Lifesaving Equipment
Former Somerset and England cricket legend Ian Botham is in Yeovil later today (Thursday) to receive a cheque for £7,000 from staff at the Goldenstones Pools and Leisure Centre on behalf of CRY
28/11/2001
Former Somerset and England cricket legend Ian Botham is in Yeovil later today (Thursday) to receive a cheque for £7,000 from staff at the Goldenstones Pools and Leisure Centre on behalf of CRY
An exciting new project which could save the lives of young people is scheduled to begin on the Isle of Lewis. Visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/scotland/newsid_1605000/1605838.stm
A North Wales mother whose daughter died of sudden adult death syndrome is now lending her support to other families who suffer the same tragedy. Doreen Harley was devastated when her daughter, Lisa Jane Browne, 27, (picture left), a Countess of Chester Hospital nurse, inexplicably died in 1998. Her husband found her dead in bed one
Statistics about unexpected deaths mask the true rate of hidden heart conditions among young people, a Swansea Valley mother has claimed. Paulette Smith, who is campaigning for all youngsters in Wales to be screened for heart detects, was shocked when she looked into official figures for causes of death.
A Hampshire woman whose 16-year-old son died from sudden heart failure took on a national running challenge for women to raise money for a charity fighting the condition. Dozens of local women, including Mary Abraham from Southampton, completed the 5Km Flora Light race in Hyde Park, London, earlier this month. Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY)
Friends of a boy who died from a mysterious heart defect have taken part in a mass screening session to see if they could also have the condition. Richard Allan was just 16 when he died from what is now known as sudden death syndrome, last year. His devastated parents, Denis and Mandy Allan, embarked on
A doctors' surgery has a new ECG machine to help detect heart problems in patients thanks to a national charity. Cardiac Risk in the Young – CRY – asked to install the new machine at Dr Newman and partners surgery in Forest Road, Hugglescote, to help the local people. The machine was donated to CRY by
Another sporting success for the former Acuson business has come through its portable echocardiography scanners. They're mainly used in coronary care units to examine patients' hearts, but because they weigh in at just 8.6 kilos and can fit in the back of a car, they're also increasingly being used at sports events. The charity Cardiac Risk in
Months of fund-raising in memory of local man Julian Wort, who died suddenly in March last year at the age of 28, by family, friends and colleagues has raised over £5300 – enough to fund an ECG machine for the Frome Medical Practice. Julian died from a rare heart condition known as hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy and
One moment Ellis Curran 28 was playing with his children, the next, without warning, he collapsed and died in his fiancée Ruby Adam's arms. Here she explains how she coped How did it all begin? The moment I saw Ellis Curran, with his bright blue eyes and long eyelashes, I thought,
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