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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday January 27, 2007 - 37 OVERWEIGHT? Women get wise on heart health February is Heart Month and members of the public are invited to attend a free seminar entitled Heart Health for Women Wednesday, Feb. 7. It's at 7 p.m. at LeDome Banquet Hall, 1173 North Service Rd. E. The seminar is organized by Halton Healthcare Services, in partnership with the Women's Health Alliance of Halton and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. Dr. Michael Heffernan, a Cardiologist practicing in Oakville, and on Active Staff at Halton Healthcare, OakvilleTrafalgar Memorial Hospital site, will be presenting. Many people think of heart disease as a male health problem, however, heart disease is the leading cause of death in women. Women tend to be safeguarded from heart disease prior to menopause because of the protective effect of estrogen, but not always. For example, pre-menopausal women with diabetes have similar risk to men of the same age because diabetes cancels out the protective effect estrogen provides. In the past, it was believed that women had different warning signals than men. This may not be the case. Both women and men may experience typical or non-typical symptoms 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 common symptom in women is still chest pain. Since heart disease and stroke are Canada's leading cause of death, it's important to understand how to take steps to lessen the chances of these serious illnesses. A great place to start is to learn to identify and control your risk factors. While you can't control your age, family history, gender or ethnicity, there are many other risk factors ­ obesity, diabetes, smoking, high blood pressure and elevated blood cholesterol ­ that you can control. 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