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HATop of page
  1. Hair Analysis - Medical Test
  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 Hygiene: A Guide to Clean Hands in Health Care Facilities
  10. Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease
  11. Handling Sadness and Yearning After a Major Loss
  12. Handwashing
  13. Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS)
  14. Harmful Noise Levels
  15. Having an Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant: Caring for Your Mouth
  16. Having an Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant: Caring for your Skin
  17. Having an Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant: Caring for Yourself
  18. Having an Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant: Complications
  19. Having an Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant: Conditioning Phase
  20. Having an Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant: Day of Transplant
  21. Having an Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant: Emotional Adjustment and Support
  22. Having an Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant: Finding a Caregiver
  23. Having an Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant: Finding a Donor
  24. Having an Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant: Graft versus Host Disease (GVHD)
  25. Having an Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant: Infection
  26. Having an Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant: Managing Your Environment
  27. Having an Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant: Medications
  28. Having an Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant: Mood and Concentration
  29. Having an Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant: Nutrition and Activity
  30. Having an Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant: Other Considerations
  31. Having an Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant: Overview
  32. Having an Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant: Tests and Treatments
  33. Hay Fever and Other Seasonal Allergies
HBTop of page
  1. HbA1c (Hemoglobin A1c) - Medical Test
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 Diary
  7. Headache Prevention: Posture and Body Mechanics
  8. Headaches
  9. Headaches
  10. Headaches in Children
  11. Headaches in Children: Medicines to Prevent Migraines in Children
  12. Headaches in Children: Treatments
  13. Headaches in Children: Types and Causes of Headaches in Children
  14. Headaches, Tension-type
  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 Related to Smokeless Tobacco
  29. Health Screening: Finding Health Problems Early
  30. Health Screenings: Should I Buy Commercial Tests?
  31. Health Tracking Forms and Checklists
  32. Healthcare 101: Background
  33. Healthcare 101: Co-Design Team
  34. Healthcare 101: Healthcare 101: Co-designed with Albertans, for Albertans
  35. Healthcare 101: Healthcare Basics for Albertans
  36. Healthcare Basics for Albertans: Partners
  37. Healthcare Basics for Albertans: Resources
  38. Healthcare Basics for Albertans: Services
  39. Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia (Nosocomial Pneumonia)
