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ix stbulleintrillinewlfharsdity jum2226d6 joseph minkowitz a cardiologist at markham stouffville hospital says womens cardiac problems are often diagnosed later than mens doctors often miss womens heart ailments another smooth move by young drivers weve opened a new classroom now the best driver training on the planet is a little closer a little more convenient we still welcome beginners to the famous young driver program and licensed drivers who want to upgrade their skills and confidence to our collisionreel adult sessions we still offer free codriver sessions for parents no commitment neededjust call and well save you a seat markville toyota 5362 hwy 7 see reception jun 27 tuefri 4 days 930am 430pm jul 8 sat 4 saturdays 930am 430pm jul 18 tuefri 4 days 930am 430pm m mccowan a s a j hwy 7 mu young drlvers canada fi your licence to survive wwwyoungdriverscom 9059440478 and teach the risk perception emergency maneuvers and defensive driving techniques weve honed over nearly 30 years and used to train almost 1000000 drivers in the secrets of collisionree driving and receive a free caa basic 12 month membership id markham 9275 markham rd suite 204a above rogers video tuefri 4 days 930am 430pm tuefri 4 days 930am 430pm satsun 2 wknds 930am 430pm tuefri 4 days 930am 430pm jun 27 ojuu jul 15 jul 25 by michael power staff writer for years doctors told judy lendon her chest discomfort was arthritis in her ribs she never suspected she had trouble with her heart in fact doctors and female heart attack victims alike can miss symptoms which can lead to late diagnoses and early deaths women hospitalized after heart attacks are 16 per cent more likely than men to die while being treated accord ing to the canadian institute for health information as well 34 per cent of all female canadian deaths in 2002 two percent age points more than men were due to heart disease said the heart and stroke foundation of canada ms lendon who lived in whitchurchstouffville for 15 years until moving in december had the pain on and off for a decade nothing major she said but a few years ago she also started getting indi gestion and sometimes a vague sense of not feeling right an angiogram eventually revealed a major artery was up to 85 per cent blocked there was also blockage in another artery and the condition led to bypass surgery last february that was the first ms lendon heard she had any heart disease im not sure i ever had arthritis in my ribs she said women are becoming more aware that their symptoms arent what have been thought of as the typical male symptoms i had no concept that this was my heart the fact women dont fare as well as men after a heart attack or stroke could be among other possible reasons that they are diagnosed later than men said dr joseph minkowitz a cardiologist at markham stouffville hospital that might be because no one clues in to the symptoms quickly the textbook signs of a heart attack such as chest and arm pain accompa nied by sweating and nausea are the same in both men and women dr minkowitz said but women can experience symp toms that arent typical of that descrip tion such as chest pressure with no other discomfort he said and like ms lendon women can feel out of sorts or that something is not quite right that feeling shouldnt be ignored he said if women do see signs they shouldnt sweep it under the rug the fact women can have symptoms different from the classic signs of a heart attack and that those symptoms can be vague has led to the condition being missed in some emergency rooms said dr chiming chow a cardi ologist at st michaels hospital but theres no good explanation for that difference he said one theory claimed higher estrogen levels helped protect women against hardening of the arteries but hormone replacement therapy which uses estro gen showed no prevention of heart attacks in women we dont really have a good explana tion for the difference he said also women tend to have heart attacks between the ages of 60 and 65 while the median age for heart attacks in men is 55 do men have more heart attacks than women thats tough to say without adjusting for age dr chow said since women tend to catch up to men later in life most women will say breast cancer is the leading cause of female death he said but the reality is the killer in both men and women is heart disease and stroke barrys gardens now open r upick ready picked available supervised children welcome located corner of bethesda rd ninth line mon fri 8am to 8pm sat sun 8am to 5pm 9056401345 where the name is the number specializing in audi porsche volkswagen independent audi specialist free courtesy car by appointment yes we do domestics online booking available at www410autoca 138 sandiford dr unit 5 stouffville 9056422886 or 1 87741 02886auto