Prevention & Wellness Centre

A glimpse at a support group by women with heart disease for women with heart disease... more>>>

Most of us think we know what a heart attack would feel like... more >>>

Ottawa hospitals to get rid of deep-fried food in cafeterias. But Tim Hortons doughnuts... more >>>

The Canadian Women's Heart Health Centre will be attending the National Women's Show on Oct 24th and 25th at the Ernst & Young Centre. We would like to direct them to both our CWHHC website and to the following link for a $5 off coupon. 

• Women's Heart Health Centre
• National Women's Show

Few studies have investigated the combination of pregnancy complications that predict risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) death and how risk changes with age. This report presents a comprehensive investigation of the relation of the occurrence of multiple pregnancy complications to CVD death over 5 decades in a large pregnancy cohort more >>>

The complications caused by diabetes are not the same for men and women, according to a new study presented during the 51st annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Stockholm more >>>

Combined oral contraceptives (COCs) have been associated with an increased risk of arterial thrombosis, i.e. myocardial infarction or ischemic stroke. However, as these diseases are rare in young women and as many types of combined oral contraception exist, the magnitude of the risk and the effect of different hormonal contents of more >>>