  40. Healthwise Self-Care Checklist
  41. Healthy Aging
  42. Healthy Aging and Driving: Motor Vehicle Safety for Older Adults
  43. Healthy Aging: Is It Time to Stop Driving?
  44. Healthy Attitudes Toward Food and Exercise
  45. Healthy Bladder and Bowel: Bladder and Bowel Diary
  46. Healthy Bladder and Bowel: Factors that Affect Your Bladder Health
  47. Healthy Bladder and Bowel: Retraining the Bladder
  48. Healthy Diet Guidelines for a Healthy Heart
  49. Healthy Eating
  50. Healthy Eating
  51. Healthy Eating and Older Adults
  52. Healthy Eating for Children
  53. Healthy Eating in Children: Problems Caused by Poor Nutrition
  54. Healthy Eating in Children: Things That Influence Food Choices
  55. Healthy Eating to Decrease Stress
  56. Healthy Eating: 3-Day Food and Activity Journal
  57. Healthy Eating: Changing Your Eating Habits
  58. Healthy Eating: Cutting Unhealthy Fats From Your Diet
  59. Healthy Eating: Eating Heart-Healthy Foods
  60. Healthy Eating: Eating Less Sodium
  61. Healthy Eating: Getting Support When Changing Your Eating Habits
  62. Healthy Eating: Healthy Holiday Eating
  63. Healthy Eating: Helping Your Child Learn Healthy Eating Habits
  64. Healthy Eating: Making Healthy Choices When You Eat Out
  65. Healthy Eating: Making Healthy Choices When You Shop
  66. Healthy Eating: Overcoming Barriers to Change
  67. Healthy Eating: Recognizing Your Hunger Signals
  68. Healthy Eating: Setting Goals for Lifestyle Change
  69. Healthy Eating: Starting a Plan for Change
  70. Healthy Eating: Staying With Your Plan
  71. Healthy Eating: Taking Calcium and Vitamin D
  72. Healthy Habits for Kids
  73. Healthy Habits to Prevent or Reduce Problems From Osteoporosis
  74. Healthy Living: Multicultural Information about Heart Disease, Stroke and Healthy Living
  75. Healthy Muscles
  76. Hearing Aids
  77. Hearing Loss
  78. Hearing Loss: Should I Get Hearing Aids?
  79. Hearing Protectors
  80. Hearing Tests - Medical Test
  81. Hearing: Childhood Ear Infections
  82. Hearing: Communicating If You Have Hearing Loss
  83. Hearing: Communicating with People Who Have Trouble Hearing
  84. Hearing: Helping Children with Hearing Loss to Listen and Learn
  85. Hearing: How Do I Know if My Child Can Hear Me?
  86. Hearing: Tips for When It's Hard to Communicate
  87. Heart and Circulation
  88. Heart Arrhythmias and Exercise
  89. Heart Attack and Stroke in Women: Reducing Your Risk
  90. Heart Attack and Stroke Risk Screening
  91. Heart Attack and Unstable Angina
  92. Heart Attack Enzyme Tests - Medical Test
  93. Heart Attack: How to Prevent Another One
  94. Heart Block
  95. Heart Catheterization - Medical Test
  96. Heart Catheterization for Congenital Heart Defects - Medical Test
  97. Heart Disease Risk Calculator
  98. Heart Disease Risk Calculator: Overview
  99. Heart Failure
  100. Heart Failure and Sexual Activity
  101. Heart Failure Complications
  102. Heart Failure Daily Action Plan
  103. Heart Failure Stages
  104. Heart Failure Symptoms
  105. Heart Failure Types
  106. Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (Diastolic Heart Failure)
  107. Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (Systolic Heart Failure)
