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The Irish Heart Foundation is urging the people of Mayo to get their hearts pumping by taking part in a World Heart Day walk in their area. All you have to do is step outside your front door and go walking on October 5 to give your heart a healthy boost.

If you have ever dreamt of living and working like a cowboy… now is your chance, while at the same time supporting the fight against heart disease!

The inaugural Safe Heart Awareness Week which is launched by Croí takes place from October 20 to 27. Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in Ireland and the Irish heart charity is calling on people to know the risk factors that can affect their heart health and to be aware of the steps that can be taken to achieve the recommended target levels.

We all know that this time of year is one that children look forward to for months. What to dress up as and where is best to go trick or treating? However, most of all what ‘goodies’ will I get? Are Hallowe’en ‘goodie bags’ all about junk foods or can we make them healthier?

Ireland's first National Bramley Week takes place from November 10-16, 2008. Organised by the Irish Apple Growers Association in conjunction with Bord Bia, the week long consumer awareness campaign will include the launch of a dedicated interactive website featuring mouth watering Bramley Apple recipe suggestions. The versatile, quick, and easy recipes will dispel any myths that cooking apples are restricted to traditional recipes and granny's apple pie!

Carrying too much weight around your middle increases your risk of diabetes and heart disease, that’s according to Ciara Heverin, Community Diabetes Dietitian with the Community Nutrition Service, HSE West. As today, November 14, is World Diabetes Day, Ciara wants to highlight the growing number of people being diagnosed with diabetes in Ireland.

CherryActive, a tasty new drink which is super-rich in antioxidants, is now available at Evergreen branches in Galway.

Local heart charity Croi is urging people to celebrate their big birthdays next year by embarking on a charity challenge.

Galway adults spend an average of more than €2,300 each on alcohol annually, according to research obtained during Hibernian Health’s National Health Screening campaign.

Every day in Ireland 14 people die of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Often it is the first aid skills of passers-by or people near to the scene that can mean life or death for these victims. If you were that person who was first on the scene of an emergency, would you know what to do?