Health Topics - H
HA
- Hair Loss
- Hair Loss Caused by Lack of Protein
- Hair Loss From Cancer Treatment
- Hair Loss, Hair Transplant for
- Hair Loss: Should I Take Medicine to Regrow Hair?
- Hair Transplant Surgery
- Hairy Cell Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]
- Hairy Cell Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
- Halitosis (Bad or Changed Breath)
- Hammer, Claw, and Mallet Toes
- Hammer, Claw, or Mallet Toe: Should I Have Surgery?
- Hammer Toe, Phalangeal Head Resection for
- Hamstring Muscles
- Hand, Finger, and Wrist Injuries
- Hand, Finger, and Wrist Problems, Noninjury
- Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease
- Handling a Dead Bird
- Handling Sadness and Yearning After a Major Loss
- Handling Wild Birds
- Handwashing
- Hantavirus: Advice for Hikers and Campers
- Hantavirus: Cleaning Up Rodent-Infested Areas
- Hantavirus: Keeping Rodent Numbers Down
- Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS)
- Hantavirus: Questions Your Doctor May Ask
- Harmful Noise Levels
- Hay Fever
- Hay Fever and Other Seasonal Allergies
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- Head Injuries in Children: Problems to Watch For
- Head Injury, Age 3 and Younger
- Head Injury, Age 4 and Older
- Headache Prevention: Posture and Body Mechanics
- Headaches
- Headaches
- Headaches: Finding and Avoiding Triggers
- Headaches in Children
- Headaches: Managing a Headache
- Headaches, Migraine
- Headaches: Should I Have Imaging Tests to Find Out What's Causing My Headaches?
- Headaches: Should I Take Medicine to Prevent Migraines?
- Headaches: Should I Take Prescription Medicine for Tension Headaches?
- Headaches, Tension-type
- Healing Through Humour
- Healing Touch
- Health and Safety, Ages 2 to 5 Years
- Health and Safety, Birth to 2 Years
- Health Canada and FDA Advisories for Antidepressants
- Health Care Professionals
- Health Claims on Food Labels
- Health Decisions
- Health Problems Associated With Adult Obesity
- Health Risks Related to Smokeless Tobacco
- Health Screening: Finding Health Problems Early
- Health Screenings: Should I Buy Commercial Tests?
- Health Tracking Forms and Checklists
- Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia (Nosocomial Pneumonia)
- Healthwise Self-Care Checklist
- Healthy Aging
- Healthy Aging: Is It Time to Stop Driving?
- Healthy Attitudes Toward Food and Exercise
- Healthy Diet Guidelines for a Healthy Heart
- Healthy Eating
- Healthy Eating
- Healthy Eating and Older Adults
- Healthy Eating: Changing Your Eating Habits
- Healthy Eating: Cutting Unhealthy Fats From Your Diet
- Healthy Eating: Eating Heart-Healthy Foods
- Healthy Eating: Eating Less Sodium
- Healthy Eating for Children
- Healthy Eating: Getting Support When Changing Your Eating Habits
- Healthy Eating: Helping Your Child Learn Healthy Eating Habits
- Healthy Eating in Children: Problems Caused by Poor Nutrition
- Healthy Eating in Children: Things That Influence Food Choices
- Healthy Eating: Influences on Eating Behaviour
- Healthy Eating: Making Healthy Choices When You Eat Out
- Healthy Eating: Making Healthy Choices When You Shop
- Healthy eating on a budget: Quick tips
- Healthy Eating: Overcoming Barriers to Change
- Healthy Eating: Recognizing Your Hunger Signals
- Healthy Eating: Starting a Plan for Change
- Healthy Eating: Staying With Your Plan
- Healthy Eating: Taking Calcium and Vitamin D
- Healthy Eating to Decrease Stress
- Healthy Habits for Kids
- Healthy Habits to Prevent or Reduce Problems From Osteoporosis
- Healthy meals: Quick tips for making
- Healthy Muscles
- Healthy snacks: Quick tips for making
- Hearing Aids
- Hearing Loss
- Hearing Loss: Should I Get Hearing Aids?
