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Health at Work - measuring a healthy weightInformation Sheet, 3 pages, published on 28/05/2015
This sheet provides practical information for employees who are looking for help with reaching a healthier weight.
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Echocardiogram: how to read your results
Read an expert in echocardiography's guide to the most common terms and acronyms you’ll see on your echo report.
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Blood sugar levels: what is normal?
What are normal blood sugar levels? 4 to 5.4 mmol/L when fasting and up to 7.8 mmol/L 2 hours after eating. Find out more from BHF Professor Mark Kearney.
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RESEARCH
Learning tricks from ticks to treat autoimmune myocarditisUniversity of Oxford | Professor Shoumo Bhattacharya
Occasionally, a virus or bacterial infection can lead to severe and potentially fatal inflammation of the heart muscle known as autoimmune myocarditis. There is currently no specific treatment for this condition. However, Professor Shoumo B...
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S Club shine a spotlight on heart conditions this September
Pop group S Club are joining forces with the British Heart Foundation (BHF) this month to shine a spotlight on heart conditions in memory of their much-loved band member Paul.
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Developing BMP9 as a new therapy for pulmonary hypertensionUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Wei Li
Dr Wei Li and her team are looking for ways to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a serious condition where people have high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs. Current therapies relieve the symptoms but do not cure the d...
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Take part and learn CPR for Restart a Heart
We are urging everyone to learn or refresh their CPR skills for the annual Restart a Heart event.
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RESEARCH
Creating a large searchable library of ECG heart tracesImperial College London | Professor Marek Malik
An electrocardiogram – commonly called an ECG – is a routine test that records the rhythm and electrical activity of the heart. Most healthcare professionals will be familiar with the ‘hills and valleys’ pattern of a normal ECG reading. But...
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New stem cell combination could help to repair damaged hearts
A combination of heart cells derived from human stem cells could be the answer to developing a desperately-needed treatment for heart failure, according to new research we part-funded published in Nature Biotechnology.
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One in three Brits admit to never using their Secret Santa gifts
This Christmas, to stop so many presents being unused we have kicked off a festive Secret Santa present scheme in our 680 shops across the UK to emphasise the incredible value and choice when buying pre-loved items. Present suggestions have been specially tagged with a Secret Santa sticker to make it easier to find unique presents.