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Killarney AdvertiserFriday 29th October, 2010-11-10 New nationally representative research reveals that almost seven out of ten people (69 per cent) in Munster are concerned about the health of their heart.The data was released to mark the start of an awareness drive around Atrial Fibriliation (AF), and the Irish Heart Foundation’s publication of a new information

Evening Echo 28th October 2010 A group of Cork based musicians have joined forces to record an album in memory of a Bandon teenager. Le Gra do Chiara was recorded at the weekend in Mr Bradley’s Bar on Barrack Street as part of the Fireside Sessions in aid of CRY – Cardiac Risk in the

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,