British Heart Foundation

Wear sunscreen from March through to October even on cloudy days and apply to all exposed skin.

Health Forum launches new campaign

Dr Rebecca Orr (Rural GP & Chairperson on the NI Agri Rural Health Forum), Prof Nigel Hart (QUB), Pamela Caldwell (Project Support Officer at Rural Support), Paul Crawford (MRCVS, VetNI) and Prof Gerry Gormley (QUB). (Pic: Freelance)

Health and wellbeing partnership with Action Cancer

Health Minister Robin Swann and DAERA Minister Andrew Muir are pictured at the NI Agri-Rural health forum annual event at the Balmoral Show in support of the work of the Forum and British Heart Foundation NI encouraging farmers here to get their blood pressure checked. Pictured alongside them are Rebecca Orr, Chair of NI Agri-Rural Health Forum, Simon Best, BHF NI Ambassador and arable farmer and Fearghal McKinney, head of BHF NI. (Pic: Freelance)

British Heart Foundation encourages crucial blood pressure checks with farmers

Football team includes heroes suffering with critical heart conditions

The top 40 things that Brits have been proud to achieve

Know your numbers is a yearly campaign which will take place this year from 4 to 10 September. (Pic: Northern Trust)

Do you know your numbers?

The British Heart Foundation has confirmed a cyclist in his 60s died while taking part in the London to Brighton Bike Ride on Sunday.

Man dies during London to Brighton charity bike ride

The common examples of ultra-processed foods include ice cream, ham, sausages, crisps, mass-produced bread, breakfast cereals, biscuits, carbonated drinks, fruit-flavoured yoghurt, instant soups, and some alcoholic drinks including whisky, gin, and rum.

Ultra-processed foods - are they really harmful

British Heart Foundation said the number of people with a heart rhythm condition has passed 1.5 million.

People diagnosed with irregular heartbeats surpassed 1.5 million

The British Heart Foundation sells rare Beatles album

The Beatles rare White Album sells for £2,350

Head of BHF NI Fearghal McKinney, third from right, pictured at the Balmoral Show with panelists from the BI Agri-Rural Health Forum event.

Farmers' health on the agenda

Tesco offer free walk-in blood pressure checks in store for Heart Month 2023

Check your blood pressure for free at Tesco pharmacies

A Cartier watch, which was discovered in a bag of donations to the British Heart Foundation, has sold for almost £10,000 on eBay.

Donated Cartier watch sold nearly £10,000 on eBay

Virgin Media O2 has partnered with the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to make defibrillators more accessible on the high street.

Virgin Media O2 stores to install defibrillators to save lives

One lucky person is guaranteed to win a stunning North London town house worth over £3,000,000 - along with £100,000 in cash - as part of a new prize draw.

£3m London townhouse up for grabs in British Heart Foundation £10 draw

How to choose a blood pressure monitor for home use

Heading to the doctors every time you need your blood pressure read is neither possible nor practical.

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HeartSafe has a map of the UK's publicly available defibrillators (HeartSafe)

This is how to find your nearest defibrillator - and how to do CPR

A man died after consuming "excessive amounts of liquorice" (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are the possible side effects of eating too much liquorice after doctors l...

Eating chocolate could make you eight per cent less likely to suffer heart disease (Shutterstock)

Eating chocolate could lower your risk of heart disease - here’s what the study ...

This is what you need to know about AFib (Photo: Shutterstock)

FitBit is carrying out a study to detect common heart condition AFib - here’s wh...

All British Heart Foundation stores have temporarily closed

How you can help cut the risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and bowel cance...

25 cups of coffee a day can be safe for heart health, research finds

Do you rely on energy drinks to get you through the day? (Photo: Getty Images)

Energy drinks could increase your risk of stroke by 500% - here’s why

Chest pains aren't the only way that a heart attack can present itself, especially in women (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are the unexpected signs of cardiac arrest for women

Former science boss who helped invent Viagra can't get a job in a supermarket

Cowboy hats raise over £7,000 for local charities at Balmoral Show

Forget your wellies and waxed-jackets, the red Spar cowboy hat was the must-have fashion accessory at this year's Balmoral Show.

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