- Hearing Protectors
- Heart and Circulation
- Heart Arrhythmias and Exercise
- Heart Attack and Stroke Risk Screening
- Heart Attack and Unstable Angina
- Heart Attack: How to Prevent Another One
- Heart attack: Living with a pacemaker or ICD
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease and Stroke in Women: Reducing Your Risk
- Heart Disease: Exercising for a Healthy Heart
- Heart Disease: Walking for a Healthy Heart
- Heart Failure
- Heart Failure: Activity and Exercise
- Heart Failure and Sexual Activity
- Heart Failure and Sleep Problems
- Heart Failure: Avoiding Colds and Flu
- Heart Failure: Avoiding Medicines That Make Symptoms Worse
- Heart Failure: Avoiding Triggers for Sudden Heart Failure
- Heart Failure: Checking Your Weight
- Heart Failure: Compensation by the Heart and Body
- Heart Failure Complications
- Heart Failure Daily Action Plan
- Heart Failure: Eating a Healthy Diet
- Heart Failure: Eating Out on a Low Salt Diet
- Heart Failure: Less Common Symptoms
- Heart Failure: Should I Get a Pacemaker (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)?
- Heart Failure: Should I Get an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)?
- Heart Failure Stages
- Heart Failure Symptoms
- Heart Failure: Taking Medicines Properly
- Heart Failure: Tips for Caregivers
- Heart Failure: Tips for Easier Breathing
- Heart Failure Types
- Heart Failure: Watching Your Fluids
- Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (Diastolic Heart Failure)
- Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (Systolic Heart Failure)
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Problems: Living With a Pacemaker
- Heart Problems: Living With an ICD
- Heart Rate Problems: Should I Get a Pacemaker?
- Heart Rhythm Problems and Driving
- Heart Rhythm Problems: Diary of Symptoms
- Heart Rhythm Problems: How to Travel Safely
- Heart Rhythm Problems: Should I Get an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)?
- Heart Rhythm Problems: Symptoms
- Heart Tests: When Do You Need Them?
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Valve (Aortic) Regurgitation
- Heart Valve Disease
- Heart Valve Disease and Pregnancy
- Heart Valve Problems: Should I Choose a Mechanical Valve or Tissue Valve to Replace My Heart Valve?
- Heart Valve Replacement: How to Prepare
- Heart Valve Replacement Surgery
- Heart Valve Replacement Surgery: Life After Surgery
- Heart Valve Surgery: Recovery
- Heartbeat, Changes
- Heartburn
- Heartburn: Changing Your Eating Habits
- Heartburn (GERD): Controlling heartburn by changing your habits
- Heartburn: Reducing Pressure on Your Stomach
- Heart-healthy diet, Eating a
- Heart-Healthy Eating
- Heart-Healthy Eating: Fish
- Heart-Healthy Lifestyle
- Heat After an Injury
- Heat Rash
- Heat Waves
- Heat-Related Illnesses
- Heatstroke: Emergency Symptoms
- Heatstroke First Aid
- Heatstroke Prevention: Acclimating to the Heat
- Heatstroke Prevention: What to Wear
- Heavy Menstrual Periods
- Heavy Sweating
- Heel Bursitis or Tendon Injury: Preventing Pain
- Heel Pain (Plantar Fasciitis)
- Heimlich Maneuver
- Heimlich Manoeuvre for Adults and Children Older Than 1 Year
- Helicobacter Pylori Bacteria
- HELLP Syndrome and Pre-Eclampsia
- Help for Anger Problems
- Help Your School-Age Child Develop Social Skills
- Help Your Working Teen Balance Responsibilities and Set Priorities
- Helping a Family Member Who Has PTSD
- Helping a Loved One After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
- Helping a Person During a Seizure
- Helping Adolescents Develop More Mature Ways of Thinking
- Helping Children During Immunizations
- Helping Children With Disabilities Stay Active
- Helping Kids Handle Peer Pressure
- Helping Someone During a Panic Attack
- Helping Your Child Avoid Tobacco, Drugs, and Alcohol
- Helping Your Child Build a Healthy Body Image
- Helping Your Child Build Inner Strength
- Helping Your Child Transition Into Middle School or Junior High
- Helping Your Child Who Is Overweight
- Helping Your Newborn Learn
- Helping Your School-Age Child Learn About the Body
- Helping Your Teen Become a Safe Driver
- Helping Your Teen Follow a Gluten-Free Diet
- Hemangioma
- Hemispherectomy for Epilepsy
- Hemochromatosis
- Hemochromatosis Genetic Screening
- Hemodialysis
- Hemodialysis Compared to Peritoneal Dialysis
- Hemophilia
- Hemophilia, Clotting Factor Replacement for
- Hemophilia: Preventing Bleeding Episodes
- Hemophilia: Treatment for People Who Have Inhibitors
- Hemophilia: Understanding Genetic Risk
- Hemorrhage, Diverticular
- Hemorrhagic Stroke
- Hemorrhoid Surgery (Hemorrhoidectomy)
- Hemorrhoidectomy for Hemorrhoids
- Hemorrhoids
- Hemorrhoids, Infrared Photocoagulation for
- Hemorrhoids, Rubber Band Ligation for
- Hemorrhoids: Which Treatment Should I Use?
