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“Take some simple steps to improve your health.” This is the call to action from local heart and stroke charity Croí, which has teamed up with the HSE in Mayo to launch the inaugural Mayo Healthy Living Month which takes place during May.

NUI Galway second-year biomedical science students recently organised a public blood pressure screening clinic.

Anne Marie Walsh, a native of Claremorris, and her team, have been given national recognition for their remarkable efforts to improve the future for patients in Ireland. The Croí My Action — an innovative community based cardiovascular disease prevention programme — is one of 14 inspirational initiatives out of 109 projects entered, which have been shortlisted in this year’s Astellas Changing Tomorrow Awards.

A local heart charity is seeking men and women to take part in a white collar boxing fundraiser in the city on the eve of St Patrick’s Day.

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Local Heart and Stroke Charity Croí in partnership with HSE West Mayo PCCC (Primary, Community and Continuing Care) will hold a one-day Healthy Heart Initiative in Ballina as part of their Heart Smart Mayo programme.

Exercise is not just about shedding weight but also about improving health. Many health problems span generations of families and you only need to look back through the medical histories of your ancestors to gain an insight into what health difficulties might be in store for you.

Heart Health Week is currently running at all five Evergreen Healthfoods stores and, to coincide with today’s World Heart Day, it is running an awareness campaign to promote heart healthy choices.

A ground breaking project launched in Galway two years ago has proven to be a key factor in changing lives of participants and preventing deaths and disability from heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and obesity.

A retired priest who lives in Craughwell is one of the first people in the country to be implanted with an MRI compatible pacemaker.