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PureGym makes heart health a priority this Heart Month
PureGym has installed a defibrillator in each of its gyms to help improve cardiac arrest survival rates in the UK. The UK’s leading gym chain has also been raising money this Heart Month, to support us in our work in helping people prevent, treat and manage their heart conditions.
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How can I cure a cold?
Our expert answers a question on how to cure a cold.
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Almost a fifth of Brits have donated unwanted Christmas gifts to charity before
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is calling on the public to donate their quality unwanted Christmas gifts to help fund lifesaving research into heart and circulatory diseases.
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Julian shares what it means to be a Community First Responder
We speak to volunteer Julian about being a Community First Responder (CFR) in the West Midlands and using The Circuit to ensure defibrillators are rescue ready.
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7 ways to have a healthy movie night
Need some snacks to go with your film? We offer some heart-healthy choices for your movie night
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Developing a new device to help the failing heart keep up with demandUniversity of Leicester | Dr David Adlam
Heart failure affects hundreds of thousands of people in the UK. It occurs when the heart lacks the power to pump strongly, so oxygen isn’t circulated quickly enough to keep up with the body’s demands. This is a debilitating condition and l...
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Developing a better way to diagnose different types of heart failureImperial College London | Professor Peter Weinberg
As the heart contracts, it generates a wave of increased blood flow through our arteries. As it relaxes, flow decreases. Studies have shown that analysing these ‘arterial waves’ could help distinguish between two types of heart failure - ...
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Even moderate drinking linked to heart and circulatory diseases
Regularly drinking more than the recommended UK guidelines for alcohol could take years off your life, according to new research that we part-funded published today in the Lancet. The study shows that drinking more alcohol is associated with a higher risk of stroke, fatal aneurysm, heart failure and death.
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New hope for deep vein thrombosis patients
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have found a new target for drugs to prevent dangerous blood clots in the legs, thanks to our funding.
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A study of kidney donors to understand the link between kidney disease and heart diseaseUniversity of Birmingham | Professor Jonathan N Townend
Dr Jonathan Townend’s team from Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham is researching the link between kidney disease and the development of heart disease. Changes in the kidney as a result of disease are thought to affect the heart and cir...