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Kilkenny Castle will turn red tonight to support World Heart Day

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Kilkenny Castle will light up in vibrant red tonight to support World Heart Day

OPW Kilkenny Castle will light up in vibrant red tonight to support World Heart Day in conjunction with the Irish Heart Foundation. The event is to encourage people to look after their heart health and show support for those fighting heart disease ...

29 Sept 2022 at 18:33

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Women urged to check blood pressure – here’s what you need to know

Women need to take their blood pressure seriously, doctors have warned. High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke – and cardiologists from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) have ...

17 May 2023 at 12:17

Benefits of exercise greater if activity is of moderate intensity, study shows

Increasing your physical activity is good for your health, but the benefits are greater when more of it is of at least moderate intensity, a study suggests. Researchers from Cambridge University and Leicester University analysed data from ...

28 Oct 2022 at 01:05

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Maura Derrane urges Leitrim women to prioritize heart health

RTÉ Today host Maura Derrane is calling on women in Leitrim to take their heart health seriously as part of the Irish Heart Foundation’s ‘Her Heart Matters’ campaign. New research reveals only half of women recognize the symptoms of ...

13 Sept 2024 at 11:33

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Would you know how to perform life-saving CPR? Charity says more than 4 in 10 don’t have this vital skill

More than four in 10 UK adults do not know how to perform CPR, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) has said. CPR – cardiopulmonary resuscitation – can help save somebody’s life in a medical emergency. However, 43% of people have ...

01 Feb 2024 at 11:41

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Maura Derrane in heart check plea for women in Kilkenny

Broadcaster Maura Derrane has urged women in Kilkenny to start the conversation about their heart health. The RTÉ Today host was speaking as new research revealed only half of women say they recognise the symptoms of heart ...

17 Sept 2024 at 06:33

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Women in Tipperary urged to register for free heart health webinar

Women in Tipperary are urged to sign up for a major online webinar aimed at helping them to take care of their heart health. Broadcaster Maura Derrane, 53, will lead a group of health experts during the September 29 free ...

20 Sept 2023 at 22:33

Eating one avocado a week ‘cuts the risk of heart disease by a fifth’

Eating two or more servings of avocado every week cuts the risk of heart disease by a fifth, according to a new study. Experts found that one avocado a week (equivalent to two servings) appears to slash the risks of ...

30 Mar 2022 at 10:25

Male athletes have stiffer arteries than women of same calibre, study suggests

Male athletes appear to have “older” and stiffer arteries than women of the same calibre, a study suggests. Researchers said their findings suggest older male athletes could be at higher risk of heart and ...

07 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Eight health and lifestyle measures ‘can slow biological ageing by six years’

Keeping body weight, blood sugar, cholesterol and blood pressure in check while maintaining a healthy sleep regime and diet, doing regular physical activity and not smoking may slow the body’s ageing ...

06 Nov 2023 at 10:00

Broken-heart syndrome patients failed by current treatment, study suggests

Patients with so-called broken heart syndrome are more likely to die than the general population, according to research. The study looked at patients with takotsubo cardiomyopathy, which can be ...

11 Jan 2024 at 12:09

AI could be used to detect heart failure risk, study finds

Artificial intelligence could be used to help detect people living with the risk of experiencing heart failure, according to a study. Researchers at the University of Dundee’s School of ...

30 May 2024 at 00:01

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