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  Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada - Heart Disease, Stroke and Healthy Living
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada recognizes that individual and social risk factors affect the life-long heart health of Canadians.
From coast to coast, and all summer long, the Heart and Stroke Foundation will be hosting golf tournaments to raise funds for vital research into heart disease and stroke.
A kit is now available from the Heart and Stroke Foundation that will teach CPR to you and your family in just 20 minutes in the comfort of your own home.
www.heartandstroke.ca   (286 words)

  
  Michigan Heart Disease & Stroke Information - Michigan Health Center
According to a February 2003 CDC publication entitled Atlas of Stroke Mortality: Racial, Ethnic, and Geographic Disparities in the United States, a total of 44,079 people (26,806 women and 17,273 men) ages 35 and older died from stroke during 1991–1998 in Michigan.
Heart disease and stroke are, respectively, the first and third leading causes of death in the United States.
The specific abilities that will be lost or affected by the stroke depend on the extent of the cell death and where in the brain the stroke happened.
www.michiganstartpages.com /michigan/health/heart.htm   (438 words)

  
 Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
The Heart and Stroke Foundation recognizes that individual and social risk factors affect the life-long heart health of Canadians.
Also, stay tuned because the Heart and Stroke Foundation is currently exploring new initiatives that will continue to promote healthy living and community involvement and celebrate the commitment of our donors and volunteers.
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta, NWT & Nunavut has many resources available to the public, from educational pamphlets and reading materials to videos and cookbooks.
ww2.heartandstroke.ca /Page.asp?PageID=28&SiteLanguageID=1&CategoryID=14   (345 words)

  
 American Heart Association
Our August issue of Heart Insight features an interview with a heart transplant patient, articles on sleep apnea and medication compliance, and a feature on fitness walking.
Coordinated care means faster treatment for rural heart attack patients
Learn CPR and follow these tips to keep swimming fun and safe for your family.
www.americanheart.org   (264 words)

  
 American Stroke Association
Power To End Stroke is and aggressive education and awareness campaign that embraces and celebrate the culture, energy, creativity and lifestyles of African Americans.
Stroke impacts a person’s body, behavior, and communication.
But it is still important to know the warning signs of stroke and how to respond to them.
www.strokeassociation.org   (267 words)

  
 American Heart Association
As your constituent and as an advocate for the American Heart Association’s You’re the Cure, I urge you to contact the leaders of the health appropriations subcommittee and ask them to increase funding for the National Institutes of Health by 6.7 percent in the 2008 health appropriations bill.
The costs and prevalence of heart disease and stroke are expected to escalate significantly as the baby boom generation ages.
Please distribute this funding in a manner that results in increases in heart research and stroke research (conducted primarily by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) of at least 6.7 percent.
www.researchsaveslives.org   (712 words)

  
 heart attack stroke Natures Win heart attack stroke high blood pressure prevention
A young person can suffer a heart attack due to chronic low-grade vitamin deficiency or even a stroke.
More and more people in there forties are succumbing to fatal heart attacks.
Heart disease is the number one killer in the U.S., followed by cancer at number two, adverse drug reactions at number four and diabetes at number five.
www.natureswindow.net /vemiddleg5.html   (635 words)

  
 Stroke
Stroke and Vascular Cognitive Impairment: A Transdisciplinary, Translational and Transactional Approach >
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins publishes Stroke for the American Heart Association
(C)2007 American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved.
stroke.ahajournals.org   (113 words)

  
 heart and stroke - askthebones.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
The aim of the Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke Association is to promote the prevention of and alleviate the suffering resulting from chest, heart and stroke illnesses in Northern Ireland.
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is the leading national charity fighting heart and circulatory disease - the UK's biggest killer.
The BHF funds research, education and life-saving equipment and helps heart patients return to a full and active Heart and Stroke Encyclopedia Air Pollution, Heart Disease and Stroke.
www.askthebones.com /t/heart+and+stroke.htm   (172 words)

  
 stroke-prevention-and-treatment.com | Heart Attack Stroke | Stroke Symptoms | Heart Disease | Stroke Treatment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
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Don't let a Heart Attack be your First Sign of Heart Disease
Answers to your questions about Stroke symptoms, treatments and more.
stroke-prevention-and-treatment.com   (230 words)

  
 A to Z Guide
Heart Disease and Sex — see Sexual Activity and Heart Disease or Stroke
Heart and Estrogen-progestin Replacement Study (HERS) — see Estrogen and Cardiovascular Diseases in Women
Heart Failure, Congestive — see Congestive Heart Failure
www.strokeassociation.org /presenter.jhtml?identifier=10000067   (3898 words)

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