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THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2009 4 FEBRUARY IS HEART & STROKE MONTH The businesses on these pages support the Heart & Stroke Foundation annual appeal to find a cure for heart disease. Close to Home Far From Ordinary 310 Guelph St., Unit 5 Geogetown 905-873-4405 Gift Certificates Available 130 Mill Street East, #103, Acton (519)853-0079 Be Heart Smart The Hon. Michael Chong, P.C. M.P. Wellington-Halton Hills chongm@parl.gc.ca 1-866-878-5556 905-702-2597 www.michaelchong.ca Please give generously 60 Commerce Cres. 853-3540 Please Give Generously PLUMBING Residential Commercial Industrial Repairs & Renovations Gas Piping Well Pumps Installation & Repairs Drain Cleaning 519-853-1805 Serving Acton & Georgetown Over 30 years experience LICENSED PLUMBER Please support the Heart and Stroke Foundation Stephen Attwell Susan Seads Vintners of Acton 41 Mill St. East Acton, Ontario Tel.: (519) 853-2255 L7J 1H1 Fax.: (519) 853-9574 Red Wine - its good for the Heart bE HEART SMART Acton Home Hardware 519-853-1730 Acton Ready to serve. Acton Market Place Plaza 372 Queen St. E. 853-1960 Please give generously ??????????????? ???????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????? Please give generously 519-853-8859 9 Mill St, Acton | www.bluespringsspa.com DOWNTOWN ACTON Please give generously to the Heart & Stroke Foundation 16 Mill Street East, Acton, ON L7J 1G9 Tel: 519-853-9555 Email: actonbia@cogeco.net Web: www.downtownacton.ca Four out of 10 Canadians will develop heart disease Its a sobering thought but almost four out of ten Can- adians will develop some form of heart disease or stroke. Mos t peop le know someone close who has suc- cumbed to the disease. With Canadas aging population, it is even more critical that we understand the root causes of these diseases. This knowledge allows for earlier diagnosis and better treatments, while providing Canadians with critical information on how to protect their health. What if we could stop a heart attack or stroke before it starts? Impossible? Not necessarily. The solution can be summed up in two words: Research and you. Research: Finding an- swers. For life. The Heart and Stroke Foundation leads the way in protecting the health of Canadians at risk of de- veloping heart disease and stroke, through research, research continues to bal- loon. Finding even more funds to support critical re- search is a challenge. Thanks to research and new treatments, odds of survival from heart attack today are now better than they were a generation ago. attack. Yet half of them still have high risk of a second one. Theres more work to be done. The good news is that we can expect to reap the benefits of more life-saving advances in the next dec- ade or two than in the last century. But the cost of this health promotion and ad- vocacy efforts. Through the generosity of its donors, they are a leading funder of heart and stroke research in Canada. But were only half-way there. More Canadians today are recovering from a first Recognize signals of impending heart attack Thousands of Canadians die from heart attacks every year because they dont get medical treatment quickly enough. Learn to recognize the signals of heart attack so you can react quickly to save a life. Pain sudden discomfort or pain that does not go away with rest; pain that may be in the chest, neck, jaw, shoulder, arms or back; pain that may feel like burning, squeezing, heaviness, tightness or pres- sure; in women, pain may be more vague; chest pain or discomfort that is brought on with exertion and goes away with rest. Shortness of breath dif- ficulty breathing. Nausea indigestion; vomiting. Sweating cool, clammy skin. Fear anxiety, denial. If you are experiencing any of these signals, you should: Call 911 or your local emergency number immedi- ately, or have someone call for you. Stop all activity and sit or lie down, in whatever pos- ition is most comfortable. If you take nitroglycerin, take your normal dosage. If you are experiencing chest pain, chew and swal- low one adult 325mg ASA tablet (acetylsalicylic acid, commonly referred to as aspirin) or two 80 mg tab- lets. Pain medicines such as acetaminophen (eg. Tylen- ol) or ibuprofen (eg. Advil) do not work the same say as ASA (dg. Aspirin) and therefore will not help in the emergency situation de- scribed above. Rest comfortably and wait for emergency medical servi- ces (EMS) to arrive. Are the warning signs of heart attacks the same for women? In the past, it was believed that women have different warning signals than men. That may not be the case. Both women and men may experience typical or non-typical systems such as nausea, sweating, pain in the arm, throat, jaw or pain that is unusual. However, women may describe their pain differently than men. Nevertheless, the most com- mon symptom in women is still chest pain.