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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. Having a hip replacement: Activities and sports
  15. Having a hip replacement: After your surgery
  16. Having a hip replacement: Before your surgery
  17. Having a hip replacement: Chores
  18. Having a hip replacement: Day of surgery
  19. Having a hip replacement: Equipment you’ll need
  20. Having a hip replacement: Exercise, sports, and other activities
  21. Having a hip replacement: Exercises before surgery – Phase 1 exercises
  22. Having a hip replacement: Exercises to help you recover – Phase 2 exercises
  23. Having a hip replacement: Getting around
  24. Having a hip replacement: Going home
  25. Having a hip replacement: Having a hip replacement
  26. Having a hip replacement: Hip replacement surgery
  27. Having a hip replacement: Moving around and caring for yourself
  28. Having a hip replacement: Personal care
  29. Having a hip replacement: Resources
  30. Having a hip replacement: Safe sex positions
  31. Having a hip replacement: When to get medical help
  32. 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-Associated Pneumonia (Nosocomial Pneumonia)
  34. Healthwise Self-Care Checklist
  35. Healthy Aging
  36. Healthy Aging and Driving: Motor Vehicle Safety for Older Adults
  37. Healthy Aging: Is It Time to Stop Driving?
  38. Healthy Attitudes Toward Food and Exercise
  39. Healthy Bladder and Bowel: Bladder and bowel diary
  40. Healthy Bladder and Bowel: Factors that affect your bladder health
  41. Healthy Bladder and Bowel: Retraining the Bladder
  42. Healthy Diet Guidelines for a Healthy Heart
  43. Healthy Eating
  44. Healthy Eating
  45. Healthy Eating and Older Adults
  46. Healthy Eating for Canadians
  47. Healthy Eating for Children
  48. Healthy Eating in Children: Problems Caused by Poor Nutrition
  49. Healthy Eating in Children: Things That Influence Food Choices
  50. Healthy Eating to Decrease Stress
  51. Healthy Eating: 3-Day Food and Activity Journal
  52. Healthy Eating: Changing Your Eating Habits
  53. Healthy Eating: Cutting Unhealthy Fats From Your Diet
  54. Healthy Eating: Eating Heart-Healthy Foods
  55. Healthy Eating: Eating Less Sodium
  56. Healthy Eating: Getting Support When Changing Your Eating Habits
  57. Healthy Eating: Healthy Holiday Eating
  58. Healthy Eating: Helping Your Child Learn Healthy Eating Habits
  59. Healthy Eating: Making Healthy Choices When You Eat Out
  60. Healthy Eating: Making Healthy Choices When You Shop
  61. Healthy Eating: Overcoming Barriers to Change
  62. Healthy Eating: Recognizing Your Hunger Signals
  63. Healthy Eating: Setting Goals for Lifestyle Change
  64. Healthy Eating: Starting a Plan for Change
  65. Healthy Eating: Staying With Your Plan
  66. Healthy Eating: Taking Calcium and Vitamin D
  67. Healthy Habits for Kids
  68. Healthy Habits to Prevent or Reduce Problems From Osteoporosis
  69. Healthy Living: Multicultural Information about Heart Disease, Stroke and Healthy Living
  70. Healthy Muscles
  71. Hearing Aids
  72. Hearing Loss
  73. Hearing Loss: Should I Get Hearing Aids?
  74. Hearing Protectors
  75. Hearing Tests
  76. Hearing: Childhood ear infections
  77. Hearing: Communicating if you have hearing loss
  78. Hearing: Communicating with people who have trouble hearing
  79. Hearing: Guide to buying hearing aids for adults
  80. Hearing: Helping children with hearing loss to listen and learn
  81. Hearing: How do I know if my child can hear me?
  82. Hearing: Tips for when it's hard to communicate
  83. Heart and Circulation
  84. Heart Arrhythmias and Exercise
  85. Heart Attack and Stroke in Women: Reducing Your Risk
  86. Heart Attack and Stroke Risk Screening
  87. Heart Attack and Unstable Angina
  88. Heart Attack: How to Prevent Another One
  89. Heart Block
  90. Heart Catheterization for Congenital Heart Defects in Children
