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20 - The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday February 10, 2007 www.oakvillebeaver.com FEBRUARY IS HEART & STROKE FOUNDATION OF ONTARIO This promotion was made possible by these community minded businesses Heart Month Mississauga Burlington Oakville Fax · · · · HEART & STROKE FOUNDATION OF ONTARIO Finding answers. For life. Changing lives through research Construction SPRIGGS INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED (416)798-7527 (905)681-4035 159 Church Street (905)844-9232 Oakville, Ontario L6J 1N1 (905)845-1634 Quality Design and Workmanship (FUZZY) FROST (905) 338-6523 Oakville Florist Shop For over 50 years, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario has been delivering results that change lives ­ through breakthrough medical advances, major social change and health education. Our driving mission has been to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, and improve the quality of life for Ontarians. We have been extremely successful in meeting that challenge. Foundation research has helped cut the death rate from heart disease and stroke by 70% since 1956. The result: thousands more are living longer, healthier lives. Here are just a very few of the critical advances we've made through our funding of over 450 researchers and teams in hospitals and universities across Ontario: · Pioneering the use of a clot-busting drug that can actually reverse the effects of stroke. · Supporting research leading to in-utero heart treatments, saving babies lives before they're even born. · Pioneering the artificial heart for transplant patients. · Implementing acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) in the prevention of heart attack and stroke. · Developing a groundbreaking procedure that lets surgeons worldwide repair "blue baby" syndrome, giving tiny patients a chance at full active lives. · Pioneering the discovery of a hormone that regulates blood pressure, sparking a revolution in blood pressure research. · Creating the Heart and Stroke Foundation Centre for Stroke Recovery, the only Centre in the world bringing together individuals involved in basic research, clinical research and patient care in the common goal of reducing disability in stroke patients. · Looking for ways to detect and treat inherited electrical abnormalities in the heart that can cause blackouts or sudden death. Proper recognition and testing will save lives. All of these advances are the result of Ontarians putting their heart into the health and well-being of their families and communities. But the story is far from over, as millions of Canadians are still at risk. One in three Canadian deaths ­ almost 74,000 people each year ­ are due to heart disease and stroke. Between 40,000 and 50,000 strokes occur every year. The Heart and Stroke Foundation's tradition of funding world-class science means that today's research climate is producing medical advances at a rate never imagined 50 years ago. 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