  108. Heart Failure: Activity and Exercise
  109. Heart Failure: Avoiding Colds and Flu
  110. Heart Failure: Avoiding Medicines That Make Symptoms Worse
  111. Heart Failure: Avoiding Triggers for Sudden Heart Failure
  112. Heart Failure: Checking Your Weight
  113. Heart Failure: Compensation by the Heart and Body
  114. Heart Failure: Eating a Healthy Diet
  115. Heart Failure: Less Common Symptoms
  116. Heart Failure: Managing Heart Failure: Heart Failure Action Plan
  117. Heart Failure: Should I Get a Pacemaker (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)?
  118. Heart Failure: Should I Get an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)?
  119. Heart Failure: Symptom Record
  120. Heart Failure: Taking Medicines Properly
  121. Heart Failure: Tips for Caregivers
  122. Heart Failure: Tips for Easier Breathing
  123. Heart Failure: Track Your Weight, Food, and Sodium
  124. Heart Failure: Watching Your Fluids
  125. Heart Health: Walking for a Healthy Heart
  126. Heart Murmur
  127. Heart Rate Problems: Should I Get a Pacemaker?
  128. Heart Rhythm Problems and Driving
  129. Heart Rhythm Problems: Diary of Symptoms
  130. Heart Rhythm Problems: Should I Get an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)?
  131. Heart Rhythm Problems: Symptoms
  132. Heart Surgery: About Your Heart
  133. Heart Surgery: Activity After Surgery
  134. Heart Surgery: After Surgery
  135. Heart Surgery: Care After Surgery
  136. Heart Surgery: Day of Surgery
  137. Heart Surgery: Exercises
  138. Heart Surgery: Getting Ready for Surgery
  139. Heart Surgery: Getting Ready to Go Home
  140. Heart Surgery: Getting Ready to Go Home
  141. Heart Surgery: Heart Surgery Overview
  142. Heart Surgery: Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation
  143. Heart Surgery: Overview
  144. Heart Surgery: Recovering at Home
  145. Heart Surgery: Resources
  146. Heart Surgery: The Night Before Surgery
  147. Heart Surgery: The Surgery
  148. Heart Surgery: Waiting for Surgery
  149. Heart Surgery: When to Call you Family Doctor
  150. Heart Surgery: When to Call Your Doctor after You Go Home
  151. Heart Tests: When Do You Need Them?
  152. Heart Transplant
  153. Heart Valve Disease
  154. Heart Valve Problems: Should I Choose a Mechanical Valve or Tissue Valve to Replace My Heart Valve?
  155. Heartburn
  156. Heartburn Symptom Record
  157. Heartburn: Changing Your Eating Habits
  158. Heart-Healthy Eating
  159. Heart-Healthy Eating: Fish
  160. Heart-Healthy Lifestyle
  161. Heat After an Injury
  162. Heat and Cold Treatment for Cancer Pain
  163. Heat Rash
  164. Heat Waves
  165. Heat-Related Illnesses
  166. Heatstroke Prevention: Acclimating to the Heat
  167. Heatstroke Prevention: What to Wear
  168. Heatstroke: Emergency Symptoms
  169. Heavy Menstrual Periods
  170. Heavy Sweating
  171. Heel Bursitis or Tendon Injury: Preventing Pain
  172. Heimlich Manoeuvre for Adults and Children Older Than 1 Year
  173. Helicobacter Pylori Bacteria
  174. Helicobacter Pylori Tests - Medical Test
  175. HELLP Syndrome and Pre-Eclampsia
  176. Help for Anger Problems
  177. Help Your School-Age Child Develop Social Skills
  178. Help Your Working Teen Balance Responsibilities and Set Priorities
  179. Helpful Resources: Final Days
  180. Helpful Resources: Grief and Bereavement
  181. Helpful Resources: Stories
  182. Helpful Resources: Symptom Management
  183. Helpful Resources: Symptom Management - Bowel & Bladder
  184. Helpful Resources: Symptom Management - Confusion
  185. Helpful Resources: Symptom Management - Loss of Strength
  186. Helpful Resources: Symptom Management - Nausea & Vomiting
  187. Helpful Resources: Symptom Management - Pain
  188. Helpful Resources: Symptom Management - Shortness of Breath
  189. Helpful Resources: Useful Links
  190. Helpful Resources: Videos
  191. Helping a Family Member Who Has PTSD
  192. Helping a Loved One After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
  193. Helping a Person During a Seizure
  194. Helping Adolescents Develop More Mature Ways of Thinking
  195. Helping Children During Immunizations
  196. Helping Children With Disabilities Stay Active
  197. Helping Kids Handle Peer Pressure
  198. Helping Others: Concerned for a Friend's Alcohol or Drug Use
  199. Helping Others: For Families
  200. Helping Others: For Friends
  201. Helping Others: Keeping Connected With Your Friend
