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Stroke and the Brain The brain is the control centre of your body. It controls how you think, feel, communicate and move. Knowing how your brain works can help you understand your stroke. Brain cells The brain is full of specialized cells called neurons. These neurons make

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Don’t Drive

Don’t Drive

When it comes to stroke, every second counts. Literally. Most strokes are caused by a blockage stopping blood flow in the brain. From the second that blockage occurs, the brain is deprived of nutrition and oxygen; brain cells start to die. “About two million neurons and 7.5

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Ask a cardiologist: Aspirin 101

Ask a cardiologist: Aspirin 101

Question: Should I take a daily Aspirin to prevent heart attack? Dr. Jay Udell-Cardiologist Aspirin can help prevent heart attack in some people. But it’s definitely not something that everyone should take. If you’re healthy,taking a daily Aspirin to prevent heart attack may actually put you at

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This app could save your life!

This app could save your life!

This app is a great review with training to save a life.   The video below is from Heart and Stroke researcher Dr. Cheskes reminding us that sudden cardiac arrest can happen anytime, anywhere, to anybody.   Dr. Cheskes talking about people like you, me and Claire.   Stay

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The Shocking Truth

Automated External Defibrillators (AED) save lives every day. Whether you realize it or not they really do. Yet AED’s are not mandatory in public and work places. But when they are there AED’s save people’s lives. It’s as simple as that. Here is some unbiased information from

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We can fix it

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada has some exciting news. This week they released information regarding cardiac regenerative tissue research. I know that was a mouthful. So here we go and I will break it down. Through research the Heart and Stroke Foundation (HSF) has found a

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