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Alberta neurologist recognized for developing novel brain scan to save lives
Heart and Stroke Foundation bestows first ever Distinguished Clinician Scientist Award to Dr. Shelagh Coutts.
Heart and Stroke Foundation applauds federal government on passage of Bill C-32
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada hailed the Senate of Canada’s passage of Bill C-32, Cracking Down on Tobacco Marketing Aimed at Youth Act, an important piece of legislation that will eliminate candy-flavoured cigarillos and tobacco marketing to children.
Neurologist recognized for developing novel brain scan to save lives
Award-winning neurologist Dr. Shelagh Coutts is on the fast track of developing new brain scanning techniques for rapid and effective diagnosis of mini-strokes.
Halifax researchers receive funding to examine how lifestyle modification program may reduce risk of future strokes
Funded in partnership with the Heart and Stroke Foundation, a new Nova Scotia research project will investigate whether an intensive 12-week education and exercise program can reduce stroke risk factors in patients who have had mild or non-disabling strokes.
Regulations for trans fats now necessary, says Heart and Stroke Foundation
The Heart and Stroke Foundation supports Pat Martin, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg Centre, in today’s call for the federal government to regulate trans fats in Canada’s food supply.
Funding announced for research to combat childhood obesity
Research to reduce childhood obesity received a $1.9 million boost with new funding announced today. The funding comes from a four-way partnership involving the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Rx&D Health Research Foundation (HRF), the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, and the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch of Health Canada.
Federal government’s changes to law will help protect Canadian children from harmful tobacco industry products
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada welcomes today’s introduction of amendments by the federal government to the Tobacco Act.
Two silent killers a deadly combination
Salt is the silent but potentially deadly sidekick to high blood pressure, says the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Boston Pizza Foundation contributes $1 million to strengthen Heart and Stroke Foundation’s National Automated External Defibrillator Program
The contribution will support the allocation, training and installation of 200 AEDs in public places across the country over the next five years.
Canada is heart sick and must act now: Canadian Heart Health Strategy and Action Plan
Cardiovascular disease (heart disease and stroke) is Canada's #1 killer and public health threat, costing the economy more than $22 billion annually: Strategy and Action Plan is road map to Building a Heart Healthy Canada.
Heart and Stroke Foundation reaches out to Chinese-Canadian women
The Heart and Stroke Foundation’s The Heart Truth™ campaign today launched a PSA adapted to reach Chinese-Canadian women at a special event hosted by Senator Vivienne Poy.
Health Check Strategic Advisory Council - Bio Notes
Heart and Stroke Foundation forms Strategic Advisory Council for Health Check™ program
Health Check, the food information program of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC) is celebrating 10 years of helping Canadians make healthy food choices. In conjunction with this milestone date marking the past 10 years of momentous growth, a Strategic Advisory Council has been formed to guide Health Check into the future.
Canada’s Trans Fat Scorecard: Few brownie points in latest survey
The Heart and Stroke Foundation calls on the federal government to regulate trans fats in Canada’s food supply following the disappointing trans fat monitoring results released today by Health Canada.
A Prescription for a Healthier Canada in Budget 2009
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC) welcomed the substantial new funding commitments for recreational and health information infrastructure in yesterday’s 2009 Federal Budget.
Guideline alert for blood pressure patients as treatment combo fails
Thousands of Canadians with high blood pressure (hypertension) are being treated with a drug combination that increases the risk of heart disease, kidney disease and the likelihood of dialysis, warns the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Canadian women urged to make heart health their top resolution for 2009
The Heart Truth campaign launches interactive tool to help women lower their risk for heart disease and stroke.
Stroke guidelines to fill gaps in health care
Ambulances should be sent to the closest hospital that can treat stroke, not the closest one on the map. Patients who have mini-strokes should not be sent home from hospital without a plan for appropriate follow-up care. And, stroke patients need to be checked for memory and thinking problems and not just physical disabilities.
Stroke units save lives and millions in hospital costs, new study finds
Canada’s health-care system could save up to $240 million a year in inpatient hospital costs if all stroke patients were treated in organized ‘stroke units,’ according to a Calgary study published in the current issue of the journal Stroke.
Has election fever put you under pressure?
By the year 2025, it is estimated that more than 1.5 billion people around the world will have high blood pressure, the leading risk factor for stroke and a major risk factor for heart disease. Today, five million Canadian adults have high blood pressure.
Reductions needed in the sodium added to foods
In an effort to save lives and reduce disability from stroke and heart disease, 17 of Canada’s leading health groups and professional associations today urged comprehensive action to reduce sodium levels in food.
Canada’s trans fat scorecard
The Heart and Stroke Foundation today welcomed the recent progress in the fast food sector’s reduction of heart-clogging trans fats, as indicated in Health Canada’s second trans fat monitoring results.
Heart and Stroke Foundation report reveals Canadians don't get the 9-1-1 on stroke
At least half of Canadians do not treat stroke as a medical emergency, warns the Heart and Stroke Foundation Report on Stroke. In a national poll of adults, the Heart and Stroke Foundation found that less than half would call 9-1-1 if they or someone they know experienced warning signs of stroke.
Canadian powerbrokers gather to champion women’s heart health
Eighteen of Canada’s most powerful women today join forces with the Heart and Stroke Foundation to form The Heart Truth Leadership Council.
High Blood Pressure Rates Still Very High, Particularly for Some Ethnic Groups
A recent study by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario warns that blood pressure rates represent a significant risk to the general population and are particularly high in key ethnic groups.
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