  202. Helping Others: Supporting Your Friend's Mental Wellness
  203. Helping Others: Talking With Your Friend
  204. Helping Someone During a Panic Attack
  205. Helping Your Child Build a Healthy Body Image
  206. Helping Your Child Build Inner Strength
  207. Helping Your Child Transition Into Middle School or Junior High
  208. Helping Your Child Who Is Overweight
  209. Helping Your Newborn Learn
  210. Helping Your School-Age Child Learn About the Body
  211. Helping Your Teen Become a Safe Driver
  212. Hemochromatosis
  213. Hemochromatosis Gene Test (HFE Test) - Medical Test
  214. Hemochromatosis Genetic Screening
  215. Hemodialysis
  216. Hemodialysis: Angiogram/ Fistulogram and Angioplasty of Your AV Fistula or Graft
  217. Hemodialysis: Are You Shortening Your Dialysis Time?
  218. Hemodialysis: Caring for Your Buttonhole Site
  219. Hemodialysis: Caring for Your New Central Venous Catheter (CVC) for Dialysis
  220. Hemodialysis: Exercise for People on Dialysis
  221. Hemoglobin A1c - Medical Test
  222. Hemoglobin Electrophoresis - Medical Test
  223. Hemophilia
  224. Hemophilia: Preventing Bleeding Episodes
  225. Hemorrhagic Stroke
  226. Hemorrhoidectomy for Hemorrhoids
  227. Hemorrhoids
  228. Hemorrhoids: Which Treatment Should I Use?
  229. Henna Tattoos (Mehndi)
  230. Hepatitis A
  231. Hepatitis A and Undercooked Shellfish
  232. Hepatitis A Virus Test - Medical Test
  233. Hepatitis B
  234. Hepatitis B and C: Risk of Liver Cancer
  235. Hepatitis B Treatment Recommendations
  236. Hepatitis B Virus Tests - Medical Test
  237. Hepatitis B: How to Avoid Spreading the Virus
  238. Hepatitis B: Post-Vaccination Test for Immunity
  239. Hepatitis B: Should I Be Tested?
  240. Hepatitis B: Should I Take Antiviral Medicine for Chronic Hepatitis B?
  241. Hepatitis C
  242. Hepatitis C Virus Tests - Medical Test
  243. Hepatitis C: Your Risk for Cirrhosis
  244. Hepatitis D
  245. Hepatitis E
  246. Hepatitis Panel
  247. Heroin
  248. Herpes Tests - Medical Test
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 Emergencies from Diabetes, Preventing
  17. High Blood Sugar from Diabetes
  18. High Blood Sugar Level Record
  19. High Cholesterol
  20. High Cholesterol: How a Dietitian Can Help
  21. High Cholesterol: Making Lifestyle Changes
  22. High Triglycerides
  23. High-Output Heart Failure
  24. High-Potassium Foods
  25. High-Pressure Injection Wounds
  26. High-Protein Foods for Wound Healing
  27. High-Risk Pregnancy
  28. High-Risk Sexual Behaviour
  29. High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein - Medical Test
  30. Hip Bursitis or Tendon Injury: Preventing Pain
  31. Hip Fracture
  32. Hip Fracture Repair (Hip Pinning)
  33. Hip Fractures: What Increases Your Risk
  34. Hip Injuries, Age 11 and Younger
  35. Hip Injuries, Age 12 and Older
  36. Hip Problems, Age 11 and Younger
  37. Hip Problems, Age 12 and Older
  38. Hip Replacement Surgery, Deciding About
  39. Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty
  40. Hirschsprung's Disease
  41. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) Infection
  42. HIV and Exercise
  43. HIV and Fatigue
  44. HIV and Pregnancy
  45. HIV and Weight Loss
  46. HIV Home Care
  47. HIV Screening
  48. HIV Testing: Should I Get Tested for Human Immunodeficiency Virus?
  49. HIV Treatment in Children
  50. HIV Viral Load
  51. HIV Viral Load Measurement - Medical Test
  52. HIV: Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)
  53. HIV: Giving Support
  54. HIV: Non-Progressors and HIV-Resistant People
  55. HIV: Preventing Infections
  56. HIV: Preventing Other Infections When You Have HIV
  57. HIV: Stages of Infection
  58. HIV: Taking Antiretroviral Drugs
  59. HIV: Tips for Caregivers to Avoid Infection
  60. HIV: Why Healthy Eating Matters
HOTop of page
  1. Hoarding Disorder
  2. Hodgkin's Lymphoma
  3. Home Blood Glucose Test - Medical Test
  4. Home Blood Pressure Log
  5. Home Blood Pressure Test - Medical Test
  6. Home Blood Sugar Diary
  7. Home Ear Examination - Medical Test
  8. Home Lung Function Test - Medical Test
  9. Home Pregnancy Tests - Medical Test
  10. Home Remedies for Bites and Stings
  11. Home Test for Protein in Urine
  12. Home Treatment for Second-Degree Burns
  13. Homeopathy
  14. Homocysteine - Medical Test
  15. Homocystinuria
  16. Hope and Healing after Suicide: After a Suicide: Everyone Grieves in Their Own Way
