University of Queensland have found that women with a high genetic risk for depression are more likely to have heart disease. In a study that analyzed the genetic and health data of more than 300,000 people, Dr. Sonia Shah i Dr Clara Jiang from UQ The Institute of Molecular Biology found that […]
Hormone pills taken during menopause relieve symptoms, but do they pose long-term health risks? Scientists have found that hormone replacement therapy (HRT), pills containing both estrogen and progestin, may increase the risk of heart disease and blood clots in menopausal women. During menopause, a woman’s body undergoes a number of changes caused by a decrease […]