  91. Heart Disease Risk Calculator
  92. Heart Disease Risk Calculator: Overview
  93. Heart Failure
  94. Heart Failure and Sexual Activity
  95. Heart Failure Complications
  96. Heart Failure Daily Action Plan
  97. Heart Failure Stages
  98. Heart Failure Symptoms
  99. Heart Failure Types
  100. Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (Diastolic Heart Failure)
  101. Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (Systolic Heart Failure)
  102. Heart Failure: Activity and Exercise
  103. Heart Failure: Avoiding Colds and Flu
  104. Heart Failure: Avoiding Medicines That Make Symptoms Worse
  105. Heart Failure: Avoiding Triggers for Sudden Heart Failure
  106. Heart Failure: Checking Your Weight
  107. Heart Failure: Compensation by the Heart and Body
  108. Heart Failure: Eating a Healthy Diet
  109. Heart Failure: Less Common Symptoms
  110. Heart Failure: Managing heart failure: Heart failure action plan
  111. Heart Failure: Should I Get a Pacemaker (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)?
  112. Heart Failure: Should I Get an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)?
  113. Heart Failure: Symptom Record
  114. Heart Failure: Taking Medicines Properly
  115. Heart Failure: Tips for Caregivers
  116. Heart Failure: Tips for Easier Breathing
  117. Heart Failure: Track Your Weight, Food, and Sodium
  118. Heart Failure: Watching Your Fluids
  119. Heart Health: Walking for a Healthy Heart
  120. Heart Murmur
  121. Heart Rate Problems: Should I Get a Pacemaker?
  122. Heart Rhythm Problems and Driving
  123. Heart Rhythm Problems: Diary of Symptoms
  124. Heart Rhythm Problems: Should I Get an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)?
  125. Heart Rhythm Problems: Symptoms
  126. Heart Surgery: About Your Heart
  127. Heart Surgery: Activity After Surgery
  128. Heart Surgery: After Surgery
  129. Heart Surgery: Care After Surgery
  130. Heart Surgery: Day of Surgery
  131. Heart Surgery: Exercises
  132. Heart Surgery: Getting Ready for Surgery
  133. Heart Surgery: Getting Ready to Go Home
  134. Heart Surgery: Getting Ready to Go Home
  135. Heart Surgery: Heart Surgery Overview
  136. Heart Surgery: Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation
  137. Heart Surgery: Overview
  138. Heart Surgery: Recovering at Home
  139. Heart Surgery: Resources
  140. Heart Surgery: The Night Before Surgery
  141. Heart Surgery: The Surgery
  142. Heart Surgery: Waiting for Surgery
  143. Heart Surgery: When to Call you Family Doctor
  144. Heart Surgery: When to Call Your Doctor after You Go Home
  145. Heart Tests: When Do You Need Them?
  146. Heart Transplant
  147. Heart Valve Disease
  148. Heart Valve Problems: Should I Choose a Mechanical Valve or Tissue Valve to Replace My Heart Valve?
  149. Heartburn
  150. Heartburn Symptom Record
  151. Heartburn: Changing Your Eating Habits
  152. Heart-Healthy Eating
  153. Heart-Healthy Eating: Fish
  154. Heart-Healthy Lifestyle
  155. Heat After an Injury
  156. Heat and Cold Treatment for Cancer Pain
  157. Heat Rash
  158. Heat Waves
  159. Heat-Related Illnesses
  160. Heatstroke Prevention: Acclimating to the Heat
  161. Heatstroke Prevention: What to Wear
  162. Heatstroke: Emergency Symptoms
  163. Heavy Menstrual Periods
  164. Heavy Sweating
  165. Heel Bursitis or Tendon Injury: Preventing Pain
  166. Heimlich Manoeuvre for Adults and Children Older Than 1 Year
  167. Helicobacter Pylori Bacteria
  168. Helicobacter Pylori Tests
  169. HELLP Syndrome and Pre-Eclampsia
  170. Help for Anger Problems
  171. Help Your School-Age Child Develop Social Skills
  172. Help Your Working Teen Balance Responsibilities and Set Priorities
  173. Helpful Resources: Final Days - Overview
  174. Helpful Resources: Final Days - Resources
  175. Helpful Resources: Final Days - Trying to Understand
