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Metro Herald 18th October 2010 Members of the public should not give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation unless they are fully trained, according to new guidelines just published today. Instead those lacking full skills should give chest compressions only – the best chance of saving a life. Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) involves chest compressions and ‘rescue’ breaths, with the

TAKEN FROM :-Irish Times HealthTuesday, 31st August 2010Muiris Houston At The Heart of Women’s Problems “My heart is low, my heart is so low, As only a woman’s heart can be”  – Eleanor McEvoy This lyric came to mind when reading a recent press release from the Irish Heart Foundation. Consultant physician Dr Kate McGarry,

Taken fromCLONMEL NATIONALISTTHURSDAY, 2ND SEPTEMBER 2010 On July 17th Clonmel man Brendan O’Mahony from Cherrymount, undertook a lone walk on the Camino Ingles from Ferrol to Santiago in Spain, covering 150 kilometres. The walk was in memory of his  32 year-old son Conor, who died suddenly in 2006. Brendan’s trek raised sponsorship of €16,000, which

A new community group in Clonakilty has been set up to help respond and treat people in the locality who have a medical emergency Mary Harney TD, Minister for Health and Children officially launched The ‘Clonakilty Community First Responder’ group (CFR), in association with the HSE Ambulance Service last month. Now, when someone dials 999