Archyde An iconic red bench has been unveiled near Enniskillen Castle in Northern Ireland, serving as a tribute to Adam Cooke, a local runner who survived a cardiac arrest in March… You can read the full story here: Enniskillen Runner Survives Cardiac Arrest Thanks to Dog & CPR – BHF Bench Unveiled. Source link
Relaxation techniques may help lower high blood pressure – at least in the short term, research suggests. However, they suggested the quality of the overall evidence is poor and more work is needed. At least 1.2 billion adults aged 30 to 79 years worldwide have hypertension, according to the World Health Organization. The condition is … Read more
Nurture is more influential than nature when it comes to a number of major diseases and premature deaths, according to a new study. Environmental factors are almost 10 times more important than genetic factors when it comes to a person’s risk of death from a number of serious diseases, according to one of the largest … Read more
Women are missing out on diagnosis of a potentially deadly heart condition which affects one in 500 people, the British Heart Foundation has said. Research funded by the charity found that guidelines are inadequate for diagnosing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). HCM is a genetic condition where the muscular wall of the heart becomes thickened, making it … Read more