Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Lengthy car, plane rides pose risk of clots

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Traveling long distances in cars and planes could put you at risk for deep vein thrombosis - potentially deadly blood clots in the deep vei...

Exercise in later life is beneficial: study

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The British Journal of Sports Medicine published study has unveiled that doing exercise at elderly age make them stay healthy. The study ...
Monday, November 25, 2013

CARG Newsletter - December 2013

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The CARG Newsletter - December 2013 is now available online

CARG Collection Coordinator required

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Mary Green, CARG board member writes: Job vacancy: Collection Coordinator. Duties are to organize volunteers to help collect walking fees ev...

CARG Christmas Parties 2013

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The CARG Christmas Parties for 2013 will be held again at both the Field House and the Shaw Centre: Field House: Friday December 13 in ro...
Monday, November 18, 2013

Johns Hopkins heart researchers develop formula to more accurately calculate 'bad' cholesterol in individual patients

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Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a more accurate way to calculate low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, the so-called "ba...
Friday, November 15, 2013

Texts may help people with diabetes manage care (USA)

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What if a doctor's orders were as simple as two text messages a day to keep the ER at bay? A recent study published in Annals of Emergen...

Leading Canadian health organizations release a Vascular Declaration calling for urgent action on vascular disease

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Ninety per cent of Canadians are facing an unacceptable risk of developing vascular disease and we have to act now to reduce its increasing ...
Monday, November 11, 2013

Horrible bosses really ARE bad for your health: Chronic stress can lead to heart disease and diabetes, experts warn

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Working for a difficult boss can come with stress, long hours and a poor office atmosphere. But new research has found it can also be bad f...

Scan can predict heart attacks (UK)

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Scientists have devised a way to scan for fatty deposits that cause heart attacks , bringing accurate prediction of risk one step closer. T...
Friday, November 8, 2013

The Stroke Survivors' Declaration (UK)

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At the heart of the work of the Campaigns and Policy team is the Stroke Survivors' declaration . Written by over 120 stroke survivors, i...
Saturday, November 2, 2013

Study says soda tax would cut obesity rates by 1.3 per cent in UK, W. Europe's fattest country

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Slapping a 20 per cent tax on soda in Britain could cut the number of obese adults by about 180,000, according to a new study. Though the n...
Wednesday, October 30, 2013

How hiking is good for body and mind

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Hiking outdoors comes with a bounty of perks: nice views, fresh air, and the sounds and smells of nature. Hiking is a powerful cardio worko...

Gardening, home improvements help reduce heart/stroke risk (Sweden)

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Gardening and home do-it-yourself projects can reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke by 30 percent in those age 60 and older, researche...

Cancer and cardiovascular organizations team up to improve the health of Canadians

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The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer and the Heart and Stroke Foundation have announced a $16 million investment in a first of its kind ...