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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 Hygiene: A Guide to Clean Hands in Healthcare 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
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 Children
  54. Healthy Eating in Children: Problems Caused by Poor Nutrition
  55. Healthy Eating in Children: Things That Influence Food Choices
  56. Healthy Eating to Decrease Stress
  57. Healthy Eating: 3-Day Food and Activity Journal
  58. Healthy Eating: Changing Your Eating Habits
  59. Healthy Eating: Cutting Unhealthy Fats From Your Diet
  60. Healthy Eating: Eating Heart-Healthy Foods
  61. Healthy Eating: Eating Less Sodium
  62. Healthy Eating: Getting Support When Changing Your Eating Habits
  63. Healthy Eating: Healthy Holiday Eating
  64. Healthy Eating: Helping Your Child Learn Healthy Eating Habits
  65. Healthy Eating: Making Healthy Choices When You Eat Out
  66. Healthy Eating: Making Healthy Choices When You Shop
  67. Healthy Eating: Overcoming Barriers to Change
  68. Healthy Eating: Recognizing Your Hunger Signals
  69. Healthy Eating: Setting Goals for Lifestyle Change
  70. Healthy Eating: Starting a Plan for Change
  71. Healthy Eating: Staying With Your Plan
  72. Healthy Eating: Taking Calcium and Vitamin D
  73. Healthy Habits for Kids
  74. Healthy Habits to Prevent or Reduce Problems From Osteoporosis
  75. Healthy Living: Multicultural Information about Heart Disease, Stroke and Healthy Living
  76. Healthy Muscles
  77. Hearing Aids
  78. Hearing Loss
  79. Hearing Loss: Should I Get Hearing Aids?
  80. Hearing Protectors
  81. Hearing Tests
  82. Hearing: Childhood Ear Infections
  83. Hearing: Communicating If You Have Hearing Loss
  84. Hearing: Communicating with People Who Have Trouble Hearing
  85. Hearing: Helping Children with Hearing Loss to Listen and Learn
  86. Hearing: How Do I Know if My Child Can Hear Me?
  87. Hearing: Tips for When It's Hard to Communicate
  88. Heart and Circulation
  89. Heart Arrhythmias and Exercise
  90. Heart Attack and Stroke in Women: Reducing Your Risk
  91. Heart Attack and Stroke Risk Screening
  92. Heart Attack and Unstable Angina
  93. Heart Attack: How to Prevent Another One
  94. Heart Block
  95. Heart Catheterization for Congenital Heart Defects
  96. Heart Disease Risk Calculator
  97. Heart Disease Risk Calculator: Overview
  98. Heart Failure
  99. Heart Failure and Sexual Activity
  100. Heart Failure Complications
  101. Heart Failure Daily Action Plan
  102. Heart Failure Stages
  103. Heart Failure Symptoms
  104. Heart Failure Types
  105. Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (Diastolic Heart Failure)
  106. Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (Systolic Heart Failure)
