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HATop of page
  1. Hair Analysis
  2. Hair Loss
  3. Hair Loss From Cancer Treatment
  4. Hair Loss: Should I Take Medicine to Regrow Hair?
  5. Hair Transplant Surgery
  6. Hammer, Claw, and Mallet Toes
  7. Hammer, Claw, or Mallet Toe: Should I Have Surgery?
  8. Hamstring Muscles
  9. Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease
  10. Handling Sadness and Yearning After a Major Loss
  11. Handwashing
  12. Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS)
  13. Harmful Noise Levels
  14. Hay Fever and Other Seasonal Allergies
HETop of page
  1. Head Injuries in Children: Problems to Watch For
  2. Head Injury, Age 3 and Younger
  3. Head Injury, Age 4 and Older
  4. Head Lice
  5. Head Lice: How to Treat Head Lice
  6. Headache Clinics
  7. Headache Diary
  8. Headache Prevention: Posture and Body Mechanics
  9. Headaches
  10. Headaches
  11. Headaches in Children
  12. Headaches in Children: Medicines to Prevent Migraines in Children
  13. Headaches in Children: Treatments
  14. Headaches in Children: Types and Causes of Headaches in Children
  15. Headaches: Finding and Avoiding Triggers
  16. Headaches: Managing a Headache
  17. Headaches: Relaxation Audio Tracks
  18. Headaches: Should I Have Imaging Tests to Find Out What's Causing My Headaches?
  19. Headaches: Should I Take Medicine to Prevent Migraines?
  20. Headaches: Should I Take Prescription Medicine for Tension Headaches?
  21. Healing Through Humour
  22. Healing Touch
  23. Health and Safety, Ages 2 to 5 Years
  24. Health and Safety, Birth to 2 Years
  25. Health Canada and FDA Advisories for Antidepressants
  26. Health Claims on Food Labels
  27. Health Problems Associated With Adult Obesity
  28. Health Risks
  29. Health Risks Related to Smokeless Tobacco
  30. Health Screening: Finding Health Problems Early
  31. Health Screenings: Should I Buy Commercial Tests?
  32. Health Tracking Forms and Checklists
  33. Healthcare 101: Background
  34. Healthcare 101: Co-Design Team
  35. Healthcare 101: Healthcare 101: Co-designed with Albertans, for Albertans
  36. Healthcare 101: Healthcare Basics for Albertans
  37. Healthcare Basics for Albertans: Partners
  38. Healthcare Basics for Albertans: Resources
  39. Healthcare Basics for Albertans: Services
  40. Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia (Nosocomial Pneumonia)