- Henna Tattoos (Mehndi)
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis A and Undercooked Shellfish
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis B and C: Risk of Liver Cancer
- Hepatitis B: How to Avoid Spreading the Virus
- Hepatitis B: Post-Vaccination Test for Immunity
- Hepatitis B: Should I Take Antiviral Medicine for Chronic Hepatitis B?
- Hepatitis B Treatment Recommendations
- Hepatitis B Viral DNA
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis C Genotypes
- Hepatitis C: Your Risk for Cirrhosis
- Hepatitis D
- Hepatitis E
- Hepatitis Immunoglobulin (HBIG)
- Hepatitis Panel
- Hernia, Hiatal
- Hernia, Inguinal
- Hernia, Inguinal, Laparoscopic Repair of
- Herniated Disc, Discectomy and Microdiscectomy for
- Herniated Disc, Percutaneous Discectomy for
- Herniated Neck Disc
- Heroin
- Herpes, Genital
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- Hiatal Hernia
- Hiatal Hernia and GERD
- Hiccups
- Hidden Gluten
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa
- High Blood Pressure
- High Blood Pressure
- High Blood Pressure: Checking Your Blood Pressure at Home
- High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure in Children
- High Blood Pressure: Nutrition Tips
- High Blood Pressure: Over-the-Counter Medicines to Avoid
- High Blood Pressure: Should I Take Medicine?
- High Blood Pressure: Taking Medicines Properly
- High Blood Pressure, Transient Ischemic Attack, and Stroke
- High Blood Pressure Treatment Guidelines
- High Blood Pressure: Using the DASH Diet
- High Blood Sugar Emergencies from Diabetes, Preventing
- High Blood Sugar from Diabetes
- High blood sugar in children with diabetes, Preventing
- High Cholesterol
- High Cholesterol: Effect of Food on Cholesterol
- High Cholesterol: Healthy Food Choices
- High Cholesterol: How a Dietitian Can Help
- High Cholesterol: Making Lifestyle Changes
- High Triglycerides
- High-Dose Vitamin C (PDQ®): Complementary and alternative medicine - Patient Information [NCI]
- High-Dose Vitamin C (PDQ®): Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies - Health Professional Information [NCI]
- High-Output Heart Failure
- High-Potassium Foods
- High-Pressure Injection Wounds
- High-Risk Pregnancy
- High-Risk Sexual Behaviour
- Hip Bursitis or Tendon Injury: Preventing Pain
- Hip Dysplasia: Caring for Your Child in a Body (Spica) Cast
- Hip Dysplasia, Congenital
- Hip Dysplasia, Developmental
- Hip Fracture
- Hip Fracture Repair (Hip Pinning)
- Hip Fractures: What Increases Your Risk
- Hip Injuries, Age 11 and Younger
- Hip Injuries, Age 12 and Older
- Hip Problems, Age 11 and Younger
- Hip Problems, Age 12 and Older
- Hip Replacement Surgery, Deciding About
- Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty
- Hirschsprung's Disease
- HIV and AIDS: Who Is Affected
- HIV and Cytomegalovirus
- HIV and Exercise
- HIV and Fatigue
- HIV and Pregnancy
- HIV and Weight Loss
- HIV: Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)
- HIV: Giving Support
- HIV Home Care
- HIV: Human Immundeficiency Virus Infection
- HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) Infection
- HIV Infection, Counseling for
- HIV: Non-Progressors and HIV-Resistant People
- HIV: Preventing Infections
- HIV: Preventing Other Infections When You Have HIV
- HIV: Risks of Sexual Contact
- HIV Screening
- HIV: Stages of Infection
- HIV Symptoms in Children
- HIV: Taking Antiretroviral Drugs
- HIV Testing: Should I Get Tested for Human Immunodeficiency Virus?
- HIV: Tips for Caregivers to Avoid Infection
- HIV Treatment in Children
- HIV Viral Load
- HIV: Why Healthy Eating Matters
- HIV-2
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- Hoarding Disorder
- Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Radiation Therapy for
- Home Health Supplies
- Home Oxygen Therapy
- Home Remedies for Bites and Stings
- Home Test for Protein in Urine
- Home Treatment for Second-Degree Burns
- Homeopathy
- Homocystinuria
- Hordeolum
- Hormonal Birth Control: Risk of Blood Clots
- Hormonal Factors in Erection Problems
- Hormone Replacement Therapy, Deciding About
- Hormone Tests to Check for Undescended Testicles
- Hormone Therapy for Endometriosis, Deciding About
- Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer (Androgen Deprivation Therapy, or ADT)
- Hormone Treatment for Breast Cancer
- Hormones
- Hospice
- Hospice Palliative Care
- Hospital Discharge Planning
- Hospital Isolation Rooms
- Hospital Policies and Breastfeeding
- Hostility and Anger
- Hot Flashes and Menopause
- Hot Flashes and Night Sweats (PDQ®): Supportive care - Health Professional Information [NCI]
- Hot Flashes and Night Sweats (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]
- Hot flashes, Managing
- Hot Weather, Tips for Staying Active
- How a Scrape Heals
- How ADHD Affects Your Child
- How Adolescent Thinking Develops
- How Asthma Develops in Children
- How Birth Control Methods Prevent Pregnancy
- How Common Is Lumbar Spinal Stenosis?