  107. Heart Failure: Activity and Exercise
  108. Heart Failure: Avoiding Colds and Flu
  109. Heart Failure: Avoiding Medicines That Make Symptoms Worse
  110. Heart Failure: Avoiding Triggers for Sudden Heart Failure
  111. Heart Failure: Checking Your Weight
  112. Heart Failure: Compensation by the Heart and Body
  113. Heart Failure: Eating a Healthy Diet
  114. Heart Failure: Less Common Symptoms
  115. Heart Failure: Managing Heart Failure: Heart Failure Action Plan
  116. Heart Failure: Should I Get a Pacemaker (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)?
  117. Heart Failure: Should I Get an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)?
  118. Heart Failure: Symptom Record
  119. Heart Failure: Taking Medicines Properly
  120. Heart Failure: Tips for Caregivers
  121. Heart Failure: Tips for Easier Breathing
  122. Heart Failure: Track Your Weight, Food, and Sodium
  123. Heart Failure: Watching Your Fluids
  124. Heart Health: Walking for a Healthy Heart
  125. Heart Murmur
  126. Heart Rate Problems: Should I Get a Pacemaker?
  127. Heart Rhythm Problems and Driving
  128. Heart Rhythm Problems: Diary of Symptoms
  129. Heart Rhythm Problems: Should I Get an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)?
  130. Heart Rhythm Problems: Symptoms
  131. Heart Surgery: About Your Heart
  132. Heart Surgery: Activity After Surgery
  133. Heart Surgery: After Surgery
  134. Heart Surgery: Care After Surgery
  135. Heart Surgery: Day of Surgery
  136. Heart Surgery: Exercises
  137. Heart Surgery: Getting Ready for Surgery
  138. Heart Surgery: Getting Ready to Go Home
  139. Heart Surgery: Getting Ready to Go Home
  140. Heart Surgery: Heart Surgery Overview
  141. Heart Surgery: Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation
  142. Heart Surgery: Overview
  143. Heart Surgery: Recovering at Home
  144. Heart Surgery: Resources
  145. Heart Surgery: The Night Before Surgery
  146. Heart Surgery: The Surgery
  147. Heart Surgery: Waiting for Surgery
  148. Heart Surgery: When to Call you Family Doctor
  149. Heart Surgery: When to Call Your Doctor after You Go Home
  150. Heart Tests: When Do You Need Them?
  151. Heart Transplant
  152. Heart Valve Disease
  153. Heart Valve Problems: Should I Choose a Mechanical Valve or Tissue Valve to Replace My Heart Valve?
  154. Heartburn
  155. Heartburn Symptom Record
  156. Heartburn: Changing Your Eating Habits
  157. Heart-Healthy Eating
  158. Heart-Healthy Eating: Fish
  159. Heart-Healthy Lifestyle
  160. Heat After an Injury
  161. Heat and Cold Treatment for Cancer Pain
  162. Heat Rash
  163. Heat Waves
  164. Heat-Related Illnesses
  165. Heatstroke Prevention: Acclimating to the Heat
  166. Heatstroke Prevention: What to Wear
  167. Heatstroke: Emergency Symptoms
  168. Heavy Menstrual Periods
  169. Heavy Sweating
  170. Heel Bursitis or Tendon Injury: Preventing Pain
  171. Heimlich Manoeuvre for Adults and Children Older Than 1 Year
  172. Helicobacter Pylori Bacteria
  173. Helicobacter Pylori Tests
  174. HELLP Syndrome and Pre-Eclampsia
  175. Help for Anger Problems
  176. Help Your School-Age Child Develop Social Skills
  177. Help Your Working Teen Balance Responsibilities and Set Priorities
  178. Helpful Resources: Final Days - Overview
  179. Helpful Resources: Final Days - Resources
  180. Helpful Resources: Final Days - Trying to Understand
  181. Helpful Resources: Final Days – What to Expect
  182. Helpful Resources: Final Days - When Death Happens
  183. Helpful Resources: Grief and Bereavement
  184. Helpful Resources: Stories
  185. Helpful Resources: Symptom Management
  186. Helpful Resources: Symptom Management - Bowel & Bladder
  187. Helpful Resources: Symptom Management - Confusion
  188. Helpful Resources: Symptom Management - Loss of Strength
  189. Helpful Resources: Symptom Management - Nausea & Vomiting
  190. Helpful Resources: Symptom Management - Pain
  191. Helpful Resources: Symptom Management - Shortness of Breath
  192. Helpful Resources: Useful Links
  193. Helpful Resources: Videos
  194. Helping a Family Member Who Has PTSD
  195. Helping a Loved One After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
  196. Helping a Person During a Seizure
