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D-Dimer Test
D-Xylose Absorption Test
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Daily Medicine Schedule
Dandruff
DASH Diet Sample Menu
Date Rape Drugs
Dawn Phenomenon and the Somogyi Effect
Dawn's Story: From Dieting to Healthy Eating Habits
Daytime Accidental Wetting (Diurnal Enuresis)
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De Quervain's Tenosynovitis
Dealing With Anxiety After a Loss
Dealing With Emergencies
Dealing With Guilt After a Loss
Dealing With Medicine Side Effects and Interactions
Dealing With Negative Thoughts
Dealing With Today's Teen Issues
Debbie's Story: People Can and Do Recover
Debridement for Rotator Cuff Disorders
Deciding to Get Treatment for PTSD
Deciding When It’s Time to Quit Smoking: I am thinking about quitting smoking
Decision Points About Surgery
Decision Points About Treatments and Other Health Issues
Decision Points for Medical Tests
Decision Points for Medicines
Decompressive Laminectomy for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Decongestants
Deep Brain Stimulation
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Degenerative Disc Disease
Dehydration
Dehydration Caused by a Medicine
Dehydration: Drinking Enough Fluids (Babies and Young Children)
Dehydration: Drinking Extra Fluids (Older Children and Adults)
Delirium in ICU Patients: How is ICU delirium diagnosed?
Delirium in ICU Patients: How is ICU delirium treated?
Delirium in ICU Patients: References
Delirium in ICU Patients: What are the outcomes of ICU delirium?
Delirium in ICU Patients: What are the signs of ICU delirium?
Delirium in ICU Patients: What can I do if my loved one is diagnosed?
Delirium in ICU Patients: What causes ICU delirium?
Delirium in ICU Patients: What is ICU delirium?
Delirium in ICU Patients: Where can I go for more information about the ICU and ICU delirium?
Dementia
Dementia Resource Toolkit: Care and Treatment
Dementia Resource Toolkit: Caring for Someone with Dementia
Dementia Resource Toolkit: Introduction
Dementia Resource Toolkit: Late Stage Dementia
Dementia Resource Toolkit: Living with Dementia
Dementia Resource Toolkit: Prepare for the Future
Dementia Resource Toolkit: Resources
Dementia Resource Toolkit: What is Dementia?
Dementia: Antipsychotic Medicine
Dementia: Assessing Pain
Dementia: Bladder and Bowel Problems
Dementia: Dementia: Responsive Behaviours
Dementia: Helping a Person Avoid Confusion
Dementia: Legal Issues
Dementia: Medicines to Treat Behaviour Changes
Dementia: Support for Caregivers
Dementia: Testing How Well a Person Functions
Dementia: Tips for Communicating
Dementia: Understanding Behaviour Changes
Dengue Fever
Dense Breasts
Dental Anxiety
Dental Care for Older Adults
Dental Care From 6 Months to 3 Years
Dental Care From Birth to 6 Months
Dental Care: 10 Fluoride Facts
Dental Care: 3 Years to 6 Years
Dental Care: 6 Years to 16 Years
Dental Care: Brushing and Flossing Your Teeth
Dental Care: Community Water Fluoridation in Alberta
Dental Care: Fluoride Toothpaste Tips for Kids
Dental Checkups for Children and Adults
Dental Implants
Dental Sealants
Dental X-Rays
Depression
Depression and Coronary Artery Disease
Depression and Suicide
Depression and the Holidays
Depression During Pregnancy
Depression in Children and Teens
Depression in Older Adults
Depression Screening
Depression, Anxiety, and Physical Health Problems
Depression: Dealing With Medicine Side Effects
Depression: Helping Someone Get Treatment
Depression: Managing Postpartum Depression
Depression: Should I Stop Taking My Antidepressant?
Depression: Should I Take an Antidepressant?
Depression: Should I Take Antidepressants While I'm Pregnant?
Depression: Should My Child Take Medicine to Treat Depression?
Depression: Stop Negative Thoughts
Depression: Supporting Someone Who Is Depressed
Depression: Taking Antidepressants Safely
Dermabrasion
Determining the Seriousness of a Burn
Developing a Plan for Healthy Eating
Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
Developmental Problems: Testing
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DHEA-S Test
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Diabetes
Diabetes and Alcohol
Diabetes and Constipation or Diarrhea
Diabetes and Infections
Diabetes and Your Eyes: Care instructions
Diabetes Care Plan
Diabetes Complications
Diabetes in Children: Care Plan for School or Daycare
Diabetes in Children: Checking Blood Sugar in a Child
Diabetes in Children: Counting Carbs
Diabetes in Children: Food Issues at School
Diabetes in Children: Giving Insulin Shots to a Child
Diabetes in Children: Preventing High Blood Sugar
Diabetes in Children: Special Camps
Diabetes in Children: Treating Low Blood Sugar
Diabetes, Type 2: Should I Take Insulin?
