British Heart Foundation

The common examples of ultra-processed foods include ice cream, ham, sausages, crisps, mass-produced bread, breakfast cereals, biscuits, carbonated drinks, fruit-flavoured yoghurt, instant soups, and some alcoholic drinks including whisky, gin, and rum.

Ultra-processed foods - are they really harmful

British Heart Foundation said the number of people with a heart rhythm condition has passed 1.5 million.

People diagnosed with irregular heartbeats surpassed 1.5 million

The British Heart Foundation sells rare Beatles album

The Beatles rare White Album sells for £2,350

A public health expert who lost her brother to heart disease is gearing up to ride coast-to-coast across the US to raise money for the British Heart Foundation.

Professor who lost brother to heart disease to cycle across US in fundraiser

Joanne and Iain McGuigan with their star prize

Former Fife nurse scoops £100,000 Porsche in UK cancer charity draw

Karen Adam’s mother passed away at the age of 49 from a heart attack.

Banff and Buchan MSP backs lifesaving CPR campaign

Tesco offer free walk-in blood pressure checks in store for Heart Month 2023

Check your blood pressure for free at Tesco pharmacies

A Cartier watch, which was discovered in a bag of donations to the British Heart Foundation, has sold for almost £10,000 on eBay.

Donated Cartier watch sold nearly £10,000 on eBay

Virgin Media O2 has partnered with the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to make defibrillators more accessible on the high street.

Virgin Media O2 stores to install defibrillators to save lives

One lucky person is guaranteed to win a stunning North London town house worth over £3,000,000 - along with £100,000 in cash - as part of a new prize draw.

£3m London townhouse up for grabs in British Heart Foundation £10 draw

Pictured at the new BHF store in Morningside are, left to right, Charlotte Palmer, Morningside Shop Manager; Professor David Newby, BHF Duke of Edinburgh Chair of Cardiology;
Tony Clark, BHF supporter and heart patient and David McColgan, Head of BHF Scotland

We’re asking you to give the gift that keeps on living - David McColgan

Jamie Douglas-Hamilton in Port Glasgow ahead of rowing the treacherous seas from Antarctica to South Georgia, in January

Scottish adventurer to undertake Antarctic row months after open heart surgery

Richard Forsyth, Health Systems Insight Manager, British Heart Foundation Scotland

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Professor James Leiper, Associate Medical Director, British Heart Foundation

Ground-breaking approach set to develop first cures for inherited heart muscle d...

Professor Hugh Watkins, from the University of Oxford and lead investigator of the CureHeart project

Breakthrough in genetic heart condition that kills 260,000 people a year

A defibrillator can mean the difference between life and death for someone suffering cardiac arrest

Tesco stores play a key role in saving cardia arrest victims

clothes rail

Join the Reuse Revolution to fund the British Heart Foundation’s vital research ...

Professor James Leiper, BHF Associate Medical Director and Professor of Molecular Medicine at Glasgow University.

Charity warns of risk to Scottish research without funding from government

3D Illustration Concept of Human Internal Organs Circulatory System Heart Anatomy

Team looking to prevent heart failure by ‘training’ blood vessel cells

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Long-term paracetamol use could increase blood pressure, study finds

Professor Marc Dweck, chair of clinical cardiology at Edinburgh University. Picture: John Angerson

Trial of heart scanning technology could lead to life-saving treatments

James Jopling, Head of Scotland BHF and store manager Colette Farrington outside the store on Byres Road, Glasgow.

Give the gift of time this Christmas - James Jopling

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BHF shops have reopened and early signs have been "encouraging" Mr Jopling said.

Six decades of research progress at risk of slowing over pandemic funding cuts

Peter Wilson.

Active man 'felt ground disappear' when told of high risk of heart disease

How to choose a blood pressure monitor for home use

research into heart and circulatory diseases

Celebrating 60 years of beating heartbreak - James Jopling

There will be a 9pm watershed on adverts for junk food.

Analysis: Will watershed on junk food adverts work?

Dr Anoop Shah, BHF Clinical Research Fellow at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Scots gaining weight 'slowing progress' on heart attacks and strokes

HeartSafe has a map of the UK's publicly available defibrillators (HeartSafe)

This is how to find your nearest defibrillator - and how to do CPR

Scottish Government public health and sport minister Mairi Gougeon

Scottish Government heart disease plan branded 'missed opportunity' by charities

Tony McGuire

Support must return for 'lifesaving' heart attack rehab after pandemic

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Dr Rubina Ahmed, Research Director at Stroke Association

Study to look at possible link between Covid-19 and stroke

UK study looked into how much protection the human body produces after natural Covid infection. (Pic: Shutterstock)

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A crumpet can contain as much salt as two portions of McDonald’s chips

Lee Anne Porteous had a heart attack in May.

Edinburgh scientists test lifesaving algorithm to help prevent heart attacks

Professor Joanna Wardlaw.

Study re-launched into treatment which could prevent dementia

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UK charities have released their 2020 Christmas cards and you can buy online

James Jopling, Head of BHF Scotland

Hearts need help now more than ever - James Jopling

You can donate your Tesco Clubcard points to help people in need - here’s how

Macmillan Cancer Support virtual coffee morning

Charities which support us also need our help - Christine Jardine

A man died after consuming "excessive amounts of liquorice" (Photo: Shutterstock)

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The supermarket introduced a charity scheme during the pandemic allowing shoppers to contribute spare pennies. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Tesco accused of rounding up shopping bills to the nearest pound - without permi...

Kylie Barclay, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, BHF Scotland

Growing need for new national priorities in addressing scourge of heart disease ...

Eating chocolate could make you eight per cent less likely to suffer heart disease (Shutterstock)

Eating chocolate could lower your risk of heart disease - here’s what the study ...

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Atrial fibrillation explained

A range of cardiac rehab exercises that are easy to do at home are available on the My Personal Trainer guide which can be downloaded from the BHF website

Social distancing doesn’t mean you can’t get the cardiac rehab you need – Richar...

Professor Nicholas Mills

Data sector focus: Professor Nicholas Mills on how data can be a boon to health ...

All British Heart Foundation stores have temporarily closed

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Tax fizzy drinks by 20%, say doctors

I’m young, fit and healthy but I still ended up having a heart attack

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