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ACE inhibitors
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Discusses the importance of ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme) inhibitors, their purpose as a cardiac medication, how they are to be taken and possible side effects.
- Source: University of Ottawa, Heart Institute (UOHI)
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Alcohol and chronic disease: an Ontario perspective
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Describes harms caused by alcohol consumption and offers policy recommendations. Examines the relationship between alcohol and chronic diseases including cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and mental illnesses. Link requires PDF reader.
- Source: Alcohol Policy Network (APN)
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Alcohol and your health: less is more when it comes to healthy living
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Acknowledges the health benefits resulting from a limited amount of alcohol, but stresses the harmful effects of too much alcohol. Details the damage it can inflict on both the human body and society as a whole. Pays particular attention to the special risks, posed by over consumption, to women and adolescents. Prepared by the Centre for Addictions Research of B.C.
- Source: Canadian Health Network (CHN)
- From: Partner feature of the month: archives
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American Heart Association
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Helps to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Web site offers disease specific information about risk, news, symptoms, causes, treatments, and support resources. Includes a heart and stroke encyclopedia, caregiver information, healthy lifestyle tips and health tools, and free podcast reports.
- Source: American Heart Association
- From: International resource
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Anger & 'type A personality'
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Profiles the 'type A personality' and identifies anger and hostility as a risk factor for heart disease. Lists the effects that anger has on the cardiovascular system and personal behaviour patterns.
- Source: HeartBC
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Angina
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Explains what angina is and lists the different types of angina, causes, symptoms, diagnostic tests, and treatment options.
- Source: Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC)
- From: Heart disease
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Angiography
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Discusses what an angiogram is, why it is important to discover how the blood flows into the heart, what to expect during the procedure, and how to prepare for it.
- Source: Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC)
- From: Heart disease
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Are you getting enough zzzz's?
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Stresses the importance of getting the optimum hours of sleep and warns of the consequences of sleep deprivation. Examines various causes of sleeplessness and offers suggestions for combating the problem.
- Source: Canadian Health Network (CHN)
- From: Magazine feature of the month: archives
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Atherosclerosis
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Discusses how this condition develops, how the arteries are affected, related health problems, and provides lifestyle suggestions on how to prevent it.
- Source: Capital Health (Edmonton)
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Atherosclerosis
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Describes what happens to the arteries and discusses possible causes, risk factors, symptoms, possible outcomes, diagnostic tests and treatment options for this condition.
- Source: Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC)
- From: Heart disease
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