Thousands of people in England who have a stroke may benefit from advanced emergency treatment that can significantly reduce the risk of long-term disability, says the Stroke Association.
Worldwide, physical inactivity is thought to cause more than five million deaths each year, says the health charity British Heart Foundation (BHF).
Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a potentially deadly inherited condition which, if undiagnosed, can cause people to have heart attacks at an early age.
Stroke kills more than 40,000 people a year in the UK and leaves around two-thirds of stroke survivors with a disability. Yet almost a quarter of people wouldn’t call 999 if they spotted someone with the first signs of stroke, says Public Health England (PHE).
Doing resistance exercises – which use body weight to strengthen muscles – may help people with Type 2 diabetes manage their risk of complications, say scientists from the University of British Columbia.
If a drummer misses a beat, most music fans would notice. But if you miss a heart beat, chances are you won’t think twice about it. Yet atrial fibrillation (AF) – the most common abnormal heart rhythm problem in the UK – significantly increases the risk of stroke.