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Canadian cardiac researchers warn women about risks of heart attack and stroke
Did you know that heart attack and stroke are the number one cause of premature death for women in Canada? Or that Canadian women are five times more likely to die of heart disease than breast cancer? Or that 53 per cent of women who have heart attack symptoms go undiagnosed when they seek medical treatment?
It’s “stunning” facts like these that Canadian cardiac researchers are hoping to get across this Valentine’s Day weekend with the Wear Red Day campaign.
“If you ask Canadian women what they are afraid of, they will say breast cancer,” said Colleen Norris, professor in the Faculty of Nursing and chair of the health systems and policy working group of the Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance, which is hosting Wear Red Day.
Cáritas ha aumentado casi un 40% la atención a familias de la Región en 2020
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Cáritas califica el 2020 de extremadamente duro para las familias murcianas
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University of Alberta’s Li Ka Shing Applied Virology Institute receives $20 million
The Government of Alberta signalled its support for the University of Alberta’s leadership in Alberta’s biotech sector by announcing $20 million in new funding for the U of A’s Li Ka Shing Applied Virology Institute (AVI) during a celebration of Michael Houghton’s Nobel Prize yesterday. This builds on the more than $30 million the Government of Alberta has invested in the Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, home to the AVI, over the past 10 years.
Premier Jason Kenney revealed the news before the formal announcement during a virtual reception Thursday night to celebrate Houghton that included U of A president Bill Flanagan, Alberta Minister of Advanced Education Demetrios Nicolaides, Alberta Minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation Doug Schweitzer, former Alberta premiers Ed Stelmach and David Hancock, U of A presidents emeriti David Turpin and Indira Samarasekera, a host of cu