  41. Healthwise Self-Care Checklist
  42. Healthy Aging
  43. Healthy Aging and Driving: Motor Vehicle Safety for Older Adults
  44. Healthy Aging: Is It Time to Stop Driving?
  45. Healthy Attitudes Toward Food and Exercise
  46. Healthy Bladder and Bowel: Bladder and bowel diary
  47. Healthy Bladder and Bowel: Factors that affect your bladder health
  48. Healthy Bladder and Bowel: Retraining the Bladder
  49. Healthy Diet Guidelines for a Healthy Heart
  50. Healthy Eating
  51. Healthy Eating
  52. Healthy Eating and Older Adults
  53. Healthy Eating for Canadians
  54. Healthy Eating for Children
  55. Healthy Eating in Children: Problems Caused by Poor Nutrition
  56. Healthy Eating in Children: Things That Influence Food Choices
  57. Healthy Eating to Decrease Stress
  58. Healthy Eating: 3-Day Food and Activity Journal
  59. Healthy Eating: Changing Your Eating Habits
  60. Healthy Eating: Cutting Unhealthy Fats From Your Diet
  61. Healthy Eating: Eating Heart-Healthy Foods
  62. Healthy Eating: Eating Less Sodium
  63. Healthy Eating: Getting Support When Changing Your Eating Habits
  64. Healthy Eating: Healthy Holiday Eating
  65. Healthy Eating: Helping Your Child Learn Healthy Eating Habits
  66. Healthy Eating: Making Healthy Choices When You Eat Out
  67. Healthy Eating: Making Healthy Choices When You Shop
  68. Healthy Eating: Overcoming Barriers to Change
  69. Healthy Eating: Recognizing Your Hunger Signals
  70. Healthy Eating: Setting Goals for Lifestyle Change
  71. Healthy Eating: Starting a Plan for Change
  72. Healthy Eating: Staying With Your Plan
  73. Healthy Eating: Taking Calcium and Vitamin D
  74. Healthy Habits for Kids
  75. Healthy Habits to Prevent or Reduce Problems From Osteoporosis
  76. Healthy Living: Multicultural Information about Heart Disease, Stroke and Healthy Living
  77. Healthy Muscles
  78. Hearing Aids
  79. Hearing Loss
  80. Hearing Loss: Should I Get Hearing Aids?
  81. Hearing Protectors
  82. Hearing Tests
  83. Hearing: Childhood Ear Infections
  84. Hearing: Communicating If You Have Hearing Loss
  85. Hearing: Communicating with People Who Have Trouble Hearing
  86. Hearing: Guide to Buying Hearing Aids for Adults
  87. Hearing: Helping Children with Hearing Loss to Listen and Learn
  88. Hearing: How Do I Know if My Child Can Hear Me?
  89. Hearing: Tips for When It's Hard to Communicate
  90. Heart and Circulation
  91. Heart Arrhythmias and Exercise
  92. Heart Attack and Stroke in Women: Reducing Your Risk
  93. Heart Attack and Stroke Risk Screening
  94. Heart Attack and Unstable Angina
  95. Heart Attack: How to Prevent Another One
  96. Heart Block
  97. Heart Catheterization for Congenital Heart Defects in Children
  98. Heart Disease Risk Calculator
  99. Heart Disease Risk Calculator: Overview
  100. Heart Failure
  101. Heart Failure and Sexual Activity
  102. Heart Failure Complications
  103. Heart Failure Daily Action Plan
  104. Heart Failure Stages
  105. Heart Failure Symptoms
  106. Heart Failure Types
  107. Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (Diastolic Heart Failure)
  108. Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (Systolic Heart Failure)
