Health
Heart Medications: One Size Does Not Fit All
Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of mortality globally, responsible for approximately one-third of deaths. Patients also, suffer considerable morbidity not just from illness but from the effects of surgery and medications. Cardiovascular drugs are amongst the most widely...
Genetic Influence on Beta-Blocker Therapy
Beta-blockers have grown in influence since their properties were first discovered in 1958. They stand as staples in modern cardiovascular disease management. However, research into their receptor pathway has shown certain genetic factors can have a tremendous influence on beta-blocker...
Contraceptive Pills and Risk of Blood Clots
Contraceptive is a powerful medication and over 200 million women worldwide take some type of contraceptive pills as their choice of birth control. According to a study conducted in 2011 contraceptive pill has been the most widely-used contraception method since...
Blood clots can be scary. A small piece of hardened blood can cause havoc in the heart and brain of anyone unlucky enough to experience it. They seem to strike at random and the effects can have devastating consequences. However, research...
Blood Pressure in Postmenopausal Women
High blood pressure (hypertension) is more predominant in aging postmenopausal women than it is in age-matched men. Hypertension in postmenopausal women is caused by many factors including the alteration of oestrogen levels, fat gaining or redistribution, change in renin activity...
Heart disease is caused by everything these days. Sometimes, it can seem easier to make a list of things that wouldn’t cause a heart condition. However, the heart disease statistics being released every day are often related to a few...
What is the MTHFR Gene and How Can It Affect You?
What is the MTHFR gene? MTHFR is a gene that provides instructions to produce the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) enzyme. The enzyme is important for the production of DNA, construction of amino acids, gene expression regulation and folate synthesis. As is...
Silent Heart Attacks Heart attacks (also known as Myocardial Infarctions, MI) are usually presented as dramatic events. On television we see scenes of people falling to the floor holding their chest in agonising pain whilst suffering from a heart...
Types of Inherited Heart Condition
Inherited heart conditions are the result of faulty genes that are inherited from parents and can be passed down for generations. They arise from instructions in our DNA to affect cellular processes in the body. From such small changes, the...