  176. Helpful Resources: Final Days – What to Expect
  177. Helpful Resources: Final Days - When Death Happens
  178. Helpful Resources: Grief and Bereavement
  179. Helpful Resources: Stories
  180. Helpful Resources: Symptom Management
  181. Helpful Resources: Symptom Management - Bowel & Bladder
  182. Helpful Resources: Symptom Management - Confusion
  183. Helpful Resources: Symptom Management - Loss of Strength
  184. Helpful Resources: Symptom Management - Nausea & Vomiting
  185. Helpful Resources: Symptom Management - Pain
  186. Helpful Resources: Symptom Management - Shortness of Breath
  187. Helpful Resources: Useful Links
  188. Helpful Resources: Videos
  189. Helping a Family Member Who Has PTSD
  190. Helping a Loved One After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
  191. Helping a Person During a Seizure
  192. Helping Adolescents Develop More Mature Ways of Thinking
  193. Helping Children During Immunizations
  194. Helping Children With Disabilities Stay Active
  195. Helping Kids Handle Peer Pressure
  196. Helping Someone During a Panic Attack
  197. Helping Your Child Build a Healthy Body Image
  198. Helping Your Child Build Inner Strength
  199. Helping Your Child Transition Into Middle School or Junior High
  200. Helping Your Child Who Is Overweight
  201. Helping Your Newborn Learn
  202. Helping Your School-Age Child Learn About the Body
  203. Helping Your Teen Become a Safe Driver
  204. Hemochromatosis
  205. Hemochromatosis Gene Test (HFE Test)
  206. Hemochromatosis Genetic Screening
  207. Hemodialysis
  208. Hemodialysis: Angiogram/ Fistulogram and Angioplasty of Your AV Fistula or Graft
  209. Hemodialysis: Caring for Your Buttonhole Site
  210. Hemodialysis: Caring for Your New Central Venous Catheter (CVC) for Dialysis
  211. Hemodialysis: What a shorter dialysis time can mean for you
  212. Hemoglobin Electrophoresis
  213. Hemophilia
  214. Hemophilia: Preventing Bleeding Episodes
  215. Hemorrhagic Stroke
  216. Hemorrhoidectomy for Hemorrhoids
  217. Hemorrhoids
  218. Hemorrhoids: Which Treatment Should I Use?
  219. Henna Tattoos (Mehndi)
  220. Hepatitis A
  221. Hepatitis A Virus Test
  222. Hepatitis B
  223. Hepatitis B and C: Risk of Liver Cancer
  224. Hepatitis B Treatment Recommendations
  225. Hepatitis B Virus Tests
  226. Hepatitis B: How to Avoid Spreading the Virus
  227. Hepatitis B: Post-Vaccination Test for Immunity
  228. Hepatitis B: Should I Be Tested?
  229. Hepatitis B: Should I Take Antiviral Medicine for Chronic Hepatitis B?
  230. Hepatitis C
  231. Hepatitis C Virus Tests
  232. Hepatitis C: Your Risk for Cirrhosis
  233. Hepatitis D
  234. Hepatitis E
  235. Hepatitis Panel
  236. Heroin
  237. 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 Eat Healthy When You're Home All The Time
  45. How to Find Sodium
  46. How to Get Rid of Medicines
  47. How to Get Up Safely After a Fall
  48. How to Start Being Active: Aerobic Training
  49. How to Start Being Active: All about Exercise Words
  50. How to Start Being Active: Getting Ready for Positive Changes
  51. How to Start Being Active: Good Reasons to be More Active
  52. How to Start Being Active: How Active Do I Need to Be?
  53. How to Start Being Active: Physical Activity and Exercise
  54. How to Start Being Active: Strengthening Your Core
  55. How to Start Being Active: The Importance of Being Physically Active Outdoors
  56. How to Start Being Active: Understanding flexibility: An Important part of fitness
  57. How to Stay Connected When You're Apart
  58. How to Stop Bleeding From a Head Wound
  59. How to Take Birth Control Pills
  60. How to Teach Your Child by Example
  61. How to Track Your Stress
  62. How to Transport a Piece of Tongue
  63. How You Can Help Older Adults Stay Connected
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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