Heart Attacks
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Can watching NHL playoffs give you a heart attack? What the science saysAs the NHL playoffs heat up and three Canadian teams chase the Stanley Cup, fans across the country are riding an emotional roller-coaster.HealthMay 7, 2025
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Manitobans urged to stay heart healthy when shovelling snowClearing snow from your sidewalk or driveway, however, can be more than just an annoying chore — the shovelling season brings with it an increased risk of heart attacks.HealthNov 3, 2023
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This ‘4-in-1’ pill cut heart disease risk by a third — should we all take it?Even healthy people who took a four-in-one pill had a much lower risk of heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular problems, a new study found.HealthAug 27, 2019
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More young women are having heart attacks, unaware of the threat they faceIn Canada, there has been a 19 per cent increase in hospitalization for heart attacks among women aged 30 to 39.LifestyleFeb 20, 2019
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Over half of food bank users more likely to have heart attacks, study saysA university study revealed that over half of Vancouverites that use food banks are more likely to suffer heart attacks over the next three years.May 8, 2018
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Alberta dad credits strangers for saving his life, finding daughters after heart attack while dirt bikingA Calgary dad is lucky to be alive -- and it's only thanks to a group of random strangers he encountered along the way.CanadaAug 3, 2016
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Dissolving stent for heart arteries passes first large test in U.S.Now you see it, now you don't. A new type of heart stent that works like dissolving stitches, slowly going away after it has done its job, passed its first major test in a large studyHealthOct 13, 2015
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WATCH: Study could change how heart attack patients are treatedA big study led by a Vancouver-based doctor could change the way heart attack patients are treated around the world.HealthNov 24, 2014
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Heart health: Why an Aspirin a day might not be best for everyoneThe common practice of taking an Aspirin every day to prevent heart attacks has been called into question. Global National's health specialist Dr. Ali Zenter explains.HealthMay 12, 2014
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