Diabetes: Amputation for Foot Problems
Diabetes: Blood Sugar Levels
Diabetes: Care of Blood Sugar Test Supplies
Diabetes: Caregiving for an Older Adult
Diabetes: Checking Your Blood Sugar
Diabetes: Checking Your Feet
Diabetes: Cholesterol Levels
Diabetes: Coping With Your Feelings About Your Diet
Diabetes: Counting Carbs if You Don't Use Insulin
Diabetes: Counting Carbs if You Use Insulin
Diabetes: Dealing With Low Blood Sugar From Insulin
Diabetes: Dealing With Low Blood Sugar From Medicines
Diabetes: Differences Between Type 1 and 2
Diabetes: Eating Low-Glycemic Foods
Diabetes: Giving Yourself an Insulin Shot
Diabetes: High or Low Blood Sugar in Young Children
Diabetes: How to Give Glucagon
Diabetes: How to Prepare for a Colonoscopy
Diabetes: Living With an Insulin Pump
Diabetes: Lower Your Risk for Heart Attack and Stroke
Diabetes: Making Medical Decisions as Your Health Changes
Diabetes: Preparing for Pregnancy
Diabetes: Preventing High Blood Sugar Emergencies
Diabetes: Protecting Your Feet
Diabetes: Should I Get an Insulin Pump?
Diabetes: Staying Motivated
Diabetes: Steps for Foot-Washing
Diabetes: Taking Care of Your Feet
Diabetes: Tests to Watch for Complications
Diabetes: Tracking My Feelings
Diabetes: Travel Tips
Diabetes: Using a Plate Format to Plan Meals
Diabetes-Related High and Low Blood Sugar Levels
Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy
Diabetic Focal Neuropathy
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic Neuropathy
Diabetic Neuropathy: Exercising Safely
Diabetic Retinopathy
Dialysis: Exercise when you’re on dialysis
Dialysis: Measuring How Well It Works
Diaper Rash
Diaphragm for Birth Control
Diarrhea, Age 11 and Younger
Diarrhea, Age 12 and Older
Diary of Symptoms
Diet and Gout
Diet, Breastfeeding, and Colic
Dietary Reference Intake
Difference Between Influenza (Flu) and a Cold
Differences Between ADHD and Bipolar Disorder in Children
Difficulty Swallowing (Dysphagia)
Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH)
Digestion
Digital Rectal Examination (DRE)
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Dilated Eye Examination
Dilation and Curettage (D&C)
Dilation and Evacuation
Disaster or Emergency: Helping Your Child or Teen Prepare Emotionally for a Disaster or Emergency
Disaster or Emergency: Helping Your Child or Teen Respond to a Disaster or Emergency
Disaster or Emergency: Preparing Emotionally for a Disaster or Emergency
Disaster or Emergency: Preparing Emotionally for a Disaster or Emergency: Information for Older Adults
Disaster or Emergency: Preparing Emotionally for a Disaster or Emergency: Resources
Disaster or Emergency: Responding to a Disaster or Emergency
Disaster or Emergency: Responding to a Disaster or Emergency: Resources
Disasters and Public Health Threats
Disc Battery in the Nose
Discectomy or Microdiscectomy for a Lumbar Herniated Disc
Disease and Injury Prevention
Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs)
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
Diuretics and Potassium Supplements
Diverticular Bleeding
Diverticulitis
Diverticulosis
Dizziness: Light-Headedness and Vertigo
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Do I Have Depression?
Does Aspirin Prevent Cancer?
Domestic Abuse
Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence: Checklist of Things to Take When You Leave
Domestic Violence: Getting a Protective Order
Donating Blood
Doppler Ultrasound
Doulas and Support During Childbirth
Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome, Ages 1 Month to 1 Year
Down Syndrome, Ages 1 to 5
Down Syndrome, Ages 13 to 21
Down Syndrome, Ages 5 to 13
Down Syndrome, Ages Birth to 1 Month
Down Syndrome: Grooming and Hygiene
Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Avoid Social Problems
Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Dress Independently
Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Eat Independently
Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Learn to Communicate
Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Learn to Walk and Use Other Motor Skills
Down Syndrome: Training and Therapy for Young People
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Drinking Enough Water
Drinking Water Safety: Common Questions about Lead and Drinking Water
Drinking Water Safety: Is there Arsenic in My Drinking Water?
Drinking Water Safety: Is there Boron in My Drinking Water?
Drinking Water Safety: Is there Chromium in My Drinking Water?
Drinking Water Safety: Is there Nitrate/Nitrite in My Drinking Water?
Drinking Water Safety: Is there Selenium in My Drinking Water?
Drinking Water Safety: Is there Uranium in My Drinking Water?
Drinking Water Safety: Water Coolers
Driving a Car After a Stroke
Drooping Eyelids
Drug Allergies
Drug Problems: Helping Someone Get Care
Drug Use and Your Health
Drug Withdrawal in Newborns (Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome)
Drug-Eluting Stents
Dry Coughs
Dry Eye Syndrome
Dry Mouth: Home Treatment and Prevention
Dry Skin and Itching
Dry Socket
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Dupuytren's Disease
Dupuytren's Disease: Should I Have Hand Surgery?
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Dyslexia
Dyspepsia
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