  109. Heart Failure: Activity and Exercise
  110. Heart Failure: Avoiding Colds and Flu
  111. Heart Failure: Avoiding Medicines That Make Symptoms Worse
  112. Heart Failure: Avoiding Triggers for Sudden Heart Failure
  113. Heart Failure: Checking Your Weight
  114. Heart Failure: Compensation by the Heart and Body
  115. Heart Failure: Eating a Healthy Diet
  116. Heart Failure: Less Common Symptoms
  117. Heart Failure: Managing heart failure: Heart failure action plan
  118. Heart Failure: Should I Get a Pacemaker (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)?
  119. Heart Failure: Should I Get an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)?
  120. Heart Failure: Symptom Record
  121. Heart Failure: Taking Medicines Properly
  122. Heart Failure: Tips for Caregivers
  123. Heart Failure: Tips for Easier Breathing
  124. Heart Failure: Track Your Weight, Food, and Sodium
  125. Heart Failure: Watching Your Fluids
  126. Heart Health: Walking for a Healthy Heart
  127. Heart Murmur
  128. Heart Rate Problems: Should I Get a Pacemaker?
  129. Heart Rhythm Problems and Driving
  130. Heart Rhythm Problems: Diary of Symptoms
  131. Heart Rhythm Problems: Should I Get an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)?
  132. Heart Rhythm Problems: Symptoms
  133. Heart Surgery: About Your Heart
  134. Heart Surgery: Activity After Surgery
  135. Heart Surgery: After Surgery
  136. Heart Surgery: Care After Surgery
  137. Heart Surgery: Day of Surgery
  138. Heart Surgery: Exercises
  139. Heart Surgery: Getting Ready for Surgery
  140. Heart Surgery: Getting Ready to Go Home
  141. Heart Surgery: Getting Ready to Go Home
  142. Heart Surgery: Heart Surgery Overview
  143. Heart Surgery: Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation
  144. Heart Surgery: Overview
  145. Heart Surgery: Recovering at Home
  146. Heart Surgery: Resources
  147. Heart Surgery: The Night Before Surgery
  148. Heart Surgery: The Surgery
  149. Heart Surgery: Waiting for Surgery
  150. Heart Surgery: When to Call you Family Doctor
  151. Heart Surgery: When to Call Your Doctor after You Go Home
  152. Heart Tests: When Do You Need Them?
  153. Heart Transplant
  154. Heart Valve Disease
  155. Heart Valve Problems: Should I Choose a Mechanical Valve or Tissue Valve to Replace My Heart Valve?
  156. Heartburn
  157. Heartburn Symptom Record
  158. Heartburn: Changing Your Eating Habits
  159. Heart-Healthy Eating
  160. Heart-Healthy Eating: Fish
  161. Heart-Healthy Lifestyle
  162. Heat After an Injury
  163. Heat and Cold Treatment for Cancer Pain
  164. Heat Rash
  165. Heat Waves
  166. Heat-Related Illnesses
  167. Heatstroke Prevention: Acclimating to the Heat
  168. Heatstroke Prevention: What to Wear
  169. Heatstroke: Emergency Symptoms
  170. Heavy Menstrual Periods
  171. Heavy Sweating
  172. Heel Bursitis or Tendon Injury: Preventing Pain
  173. Heimlich Manoeuvre for Adults and Children Older Than 1 Year
  174. Helicobacter Pylori Bacteria
  175. Helicobacter Pylori Tests
  176. HELLP Syndrome and Pre-Eclampsia
  177. Help for Anger Problems
  178. Help Your School-Age Child Develop Social Skills
  179. Help Your Working Teen Balance Responsibilities and Set Priorities
  180. Helpful Resources: Final Days - Overview
  181. Helpful Resources: Final Days - Resources
  182. Helpful Resources: Final Days - Trying to Understand
  183. Helpful Resources: Final Days – What to Expect
  184. Helpful Resources: Final Days - When Death Happens
  185. Helpful Resources: Grief and Bereavement
  186. Helpful Resources: Stories
  187. Helpful Resources: Symptom Management
  188. Helpful Resources: Symptom Management - Bowel & Bladder
  189. Helpful Resources: Symptom Management - Confusion
  190. Helpful Resources: Symptom Management - Loss of Strength
  191. Helpful Resources: Symptom Management - Nausea & Vomiting
  192. Helpful Resources: Symptom Management - Pain
  193. Helpful Resources: Symptom Management - Shortness of Breath
  194. Helpful Resources: Useful Links
  195. Helpful Resources: Videos
  196. Helping a Family Member Who Has PTSD
