Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), May 3, 1991, p. 27

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THE WEEKEND OUTLOOK Friday May 1M1 Listen to your heart for survival It can strike suddenly and when it does your life or the life of a lov ed one can be saved or lost in a matter of minutes Heart attack If you think it can never happen to you think again Most of us wouldnt consider ourselves a candidate for a heart attack but were all potential vic tims in todays fastpaced high- stress lifestyles It can and does happen to both sexes and all ages Heart disease which can result in heart attack is the PLUMBING SUPPLIES Acrylic Bath Shower Unils Whirlpools Spas Pedestals Vanities Medicine Cabinets leading cause of death in Canada Over Canadians suffer heart attacks of those are under years old How do you know if youre suf fering a heart attack Be alert to the bodys alarm system Denial can cost minutes precious minutes so be familiar with the warning signs The early stages of a heart attack are characteriz ed by shortness of breath pain or tight feeling m the chest often ac companied by sweating nausea HERMANS and feeling of weakness If you or any one you know ex perience some of the above symp toms call Emergency 911 Get ting to the hospital fast is your best chance for survival And now its even better thanks to thrombolytic therapy Thousands of lives have already been saved by ad ministering thrombolytic or clot dissolving drugs 80 of heart at tacks are caused by blood clots When the clot interrupts the flow m 7987786 PI ill PLUMBING SHOWROOM Armtrong Ave Georgetown SIDING SOFFITS FASCIA Aluminum and Vinyl 5 Inch Seamless Replacement Windows and Doors 4572134 8731951 Join the new generation in home cleaning with anew Efectrofux Central Vacuum System can be easily Into new and existing homes more infoimation call BRAMPTON level sq ft COFFERED second level i323 sq ft AMLY CUSTOM HOMES All Phases of General Contracting Complete Homes or Basement Frame Package Labour All Material Supplied 8736104 PLEASE LEAVE MESSAGE TUGA FORMING ltd Concrete Custom Homes Our Specialty 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no difference in mortality reduction between the three agents and concluded that throm bolytic therapy was safe but is with any medical treatmen it- potential side effects have io be considered The major risk of thrombui therapy is bleeding due to the thrombolytic agents inability to distinguish between good and bad clots However in the ISIS study SK was found to be safer since both and cause significantly more strokes from bleeding to the brain Dr Turpie states that the results of this study are impor tant The efficacy and safety of thrombolytic therapy have been well documented In ISIS 3 the strenghts and weaknesses of each type of thrombolytic drug has been examined If SK and aspirin are administered soon after the start of a heart attack we could save many lives and save millions of dollars Continuing developments in cardiac science are constantly improving the odds of surviving a heart attack You can help in crease the odds by leading a healthy lifestyle visiting the doc tor regularly knowing the symp toms of heart attack and getting emergency treatment as soon as possible Listen to your heart Your life depends on it Consumer warning Milwaukee Electric Tool Cor poration is warning users of cer tain electric power tools to stop using them because they pose a possible electric shock hazard Investigation has revealed that a number of ft long power supply cord sets supplied to Milwaukee Electric by Electrical Wire Pro ducts for use with Milwaukee power tools were miswired The line or neutral conductors were connected to the ground terminal causing the tool enclosure to be energized The cord sets may be identified by the name printed on a Cord Set label attached to each cord set and a stylized B logo moulded on the plug cap The cord set is used on the following Milwaukee power tools Magnum Drills Models Drills Models 11071 Magnum Hammer Drills Models 53701 Sawzalls Models 6507 Magnum Screwdrivers Models 67491 67931 Although there have not been any reported incidents Milwaukee Electric is asking owners to check their power tools and if a cord set is provid ed return the cord set only to the following address for replace ment Milwaukee Electric Tool Canada Ltd 75S Progress Road Scarborough Ontario 2W7 If you have any questions on this recall action please call Milwaukee Electric Tool Canada Ltd at 4394181

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