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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Should I Get a Screening Test?
Abdominal Fullness or Bloating
Abdominal Gas and Colic
Abdominal Pain and Other Illness
Abdominal Pain Causes
Abdominal Pain Following an Injury
Abdominal Pain, Age 11 and Younger
Abdominal Pain, Age 12 and Older
Abdominal Ultrasound
Abdominal X-Ray
Abnormal Pap Test
Abnormal Pap Test While Pregnant
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: Should I Have a Hysterectomy?
Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding
Abortion
Abortion: Emotional Recovery
Abruptio Placenta
Abscessed Tooth
Absence Epilepsy
Absorbent Products for Urinary Incontinence
Abuse in Vulnerable Adults
Abuse: Signs of Abuse-Related Injuries
AC
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Accidental Needle Sticks
Acetaminophen
Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy
Acetaminophen Use in Young Children
Achilles Tendon Injury: Physiotherapy and Rehab
Achilles Tendon Problems
Achilles Tendon Rupture: Should I Have Surgery?
Acid Burns
Acid reducers
ACL Injury: Exercises to Do Before Treatment
ACL Injury: Should I Have Knee Surgery?
Acne
Acne: Should I See My Doctor?
Acne: Should I Take Isotretinoin for Severe Acne?
Acne: Tips for Keeping It Under Control
Acne: Treatment With Alpha Hydroxy Acids
Acne: Treatment With Antibiotics
Acne: Treatment With Benzoyl Peroxide
Acne: Treatment With Salicylic Acid
Acquired Von Willebrand's Disease
Actinic Keratosis
Active Children: Canadian sedentary behaviour guidelines
Active Children: Get outdoors and explore
Active Children: Let’s play
Active Children: Preschool active play
Active Ideas: Creating a Low-Cost Home Gym
Active Ideas: Fun Activities for You and Your Family
Active Ideas: Think Before You Buy Exercise Equipment
Active Ideas: Tips for People Who Don't Like to Exercise
Active Listening
Active Older Adults: Being Active All Year
Active Older Adults: Walking
Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer
Acupressure for Morning Sickness
Acupuncture
Acute Bronchitis
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Acute Flaccid Myelitis
Acute Kidney Injury
Acute Kidney Injury Versus Chronic Kidney Disease
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
AD
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Added Sugars
Addiction: Helping Others: Addiction in the Family
Addiction: Helping Others: How to Find Help for Someone
Addiction: Helping Others: How to Tell if There is an Alcohol Issue
Addiction: Helping Others: When Someone in Your Home Misuses Alcohol
Addiction: Leisure and Recovery: Being Motivated
Addiction: Leisure and Recovery: Get Active
Addiction: Leisure and Recovery: High-Risk Situations
Addiction: Leisure and Recovery: Leisure for Life
Addiction: Leisure and Recovery: Making a Leisure Plan
Addiction: Leisure and Recovery: Overview
Addiction: Leisure and Recovery: Staying With Your Leisure Program
Addiction: Leisure and Recovery: Technology and Leisure
Addiction: Leisure and Recovery: What is Leisure?
Addison's Disease
Adenomyosis
ADHD and Hyperactivity
ADHD in Adults: Behavioural Strategies
ADHD Myths and Facts
ADHD: Helping Your Child Get the Most From School
ADHD: Helping Your Child Get Things Done
ADHD: Impulsivity and Inattention
ADHD: Should My Child Take Medicine for ADHD?
ADHD: Social Skills Training
ADHD: Symptoms in Adults
ADHD: Taking Care of Yourself When Your Child Has ADHD
ADHD: Tests for Other Disorders
Adjustable Gastric Banding Surgery
Adolescent Sensory and Motor Development
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
Advance Care Planning: Should I Have Artificial Hydration and Nutrition?
Advance Care Planning: Should I Receive CPR and Life Support?
Advance Care Planning: Should I Stop Kidney Dialysis?
Advance Care Planning: Should I Stop Treatment That Prolongs My Life?
AF
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After a Stroke: Helping Your Family Adjust
After Brain Injury: A Guide for Patients and their Families: Introduction
After Childbirth: Coping and Adjusting
After Childbirth: Pelvic Bone Problems
After Childbirth: Urination and Bowel Problems
After Your Miscarriage: Introduction
After Your Stilbirth: Funerals and Memorial Services
After Your Stillbirth: At Home
After Your Stillbirth: At the Hospital or Birthing Centre
After Your Stillbirth: Autopsy
After Your Stillbirth: Care of Your Baby
After Your Stillbirth: Coping With Milestones
After Your Stillbirth: Emotional Support
After Your Stillbirth: Finding Support
After Your Stillbirth: Grandparent’s Grief
After Your Stillbirth: Grieving Friends
After Your Stillbirth: How You Feel Grief
After Your Stillbirth: Introduction
After Your Stillbirth: Losing a Twin or Multiples
After Your Stillbirth: Making Arrangements
After Your Stillbirth: Other Ways to Remember
After Your Stillbirth: Partner Grief
After Your Stillbirth: Resources
After Your Stillbirth: Secondary Losses
After Your Stillbirth: Strategies for Coping
After Your Stillbirth: Supporting Children
After Your Stillbirth: The Grief Journey
After Your Stillbirth: Ways to Say Goodbye
After Your Stillbirth: What is Stillbirth?