  197. Helping Adolescents Develop More Mature Ways of Thinking
  198. Helping Children During Immunizations
  199. Helping Children With Disabilities Stay Active
  200. Helping Kids Handle Peer Pressure
  201. Helping Others: Concerned for a Friend's Alcohol or Drug Use
  202. Helping Others: For Families
  203. Helping Others: For Friends
  204. Helping Others: Keeping Connected With Your Friend
  205. Helping Others: Supporting Your Friend's Mental Wellness
  206. Helping Others: Talking With Your Friend
  207. Helping Someone During a Panic Attack
  208. Helping Your Child Build a Healthy Body Image
  209. Helping Your Child Build Inner Strength
  210. Helping Your Child Transition Into Middle School or Junior High
  211. Helping Your Child Who Is Overweight
  212. Helping Your Newborn Learn
  213. Helping Your School-Age Child Learn About the Body
  214. Helping Your Teen Become a Safe Driver
  215. Hemochromatosis
  216. Hemochromatosis Gene Test (HFE Test)
  217. Hemochromatosis Genetic Screening
  218. Hemodialysis
  219. Hemodialysis: Angiogram/ Fistulogram and Angioplasty of Your AV Fistula or Graft
  220. Hemodialysis: Are You Shortening Your Dialysis Time?
  221. Hemodialysis: Caring for Your Buttonhole Site
  222. Hemodialysis: Caring for Your New Central Venous Catheter (CVC) for Dialysis
  223. Hemodialysis: Exercise for People on Dialysis
  224. Hemoglobin Electrophoresis
  225. Hemophilia
  226. Hemophilia: Preventing Bleeding Episodes
  227. Hemorrhagic Stroke
  228. Hemorrhoidectomy for Hemorrhoids
  229. Hemorrhoids
  230. Hemorrhoids: Which Treatment Should I Use?
  231. Henna Tattoos (Mehndi)
  232. Hepatitis A
  233. Hepatitis A and Undercooked Shellfish
  234. Hepatitis A Virus Test
  235. Hepatitis B
  236. Hepatitis B and C: Risk of Liver Cancer
  237. Hepatitis B Treatment Recommendations
  238. Hepatitis B Virus Tests
  239. Hepatitis B: How to Avoid Spreading the Virus
  240. Hepatitis B: Post-Vaccination Test for Immunity
  241. Hepatitis B: Should I Be Tested?
  242. Hepatitis B: Should I Take Antiviral Medicine for Chronic Hepatitis B?
  243. Hepatitis C
  244. Hepatitis C Virus Tests
  245. Hepatitis C: Your Risk for Cirrhosis
  246. Hepatitis D
  247. Hepatitis E
  248. Hepatitis Panel
  249. Heroin
  250. 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: Non-Progressors and HIV-Resistant People
  53. HIV: Preventing Infections
  54. HIV: Preventing Other Infections When You Have HIV
  55. HIV: Stages of Infection
  56. HIV: Taking Antiretroviral Drugs
  57. HIV: Tips for Caregivers to Avoid Infection
  58. 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 Factors in Erection Problems
  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 Isolation Rooms
  30. Hospital Patient Advocates
  31. Hospital Policies and Breastfeeding
  32. Hot Flashes and Menopause
  33. Housing: Renting in Alberta
  34. How a Scrape Heals
  35. How ADHD Affects Your Child
  36. How Adolescent Thinking Develops
  37. How Asthma Develops in Children
  38. How Birth Control Methods Prevent Pregnancy
  39. How Diabetes Causes Blindness
  40. How Diabetes Causes Foot Problems
  41. How Do You Cope With Stress?
  42. How Erections Occur
  43. How Pregnancy (Conception) Occurs
  44. How Reading Helps Language Development
  45. How the Heart Works
  46. How to Find Sodium
  47. How to Get Rid of Medicines
  48. How to Get Up Safely After a Fall
  49. How to Start Being Active: Aerobic Training
  50. How to Start Being Active: All about Exercise Words
  51. How to Start Being Active: Getting Ready for Positive Changes
  52. How to Start Being Active: Good Reasons to be More Active
  53. How to Start Being Active: How Active Do I Need to Be?
  54. How to Start Being Active: Physical Activity and Exercise
  55. How to Start Being Active: Strengthening Your Core
  56. How to Start Being Active: The Importance of Being Physically Active Outdoors
  57. How to Start Being Active: Understanding flexibility: An Important part of fitness
  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
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: Concerns About Sex
  24. Hysterectomy: Should I Also Have My Ovaries Removed?
  25. Hysterosalpingogram
  26. Hysteroscopy
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