PEOPLE in East Sussex are being urged to keep tabs on their blood pressure to live a long and healthy life. East Sussex County Council’s public health team is backing ‘Know Your Numbers!’ Week – a national campaign by the charity Blood Pressure UK running from September 9 to 15. […]
Increased number of pharmacies in England to offer free heart checks
An increased number of pharmacies across England will begin to provide free heart check-ups. Patients will have their blood pressure and cholesterol tested. Experts have suggested that that programme, which may roll out to every pharmacy in the country, could potentially prevent up to 150,000 heart attacks and strokes in […]
One in two East Sussex smokers will die early, according to new campaign
Download A HARD-hitting and heart-wrenching campaign launches today (MON 2) across East Sussex highlighting the devastating impact of tobacco on smokers and their loved ones. The ‘Be There Tomorrow’ campaign urges smokers to quit now using local help available to them. An estimated 62,000 East Sussex residents smoke and, in […]
Pollution Plight: Managing Lung Conditions
Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are two of the most common lung disease in the UK. As mentioned on the National news asthma deaths have risen by thirty per cent over the last ten years. Around 10,000 people are newly diagnosed with some form of lung disease every […]