After Your Stillbirth: When Considering Another Pregnancy
After Your Stillbirth: When to Get Help
After Your Stillbirth: Your Emotional Health
After Your Stillbirth: Your Physical Health
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Age-Related Foot Changes
Age-Related Hearing Loss
Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Taking Vitamins
Aggression in Youth
Aging Well: Choosing a Nursing Home
Aging Well: Making Your Home Fall-Proof
Agitation and Dementia
AI
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Air Quality: Air Quality Health Index (AQHI)
Air Quality: Wildfire Smoke and Your Health
AL
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Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)
Alan's Story: Coping With Change After a Heart Attack
Alberta Blood Transfusion Information: For Adults
Alberta Blood Transfusion Information: For Babies
Alberta Blood Transfusion Information: For Children
Alberta Blood Transfusion Information: When You Need Rh Immune Globulin
Alberta Blood Transfusion Information: When Your Child Needs Special Red Blood Cells or Platelets
Albumin Urine Test
Alcohol and Drug Use
Alcohol and Drug Use in Young People
Alcohol and Drugs: When to Get Help for a Person Who Is Intoxicated
Alcohol and Substance Use in PTSD
Alcohol Effects on a Fetus
Alcohol Increases the Risk of Cold Injury
Alcohol Problems: Helping Someone Get Treatment
Alcohol Problems: How to Stop Drinking
Alcohol: Drinking and Your Health
Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy
Aldosterone in Blood
Aldosterone in Urine
Alkali Burns
Alkaline Phosphatase
All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs): ATV Safety
Allen Test
Allergic Reaction
Allergic Reaction to Tattoo Dye
Allergic Rhinitis
Allergies
Allergies in Children: Giving an Epinephrine Shot to a Child
Allergies to Insect Stings
Allergies: Avoiding Indoor Triggers
Allergies: Avoiding Outdoor Triggers
Allergies: Giving Yourself an Epinephrine Shot
Allergies: Rush Immunotherapy
Allergies: Should I Take Allergy Shots?
Allergies: Should I Take Shots for Insect Sting Allergies?
Allergy Shots for Allergic Rhinitis
Allergy Shots for Asthma
Allergy Tests
Allergy to Natural Rubber (Latex)
Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant
All-terrain Vehicle (ATV) Safety : Madison’s Story
Alopecia Areata
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Genetic Testing
Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) in Blood
Altitude Sickness
Alzheimer's and Other Dementias: Coping With Sundowning
Alzheimer's and Other Dementias: Maintaining Good Nutrition
Alzheimer's and Other Dementias: Making the Most of Remaining Abilities
Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease: Should I Take Medicines?
Alzheimer's or Other Dementia: Should I Move My Relative Into Long-Term Care?
AM
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Amblyopia
Amblyopia: Wearing an Eye Patch
Ambulatory Electrocardiogram
Ammonia
Amniocentesis
Amylase
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
AN
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Anabolic Steroids
Anal Cancer
Anal Fissure
Anal Fistulas and Crohn's Disease
Andy's Story: Finding Your Own Routine When You Have Diabetes
Anemia
Anemia During Pregnancy
Anemia of Chronic Disease (ACD)
Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease
Anesthesia
Anesthesia: Health Risks
Anger, Hostility, and Violent Behaviour
Angina
Angiogram
Angiogram of the Head and Neck
Angiogram of the Lung
Angioplasty for Coronary Artery Disease
Angioplasty for Peripheral Arterial Disease of the Legs
Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs)
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
Animal and Human Bites
Animal and Human Bites: When Stitches Are Needed
Ankle Sprain
Ankle-Brachial Index Test
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia: Learning New Eating Behaviours
Anorexia: Learning to Trust Others
Anosmia
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Surgery
Anthrax
Antibiotic Sensitivity Test
Antibiotics
Antibody Tests for Lupus
Anticoagulants
Antidepressant Withdrawal
Antidepressants
Antigen Tests for Giardiasis
Antihistamines
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
Antioxidants
Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Pregnancy
Antiplatelets
Antipsychotic medicines
Antiretroviral medicines for HIV
Antisperm Antibody Test
Antithyroid Antibody Tests
Anxiety
Anxiety: Stop Negative Thoughts
AO
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Aortic Aneurysm
Aortic Dissection
Aortic Valve Regurgitation
Aortic Valve Regurgitation: Deciding About Surgery
Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery
Aortic Valve Stenosis
Aortobifemoral Bypass for Peripheral Arterial Disease
AP
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Apolipoprotein E-4 Genetic (DNA) Test
Appendicitis
Appointment for a New Problem
Appreciating Your Child's Personality
AR
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Arm Injuries
Arm Problems, Non-Injury
Arnica
Aromatherapy (Essential Oils Therapy)
Arrhythmias and Sexual Activity
Arterial Blood Gases
Arthritis: Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis
Arthritis: Shots for Knee Pain
Arthritis: Should I Have Hip Replacement Surgery?
