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Connacht TribuneFriday 20 July 2012 Head Shave   Tony Monaghan is having his head and beard shaved offf and it is all in a good cause.  He is doing it in memory of a friend who died from Sudden Adult Death  Syndrome. Debbie Carney was 29 years old when she died in January of this

By Georgina O’Halloran A woman died of a heart attack due to factors linked to her obesity an inquest heard. Johanna Janatuinen (30 was discovered dead in bed by her partner Warren Jones on the afternoon of February 6, 2012. The young woman, who was originally from Finland, was morbidly obese at the time of

Northside People WestWednesday 11 July 2012 Lucky Seaghan Kearney, who is one of the few people to survive from SADS (Sudden Adult Death Syndrome), jetted off on Honeymoon with his beautiful bride Mary Lynch last week. The Cabra man, who was brought back from the brink of death with a donated defibrillator two years ago,

Irish Times-HealthTuesday 10 July 2012 The issue of in-flight medical emergencies has generated a number of letters to the editor in recent days.  Readers were especially exercised about the lack of emergency supplies and equipment on aircraft operated by Irish airlines.  All of the flights described were short haul. Long-haul flights are a different matter