Heart Disease | Stroke

What to do about the H1N1 flu
Individuals with chronic medical conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, severe obesity, kidney disease, among others, may be at increased risk of catching H1N1 and of developing serious complications from the flu, such as pneumonia or respiratory distress. The Public Health Agency of Canada recommends that if you have any of these conditions, you should speak to your healthcare provider about getting the H1N1 vaccine, as well as your seasonal flu shot. Read more at www.fightflu.ca.

Why is this researcher riding a tricycle?
Dr. Brian McCrindle wants children born with congenital heart disease to be more physically active. Read how he’s going about it.

Volunteer for Heart Month now!
Join the tens of thousands of people across Canada in the Heart and Stroke Foundation's largest grassroots fundraising initiative – the Heart Month Campaign. You can help save people’s lives just by giving a few hours of your time this February to collect donations in your neighbourhood or by raising funds online! Please volunteer now.

Follow@TheHSF!
For those of you who love to tweet, find out what the Foundation is up to by following us on Twitter.

Join us on Facebook!
Our community is growing stronger every day. We now have more than 15,000 fans. Come share your story, join our discussion groups and show your support for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Join now.

 The Skate for Heart 2010 events will happen this February 7th in Moncton and February 27th in Bathurst! 

Tour de Vin - A Great Success!
This 65 km bike tour began in Fredericton at City Hall on October 3rd. 4 International Wine Stops,  for more information about this event next year, please call AngieThibodeau at 459-5126 or go in to Radical Edge on Queen Street, This event is proudly sponsored by Radical Edge and PMA. 

The 2010 Big Bike season raised over $250,000 here in NB!
Click here  to read about the success and to see all the volunteers who made it such a wonderful experience! See you next year!

Stroke Care in New Brunswick:
Click here for Health Professional Resources as well as Patient Resources for Stroke Care in this province that can help you today. Click here for information from our 1st Annual Stroke Care Conference held on May 8th!