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Heart Attack Prevention: Get a Head Start
It's never too early to start thinking about how to reduce your risk of a heart attack. Find out how to get a head start on heart attack prevention.
Seniors' Health menu
General
- 27 ways to ease up
- 9 ways to warm up this winter
- Aging well
- Andropause (male menopause)
- Climate change and your health
Body Basics
- Calcium and vitamin d intake
- Dare you not to yawn!
- Everyday life activities
- What to expect if you suffer a fracture of the spine
- Hip muscle strengthening
Bones & Joints
- 6 self-care steps for dealing with TMJD
- Arthritis - a potential cure and a cause
- Arthritis: what is it?
- Calcium and osteoporosis
- Got inflamed joints?
Heart Disease
- A dash of salt can really add up
- A little ASA for your heart?
- Beating Heart Disease, Myocardial Infarction and Stroke
- Blood pressure - what's yours at?
- Cholesterol and heart disease
Brain & Mental Health
- A stroke of luck
- Aging & the nervous system
- Alzheimer's disease
- Alzheimer's disease: Is a cure close at hand?
- Alzheimer's disease: diagnosis
Kidneys & Urinary Problems
- Keep your kids healthy
- More about the prostate gland
- Prostate problems
- Sexual dysfunction
- Urinary incontinence
Nutrition & Fitness
- A healthy diet as we grow older
- Canada's new and improved food guide
- Do you get enough calcium?
- Exercise - it's never too late to start - really!
- Folic acid and your heart
Research news
- Report: Heart disease in Canada to skyrocket
- Survey: Canadians want their basic, everyday health care
- Study: Cardiovascular risk factors linked to Alzheimer's disease
- Study: Cholesterol medications may protect bones, too
- Study: Complex job may prevent Alzheimer's disease
Health features
- 4 Steps to Post-holiday Rejuvenation
- Active Living
- Allergy and Asthma
- Andropause: A turning point for men
- Ankylosing Spondylitis: Take Control!
Health tools
- Andropause/low testosterone test
- Cancer: what do you know?
- Cataracts: what do you know?
- Is it a cold or the flu?
- Diabetes complication tool
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About this channel
The "golden years" don't always glitter - they come with their own set of health problems, as if you hadn't lived through enough already. But you can look forward to many more happy, healthy years with a little help from your doctor and the right information. We present the facts on many conditions common to seniors so you can stay well.
Heart attacks
How to prevent heart attacks
Heart attack warning signs
Are you an apple or a pear?
Assess your lifestyle
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