SAFE launches a website for stroke prevention
Reliable, easy to use information on 10 modifiable stroke risk factors all in one place: www.strokeprevention.info Brussels, 17/09/2018: A SAFE-owned website on stroke prevention and modifiable stroke risk factors goes live today at www.strokeprevention.info. “We know...
Why is sitting bad for you? Irish Heart Foundation just launched an innovative campaign #ChairsCanKill
The content below was published by Irish Heart Foundation Irish Heart Foundation launched a “Chairs Can Kill” campaign this week which hoping to help everybody in Ireland sit less and reduce their risk of heart disease and stroke. But why is sitting bad for us? Recent...
New Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) research looks at stroke prevention in 11 European countries
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an abnormal heart rhythm with rapid and irregular beating. It is estimated to increase the risk of stroke 3 to 5-fold and to be associated with around a quarter of all ischaemic strokes. Additionally, AF is associated with more severe...
EPF Webinar: Transparent Advocacy in Patient Organisations- 14 September 2018
Following the publication of EPF’s Transparency Guidelines, European Patients Forum would like to invite you to join a webinar to discuss transparent advocacy in patient organisations. Health advocacy and lobbying is at the heart of the work of many patient...
Enough stroke! Enough NCDs! Are you joining in for the Week For Action on non-communicable diseases this September?
Death and illness caused by noncommunicable diseases bring suffering and heartache to millions of people worldwide every year – those who live with the diseases, as well as their families and friends. 70% of all deaths worldwide result from NCDs. In light of the...