Arthritis: Should I Have Knee Replacement Surgery?
Arthritis: Should I Have Shoulder Replacement Surgery?
Arthrogram (Joint X-Ray)
Arthroplasty for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Arthroscopy
Arthroscopy for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Arthroscopy for Temporomandibular Disorders
Artificial Nails: Problems and Treatment
Artificial Sphincter for Urinary Incontinence in Men
Arturo's Story: Getting Support for Making a Change
AS
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Asbestos and Lung Cancer
Ascites and Cirrhosis
Ashkenazi Jewish Genetic Panel (AJGP)
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)
Aspiration of the Bursa
Aspirin for Pain, Fever, and Inflammation
Aspirin to Prevent Heart Attack and Stroke
Aspirin: Should I Take Daily Aspirin to Prevent a Heart Attack or Stroke?
Assess Your Drug Use
Assess Your Substance Use
Assess Your Tobacco Use
Assessing PTSD
Assessing Your Asthma Knowledge
Assistive Devices and Orthotics
Assistive Devices for People With Disabilities
Asthma
Asthma Action Plan
Asthma Action Plan: Green Zone
Asthma Action Plan: Red Zone
Asthma Action Plan: Yellow Zone
Asthma and GERD
Asthma and Vocal Cord Problems
Asthma and Wheezing
Asthma Attack
Asthma Diary
Asthma Diary Template
Asthma During Pregnancy
Asthma in Children
Asthma in Children: Helping a Child Use a Metered-Dose Inhaler and Mask and Spacer
Asthma in Children: Knowing How Bad an Attack Is
Asthma in Older Adults: Managing Treatment
Asthma in Teenagers and Adults
Asthma Treatment Goals
Asthma Triggers
Asthma: Controlling Cockroaches
Asthma: Educating Yourself and Your Child
Asthma: How to Overcome Treatment Obstacles
Asthma: Identifying Your Triggers
Asthma: Measuring Peak Flow
Asthma: Overcoming Obstacles to Taking Medicines
Asthma: Overuse of Quick-Relief Medicines
Asthma: Peak Expiratory Flow and Personal Best
Asthma: Symptoms of Difficulty Breathing
Asthma: Taking Charge of Your Asthma
Asthma: Using an Asthma Action Plan
Asthma: Ways to Take Inhaled Medicines
Asthma's Impact on Your Child's Life
AT
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At Home: Arm and Shoulder Exercises
At Home: Drain Care
At Home: General Diet, Activity, and Exercise
At Home: Personal Care
At Home: Prosthesis (After Mastectomy)
At Home: Scar Massage
At Home: What to Watch For
At Home: When to Call Your Surgeon
At Home: Your Incision
Atherosclerosis
Athlete's Foot
Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema)
Atopic Dermatitis: Taking Care of Your Skin
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation and Daily Life
Atrial Fibrillation: Should I Have Catheter Ablation?
Atrial Fibrillation: Should I Take an Anticoagulant to Prevent Stroke?
Atrial Fibrillation: Should I Try Electrical Cardioversion?
Atrial Fibrillation: Which Anticoagulant Should I Take to Prevent Stroke?
Atrial Flutter: Atrial Flutter
Atrial Flutter: Resources
Atrial Flutter: Symptoms and causes
Atrial Flutter: Tests to Diagnose
Atrial Flutter: Treatment
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
AU
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Aura and Seizures
Autism and Vaccines
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Autism: Behavioural Training and Management
Autism: Support and Training for the Family
Autogenic Training
Autoimmune Disease Tests
Autologous Stem Cell Transplant
Automated Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
Autopsy
Autopsy: Should I Have an Autopsy Done on My Loved One?
AV
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Avascular Necrosis (Osteonecrosis)
Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
Avoiding Infections in the Hospital
Avoiding Mercury in Fish
Avulsion Fracture
AY
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Ayurveda
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