Tag: stroke-prevention
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Managing diabetes to reduce risk of stroke
November is diabetes awareness month and Hamilton Health Sciences’ (HHS) Stroke Prevention Clinic and Diabetes Care and Research Program have...
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How smoking can lead to stroke
Smoking is one of the leading risk factors of stroke. According to the Heart & Stroke Foundation, 9 in 10...
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The stubborn pursuit of “Why”
By: Dr. Richard Whitlock Cardiac surgeon, Hamilton Health Sciences Principal investigator, Population Health Research Institute Associate professor of surgery, McMaster...
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Curbing the perfect storm for stroke
On a gloomy day last April, Richard te Boekhorst was doing yard work when the clouds above him threatened to...
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