- How Cystic Fibrosis Affects Breathing and the Lungs
- How Cystic Fibrosis Affects Digestion and the Pancreas
- How Cystic Fibrosis Affects the Bones
- How Cystic Fibrosis Affects the Reproductive System
- How Cystic Fibrosis Affects the Sweat Glands
- How Diabetes Causes Blindness
- How Diabetes Causes Foot Problems
- How Diabetes Causes Nerve Disease
- How Erections Occur
- How Normal Vision Develops
- How Pregnancy (Conception) Occurs
- How Reading Helps Language Development
- How Storytelling Helps Children Express Feelings About Loss
- How the Body Controls Blood Sugar
- How the Heart Works
- How to Find Sodium
- How to Get Rid of Medicines
- How to Get Up Safely After a Fall
- How to Recognize Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac
- How to Stop Bleeding From a Head Wound
- How to Take Birth Control Pills
- How to Teach Your Child by Example
- How to Track Your Stress
- How to Transport a Piece of Tongue
- How We Hear
- How Your Joints Work
HP
HU
- Human and Animal Bites
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection, Counseling for
- Human Papillomavirus (Genital Warts), Cryotherapy for
- Human Papillomavirus (Genital Warts), Electrocautery for
- Human Papillomavirus (Genital Warts), Laser Surgery for
- Human Papillomavirus (Genital Warts), LEEP (Loop Electrosurgical Procedure) for
- Human Papillomavirus (Genital Warts), Surgical Removal of
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV, Genital Warts)
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine, Deciding About
- Humour Therapy
- Hunger, Fullness, and Appetite Signals
- Huntington's Disease Genetic Test
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- Hydatidiform Mole
- Hydrazine Sulfate (PDQ®): Complementary and alternative medicine - Patient Information [NCI]
- Hydrazine Sulfate (PDQ®): Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies - Health Professional Information [NCI]
- Hydrocele
- Hydrocele, Congenital
- Hydrocephalus, Congenital
- Hydrocortisone for Itching
- Hydrotherapy
- Hyperactivity
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Hyperbilirubinemia in Newborns
- Hypercholesterolemia
- Hyperglycemia, Diabetic
- Hyperglycemia in children with diabetes, Preventing
- Hyperglycemic Emergencies from Diabetes, Preventing
- Hyperopia (Farsightedness)
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hypertension: Checking your blood pressure at home
- Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
- Hypertension: Taking medicines properly
- Hypertension: Using the DASH diet
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism: Age-Related Symptoms
- Hyperthyroidism: Graves' Ophthalmopathy
- Hyperthyroidism: Medicines for Symptoms
- Hyperthyroidism, Radioactive Iodine for
- Hyperthyroidism: Should I Use Antithyroid Medicine or Radioactive Iodine?
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Risk of Sudden Death
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Types
- Hyperventilation
- Hypnosis
- Hypoglycemia, Diabetic
- Hypoglycemia from taking insulin, Dealing with
- Hypoglycemia from taking oral diabetes medicine, Dealing with
- Hypoglycemia in children with diabetes, Preventing
- Hypoglycemia (Low Blood Sugar) in People Without Diabetes
- Hypoglycemia with Gestational Diabetes, Dealing With
- Hypopharyngeal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]
- Hypopharyngeal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
- Hypospadias
- Hypothermia
- Hypothermia and Cold Temperature Exposure
- Hypothyroidism
- Hypothyroidism in Infants, Children, and Teens
- Hysterectomy
- Hysterectomy and Oophorectomy: Should I Use Estrogen Therapy (ET)?
- Hysterectomy and Oophorectomy to Treat Endometriosis, Deciding About
- Hysterectomy: Concerns About Sex
- Hysterectomy: Emotional Reactions
- Hysterectomy for Endometrial Cancer
- Hysterectomy for Ovarian Cancer
- Hysterectomy Questions
- Hysterectomy: Should I Also Have My Ovaries Removed?
- Hysterectomy: Types of Surgical Incisions
