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The Citizen, 1994-02-09, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9,1994. Brussels Pharmacy Brussels 887-9514 KMM FARM DRAINAGE Walton 887-6428 Wheeler Auto Glass Brussels 887-6273 Brussels Motors Brussels 887-6173 Jacquie Gowing Accounting Service Brussels 887-9248 Your donations help give someone a second chance. Heart Disease and Stroke Continue to be Canada's #1 Killer McGavin's Farm Equipment & Farm Supply Walton 887-6365 Huron Tractor Blyth 523-4244 Scrimgeour's Food Market Blyth 523-4551 Deaths in Canada The most recent statistics show that in 1991, heart disease and stroke accounted for more than 75,000 deaths in Canada: • 30 times more than infectious diseases (including AIDS) • 20 times more than motor vehicle accidents • 4 times more than respiratory diseases • 40% more than all forms of cancer Deaths in Canada__________________ 76,850 Diseaee* ol th* Circulatory System* 54,756 All Cancers ^S^^RMpiratory Diseases t^5^^tecidents. Suicide, Poisoning, etc. 7,310 Digestive System 5,656 Endocrine, Nutritional, Metabolic A Immunological 1,706 Birth Defects and Perinatal Mortality 19,546 All Other Causes Female Male ■ includes 513 deaths due to cogenrtal birth delects of the circulalory system (M»283. F=230) Manning's Building Supplies Ltd. Blyth 523-9305 Stroke is the leading cause of adult neurological disability in Canada and a leading cause of death. Each year, approximately 50,000 Canadians have a stroke. A third of these victims are between the ages of 35 and 65. • Approximately a quarter of stroke victims will die • Up to 30% of survivors will require assistance with the basics of self-care (e.g. dressing and eating) • 16% will be institutionalized It is not surprising that the cost of stroke is estimated to be $3 billion a year. The good news is that stroke can be beaten. Heart disease and stroke are Canada’s #1 kill er. But were not fighting a losing hattie. Over the past 40 years deaths from heart disease and stroke have dropped by 50%. Today, research and education, funded by your donations, are making a difference. His pacemaker is just one example of the medical advances that save lives each day. But the battle isn’t over yet. Please give to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Strokes can be prevented. Many strokes can be prevented if appropriate medical treatment is followed and attention paid to modifiable risk factors such as smoking. Almost all stroke survivors recover to some extent. Eighty per cent of stroke survivors return home. An exciting new era! The 1990's promise to be an exciting era when it comes to the prevention and treatment of stroke. New therapies are currently in development which should prevent many strokes; others act to reduce the amount of brain damage sustained when stroke occurs. The time is now. Under the leadership of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, new programs are being developed which will bring together the public, the health care professionals and the researchers in the battle against stroke. The time has never been better to reduce our risks of stroke. Women and Cardiovascular Disease What is the leading cause of death among Canadian women? If you said breast cancer, uterine cancer, lung cancer or infectious disease, you were wrong. The most common cause of death among women in Canada are heart disease and stroke. In 1991, heart disease and stroke accounted for 41% of all female deaths in Canada - making it the Number One Killer among women. A woman’s symptoms are different Whereas men have the sort of crushing chest pain (angina) thought to be typical of heart attacks, the symptoms of heart disease may be different and somewhat harder to diagnose in women. Women often ignore chest, stomach or jaw pain because they don't consider the possibility that what they're experiencing may be a warning sign of serious trouble. CP HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION Listen to your body! Because they are older when symptoms appear and often wait too long before seeking help, the rate at which women die following a heart attack is almost twice that of men. They also have higher rates of death following coronary artery bypass surgery and balloon angioplasty (a non- surgical procedure for opening up clogged arteries in the heart). Many of these deaths could be prevented if women would only learn to listen to their bodies and seek help immediately. Stroke kills more women than men. Listening to warning signals - even if they appear vague - also applies to stroke. Stroke kills 26% more women than men each year in Canada. Many strokes are preceded by temporary "mini strokes". Seeking medical attention for a mini stroke could prevent a full-blown stroke down the road. Why your help is always needed! The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario funds two-thirds of all heart and stroke research in Ontario, yet it can provide only 40% of the dollars requested for qualified research. The Foundation devotes $18 million to support heart and stroke research. As a result, 200 world class research projects are carried out at Ontario’s leading hospitals and universities. Your support also ensures that information regarding prevention, recovery and rehabilitation is available to everyone. Thousands of people depend on Foundation-support health promotion programs including: • Emergency Cardiac Care: The Foundation sets the guidelines for CPR training. • Heart to Heart: A support and education group for heart attack and heart surgery patients and their partners. • HeartHealth: A national newsletter about the latest issues affecting heart disease and stroke. • Professional Education: Offers programs regarding prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation to health professionals. Blyth Apothecary Blyth 523-4210 Auburn Co-op Auburn 526-7262 Davies Accounting Services Brussels 887-9595 Steve Bearss Construction Blyth 523-9695 The Citizen Blyth 523-4792 Brussels 887-9114