"Forgotten" Illness Affects 80,000
Wednesday 14 November 2007

Sufferers of an illness that claims nearly 800 lives a year in Northern Ireland are calling on the government and local politicians to pay more attention to their plight.
COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, affects 80,000 in this region alone - yet most people have never heard of it. Sufferers find themselves not only struggling to breathe, but also anxious, isolated and often unable to cope financially. more »

New Treatment For Stroke Finally On The Horizon For Northern Ireland
Thursday 25 October 2007

The Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke welcomes the commitment of the Northern Ireland Executive in its budget to ensure that by the year 2013 (five years from now) all stroke patients will be given the opportunity to be assessed for clot-busting drugs. more »

Charity Welcomes Graphic Images On Smoking
Thursday 30 August 2007

The NI Chest Heart & Stroke has welcomed the graphic images on tobacco packs to help smokers quit the addictive habit. more »

CHD Deaths Down But Morbidity And Disability Increase
Thursday 19 July 2007

A leading medical charity has criticised the 7-year delay in establishing a Service Framework for Heart Disease in Northern Ireland. In 2000 Tony Blair put huge resources into a National Service Framework (NSF) for heart disease in England. This has brought huge benefits to the quality of service in England. more »

Tobacconists Should Be Required To Have Licence
Thursday 7 June 2007

A leading medical charity will today tell members of the Health Committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly that anyone selling tobacco should be required to have a licence. more »

Risqué Poster Campaign “Damaging Local Charity”
Friday 11 May 2007

Northern Ireland’s leading heart charity says it faces the prospect of losing money because it is being blamed for an explicit poster campaign by a London-based rival. more »

Salt Reduction Could Save 1,000 Lives In Northern Ireland
Tuesday 24 April 2007

A leading medical charity has stated that excessive salt intake is responsible for 1,000 deaths here each year. Almost 1 in 4 stroke deaths and almost 1 in 5 heart deaths are caused by too much salt in the Ulster diet. Research published today in the British Medical Journal shows that fatal heart disease could be cut by one fifth and overall cardiovascular disease could be cut by one quarter. more »

Northern Ireland Waiting Times For Cardiac Surgery
Thursday 1 March 2007

A leading medical charity has welcomed the fact that the reductions in waiting times for cardiac surgery in Northern Ireland. But the reductions are poor when compared with what has been achieved in England.

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Salt “Time Bomb” For Children
Friday 26 January 2007

Nearly every child in Northern Ireland is eating too much salt, according to a leading medical charity. more »

Introduce Smoking Law Early, Says Health Charity
Monday 1 January 2007

A top medical charity is urging businesses to beat the smoke-free workplace deadline and start the New Year by getting people used to the idea.
NI Chest, Heart and Stroke said a gradual introduction would avoid an overnight shock for smokers, but some pubs had already put the curbs into effect.
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