  197. Helping a Loved One After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
  198. Helping a Person During a Seizure
  199. Helping Adolescents Develop More Mature Ways of Thinking
  200. Helping Children During Immunizations
  201. Helping Children With Disabilities Stay Active
  202. Helping Kids Handle Peer Pressure
  203. Helping Someone During a Panic Attack
  204. Helping Your Child Build a Healthy Body Image
  205. Helping Your Child Build Inner Strength
  206. Helping Your Child Transition Into Middle School or Junior High
  207. Helping Your Child Who Is Overweight
  208. Helping Your Newborn Learn
  209. Helping Your School-Age Child Learn About the Body
  210. Helping Your Teen Become a Safe Driver
  211. Hemochromatosis
  212. Hemochromatosis Gene Test (HFE Test)
  213. Hemochromatosis Genetic Screening
  214. Hemodialysis
  215. Hemodialysis: Angiogram/ Fistulogram and Angioplasty of Your AV Fistula or Graft
  216. Hemodialysis: Caring for Your Buttonhole Site
  217. Hemodialysis: Caring for Your New Central Venous Catheter (CVC) for Dialysis
  218. Hemodialysis: What a shorter dialysis time can mean for you
  219. Hemoglobin Electrophoresis
  220. Hemophilia
  221. Hemophilia: Preventing Bleeding Episodes
  222. Hemorrhagic Stroke
  223. Hemorrhoidectomy for Hemorrhoids
  224. Hemorrhoids
  225. Hemorrhoids: Which Treatment Should I Use?
  226. Henna Tattoos (Mehndi)
  227. Hepatitis A
  228. Hepatitis A Virus Test
  229. Hepatitis B
  230. Hepatitis B and C: Risk of Liver Cancer
  231. Hepatitis B Treatment Recommendations
  232. Hepatitis B Virus Tests
  233. Hepatitis B: How to Avoid Spreading the Virus
  234. Hepatitis B: Post-Vaccination Test for Immunity
  235. Hepatitis B: Should I Be Tested?
  236. Hepatitis B: Should I Take Antiviral Medicine for Chronic Hepatitis B?
  237. Hepatitis C
  238. Hepatitis C Virus Tests
  239. Hepatitis C: Your Risk for Cirrhosis
  240. Hepatitis D
  241. Hepatitis E
  242. Hepatitis Panel
  243. Heroin
  244. Herpes Tests
HITop of page
  1. Hiatal Hernia
  2. Hiccups
  3. Hidden Gluten
  4. Hidradenitis Suppurativa
  5. High and Low Blood Sugar Level Record for a Child
  6. High Blood Pressure
  7. High Blood Pressure
  8. High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy
  9. High Blood Pressure in Children
  10. High Blood Pressure: Checking Your Blood Pressure at Home
  11. High Blood Pressure: Nutrition Tips
  12. High Blood Pressure: Over-the-Counter Medicines to Avoid
  13. High Blood Pressure: Should I Take Medicine?
  14. High Blood Pressure: Taking Medicines Properly
  15. High Blood Pressure: Using the DASH Diet
  16. High Blood Sugar Level Record
  17. High Cholesterol
  18. High Cholesterol: How a Dietitian Can Help
  19. High Cholesterol: Making Lifestyle Changes
  20. High Triglycerides
  21. High-Output Heart Failure
  22. High-Potassium Foods
  23. High-Pressure Injection Wounds
  24. High-Protein Foods for Wound Healing
  25. High-Risk Pregnancy
  26. High-Risk Sexual Behaviour
  27. High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein
  28. Hip Bursitis or Tendon Injury: Preventing Pain
  29. Hip Fracture
  30. Hip Fracture Repair (Hip Pinning)
  31. Hip Fractures: What Increases Your Risk
  32. Hip Injuries, Age 11 and Younger
  33. Hip Injuries, Age 12 and Older
  34. Hip Problems, Age 11 and Younger
  35. Hip Problems, Age 12 and Older
  36. Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty
  37. Hirschsprung's Disease
  38. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) Infection
  39. HIV and Exercise
  40. HIV and Fatigue
  41. HIV and Pregnancy
  42. HIV and Weight Loss
  43. HIV Home Care
  44. HIV Infection in Health Professionals
  45. HIV Screening
  46. HIV Testing: Should I Get Tested for Human Immunodeficiency Virus?
  47. HIV Treatment in Children
  48. HIV Viral Load
  49. HIV Viral Load Measurement
  50. HIV: Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)
  51. HIV: Giving Support
  52. HIV: HIV self-test: What you need to know
  53. HIV: Non-Progressors and HIV-Resistant People
  54. HIV: Preventing Infections
  55. HIV: Preventing Other Infections When You Have HIV
  56. HIV: Stages of Infection