  17. Hope and Healing after Suicide: Healing After a Suicide Death
  18. Hope and Healing After Suicide: Helping Children Cope with a Suicide Death
  19. Hope and Healing after Suicide: Overview
  20. Hope and Healing after Suicide: References
  21. Hormonal Birth Control: Risk of Blood Clots
  22. Hormonal Factors in Erection Problems
  23. Hormone Inhibin A - Medical Test
  24. Hormone Replacement Therapy, Deciding About
  25. Hormone Therapy for Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding, Deciding About
  26. Hormone Therapy for Endometriosis, Deciding About
  27. Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer (Androgen Deprivation Therapy, or ADT)
  28. Hormone Treatment for Breast Cancer
  29. Hormones
  30. Hospital Discharge Planning
  31. Hospital Isolation Rooms
  32. Hospital Patient Advocates
  33. Hospital Policies and Breastfeeding
  34. Hostility and Anger
  35. Hot Flashes and Menopause
  36. Housing: Renting in Alberta
  37. How a Scrape Heals
  38. How ADHD Affects Your Child
  39. How Adolescent Thinking Develops
  40. How Asthma Develops in Children
  41. How Birth Control Methods Prevent Pregnancy
  42. How Diabetes Causes Blindness
  43. How Diabetes Causes Foot Problems
  44. How Erections Occur
  45. How Pregnancy (Conception) Occurs
  46. How Reading Helps Language Development
  47. How the Heart Works
  48. How to Find Sodium
  49. How to Get Rid of Medicines
  50. How to Get Up Safely After a Fall
  51. How to Start Being Active: Aerobic Training
  52. How to Start Being Active: All about Exercise Words
  53. How to Start Being Active: Getting Ready for Positive Changes
  54. How to Start Being Active: Good Reasons to be More Active
  55. How to Start Being Active: How Active Do I Need to Be?
  56. How to Start Being Active: Physical Activity and Exercise
  57. How to Start Being Active: Strengthening Your Core
  58. How to Start Being Active: The Importance of Being Physically Active Outdoors
  59. How to Start Being Active: Understanding flexibility: An Important part of fitness
  60. How to Stop Bleeding From a Head Wound
  61. How to Take Birth Control Pills
  62. How to Teach Your Child by Example
  63. How to Track Your Stress
  64. 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?
HRTop of page
  1. HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy), Deciding About
HUTop of page
  1. Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) - Medical Test
  2. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Test - Medical Test
  3. Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Test - Medical Test
  4. Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine, Deciding About
  5. Humour Therapy
  6. Hunger, Fullness, and Appetite Signals
  7. Huntington Disease Genetic Test
HYTop of page
  1. Hydrocele
  2. Hydrocortisone for Itching
  3. Hydrotherapy
  4. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
  5. Hyperglycemia, Diabetic
  6. Hyperglycemic Emergencies from Diabetes, Preventing
  7. Hyperparathyroidism
  8. Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
  9. Hypertension: Checking your blood pressure at home
  10. Hypertension: Using the DASH diet
  11. Hyperthyroidism
  12. Hyperthyroidism: Graves' Ophthalmopathy
  13. Hyperthyroidism: Should I Use Antithyroid Medicine or Radioactive Iodine?
  14. Hypertriglyceridemia
  15. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  16. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Types
  17. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Risk of Sudden Death
  18. Hyperventilation
  19. Hypnosis
  20. Hypoglycemia (Low Blood Sugar) in People Without Diabetes
  21. Hypoglycemia from taking insulin, Dealing with
  22. Hypoglycemia from taking oral diabetes medicine, Dealing with
  23. Hypoglycemia, Diabetic
  24. Hypospadias
  25. Hypothermia and Cold Temperature Exposure
  26. Hypothyroidism
  27. Hysterectomy
  28. Hysterectomy and Oophorectomy to Treat Endometriosis, Deciding About
  29. Hysterectomy and Oophorectomy: Should I Use Estrogen Therapy (ET)?
  30. Hysterectomy for Endometrial Cancer
  31. Hysterectomy for Ovarian Cancer
  32. Hysterectomy: Concerns About Sex
  33. Hysterectomy: Should I Also Have My Ovaries Removed?
  34. Hysterosalpingogram - Medical Test
  35. Hysteroscopy - Medical Test
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