  57. HIV: Taking Antiretroviral Drugs
  58. HIV: Tips for Caregivers to Avoid Infection
  59. HIV: Why Healthy Eating Matters
HOTop of page
  1. Hoarding Disorder
  2. Hodgkin's Lymphoma
  3. Home Blood Glucose Test
  4. Home Blood Pressure Log
  5. Home Blood Pressure Test
  6. Home Blood Sugar Diary
  7. Home Ear Examination
  8. Home Lung Function Test
  9. Home Pregnancy Tests
  10. Home Remedies for Bites and Stings
  11. Home Test for Protein in Urine
  12. Home Treatment First Aid for Cold Exposure
  13. Home Treatment for Second-Degree Burns
  14. Homeopathy
  15. Homocysteine
  16. Homocystinuria
  17. Hope and Healing after Suicide: After a suicide: Everyone grieves in their own way
  18. Hope and Healing after Suicide: Healing after a suicide death
  19. Hope and Healing After Suicide: Helping children cope with a suicide death
  20. Hope and healing after suicide: Overview
  21. Hope and Healing after Suicide: References
  22. Hormonal Birth Control: Risk of Blood Clots
  23. Hormonal Birth Control: What is the birth control implant?
  24. Hormone Inhibin A
  25. Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer (Androgen Deprivation Therapy, or ADT)
  26. Hormone Treatment for Breast Cancer
  27. Hormones
  28. Hospital Discharge Planning
  29. Hospital Patient Advocates
  30. Hospital Policies and Breastfeeding
  31. Hot Flashes and Menopause
  32. Housing: Renting in Alberta
  33. How a Scrape Heals
  34. How ADHD Affects Your Child
  35. How Adolescent Thinking Develops
  36. How Asthma Develops in Children
  37. How Birth Control Methods Prevent Pregnancy
  38. How Diabetes Causes Blindness
  39. How Diabetes Causes Foot Problems
  40. How Do You Cope With Stress?
  41. How Pregnancy (Conception) Occurs
  42. How Reading Helps Language Development
  43. How the Heart Works
  44. How to Find Sodium
  45. How to Get Rid of Medicines
  46. How to Get Up Safely After a Fall
  47. How to Start Being Active: Aerobic Training
  48. How to Start Being Active: All about Exercise Words
  49. How to Start Being Active: Getting Ready for Positive Changes
  50. How to Start Being Active: Good Reasons to be More Active
  51. How to Start Being Active: How Active Do I Need to Be?
  52. How to Start Being Active: Physical Activity and Exercise
  53. How to Start Being Active: Strengthening Your Core
  54. How to Start Being Active: The Importance of Being Physically Active Outdoors
  55. How to Start Being Active: Understanding flexibility: An Important part of fitness
  56. How to Stop Bleeding From a Head Wound
  57. How to Take Birth Control Pills
  58. How to Teach Your Child by Example
  59. How to Track Your Stress
  60. How to Transport a Piece of Tongue
HPTop of page
  1. HPV: Should I Get the Vaccine?
  2. HPV: Should My Child Get the Vaccine?
HUTop of page
  1. Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG)
  2. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Test
  3. Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Test
  4. Humour Therapy
  5. Hunger, Fullness, and Appetite Signals
  6. Huntington's Disease Genetic Test
HYTop of page
  1. Hydrocele
  2. Hydrocortisone for Itching
  3. Hydrotherapy
  4. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
  5. Hyperparathyroidism
  6. Hypertensive Emergency
  7. Hyperthyroidism
  8. Hyperthyroidism: Graves' Ophthalmopathy
  9. Hyperthyroidism: Should I Use Antithyroid Medicine or Radioactive Iodine?
  10. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  11. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Types
  12. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Risk of Sudden Death
  13. Hyperventilation
  14. Hypnosis
  15. Hypoglycemia (Low Blood Sugar) in People Without Diabetes
  16. Hypospadias
  17. Hypothermia and Cold Temperature Exposure
  18. Hypothyroidism
  19. Hysterectomy
  20. Hysterectomy and Oophorectomy: Should I Use Estrogen Therapy (ET)?
  21. Hysterectomy for Endometrial Cancer
  22. Hysterectomy for Ovarian Cancer
  23. Hysterectomy: Should I Also Have My Ovaries Removed?
  24. Hysterosalpingogram
  25. Hysteroscopy
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