Health Links by Topic
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Addictions/Substance Abuse
- Alcoholics Anonymous - Durham Region
- Substance Use / Addictions -- Canadian Health Network
- Alcohol and Drug Problems Leaflets -- Royal College of Psychiatrists (U.K.)
- Quitnet: Smokers helping smokers quit -- Boston University
- Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (U.S.)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (U.S.)
Alternative Medicine
- About Herbs, Botanicals and Other Products -- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
- All Herbs and Supplements-- MedlinePlus
- Complementary and Alternative Health -- Canadian Health Network
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine-- National Cancer Institute (U.S.)
- Complementary/Integrative Medicine (CIME) -- University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (U.S.)
- Natural Health Products -- Health Canada
Arthritis & Rheumatism
- Arthritis Canada
- Patient Education -- American College of Rheumatology
- Rheumatoid Arthritis -- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (U.S.)
Blood
- Anaemia Institute Bleeding disorders Info Center -- National Hemophilia Foundation (U.S.)
- Blood Diseases and Resources Information -- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (U.S.)
- Canadian Blood Services
- Canadian Hemophilia Society
- World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH)
Cancer
- Aplastic Anemia & Myelodysplasia Association of Canada
- BC Cancer Agency
- Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
- Canadian Cancer Society
- Cancer Care Ontario
- The Canadian Prostate Cancer Network
- Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada
- Lung Cancer Canada
- Lymphoma Foundation Canada
- Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
- Myeloma Canada
- National Ovarian Cancer Association
Local Support Services
Diabetes
- American Diabetes Association
- Canadian Diabetes Association
- Diabetes -- National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
- Diabetes -- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Diabetes Words & Phrases -- Joslin Diabetes Center
- Rick Mendosa's Diabetes Directory
Digestive System/Diseases
- Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America
- Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada Healthy Digestion: Keeping on track -- MayoClinic
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- MayoClinic
- Patient Information Resources -- American Gastroenterological Association
- National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (U.S.)
- Ulcerative Colitis -- National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (U.S.)
- Your Digestive System and How It Works -- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (U.S.)
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Tips on Controlling Your Symptoms -- College of Family Physicians of Canada
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Calgary Health Region
Ear, Nose & Throat
Ears
- Earaches in Children: A painful problem for many children -- College of Family Physicians of Canada
- Hearing, Ear Infections and Deafness -- National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders (U.S.)
- Interactive Health Tutorials (MedlinePlus video) -- Choose "Hearing Loss"
- Interactive Health Tutorials (MedlinePlus video) -- Choose "Tinnitus"
- Information Central -- Canadian Hearing Society
Nose
- Acute Sinusitis-- MayoClinic
- Chronic Sinusitis-- MayoClinic
- Nosebleeds: What to do when your nose bleeds -- Canadian Hearing Society
- Sinusitis -- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (U.S.)
- Sinusitis Reader Sheet -- American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
- Interactive Health Tutorials (MedlinePlus video) -- Choose "Sinus Surgery"
Throat
- Strep Throat -- MayoClinic
- Sore Throat: Easing the pain of a sore throat -- College of Family Physicians of Canada
- Voice, Speech and Language -- National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders (U.S.)
Endocrine Diseases
Thyroid
Eye Diseases
- Eye Conditions, Disorders and Treatments -- Canadian Ophthalmological Society
- Health Information -- National Eye Institute (U.S.)
- Clinical Studies -- National Eye Institute (U.S.)
- Eye Surgery Education CouncilEye Conditions and Concerns -- American Optometric Association
- Eye Conditions Dictionary -- Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan
- Laser Eye Surgery-- Health Canada
- Interactive Health Tutorials(MedlinePlus video) -- Choose "Cataracts"
- Interactive Health Tutorials (MedlinePlus video) -- Choose "Glaucoma"
- Interactive Health Tutorials (MedlinePlus video) -- Choose "LASIK"
Heart Disease
- HighCholesterolHeart Profilers: Your Treatment Decision Tool -- American Heart Association
- The Healthy Heart Kit -- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada
- Heart Center -- MayoClinic
- Heart and Vascular Diseases -- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (U.S.)
- Coronary Heart Disease: Reducing Your Risk -- American Academy of Family Physicians
- Interactive Health Tutorials (MedlinePlus video) -- Choose "Angina"
- Interactive Health Tutorials (MedlinePlus video) -- Choose "Coumadin: Introduction"
- Interactive Health Tutorials (MedlinePlus video) -- Choose "Congestive Heart Failure"
- Interactive Health Tutorials (MedlinePlus video) -- Choose "Heart Attack"
Hypertension
- Canadian Hypertension Society High Blood Pressure -- American Heart Association
- High Blood Pressure: Things you can do to help lower yours -- College of Family Physicians of Canada
- Interactive Health Tutorials (MedlinePlus video) -- Choose "Hypertension"
- Your Guide to Lowering Your Blood Pressure with DASH -- National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute (NHBLI)
Hip & Knee: Injuries & Replacements
- American Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsmyJointReplacement.ca -- GTA Rehab Network
- Total Hip Replacement: Relieve pain, improve mobility -- MayoClinic
- Interactive Health Tutorials (MedlinePlus video) -- Choose "Hip Replacement"
- Interactive Health Tutorials (MedlinePlus video) -- Choose "Physical Therapy for Hip Replacement"
- Interactive Health Tutorials (MedlinePlus video) -- Choose "Knee Replacement"
- Knee Pain -- MayoClinic
Infectious Diseases
- Hand washing: a simple way to prevent infection -- Mayo Clini
- Infectious Diseases -- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Infectious Diseases -- World Health Organization
- Infectious Diseases Information Index -- National Center for Infectious Diseases (U.S.)
- Factsheets -- National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (U.S.)
- Factsheets: Emerging Infectious Diseases -- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (U.S.)
AIDS/HIV
- HIV/AIDS -- MayoClinic
- AIDSinfo -- Department of Health and Human Services (U.S.)
- The Body: An AIDS & HIV Information Resource
- Canadian HIV Trials Network
- Canadian HIV/AIDS Information Centre
- HIV/AIDS FAQs -- Canadian Health Network
C. DIFFICILE
- Clostridium difficile (C. difficile): Questions and Answers -- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Frequently Asked Questions about a New Strain of Clostridium Difficile -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC (U.S)
- Clostridium difficile -- Santé et Services sociaux de Québec
- Clostridium difficile: Information for Patients -- McGill University Health Centre
Influenza & the Common Cold
- The Flu and Colds: Tips on Prevention and on Feeling Better -- College of Family Physicians of Canada
- Influenza (Flu) -- Health Canada
- Influenza and Colds -- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (U.S.)
- Interactive Health Tutorials (MedlinePlus video) -- Choose "Influenza"
Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
- Avian Influenza -- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Avian influenza frequently asked questions -- World Health Organization (WHO)
- Influenza Pandemic -- Santé et services sociaux du Québec
- Key Facts About Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Pandemic Influenza-- Government of Canada
- Pandemicflu.gov -- U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- American Social Health Association Center for Disease Control (U.S.): Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- What you need to know about Sexually Transmitted Infections -- Public Health Agency of Canada
Tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis Fact sheet -- American Lung Association
- Tuberculosis -- Canadian Lung Association
- Division of Tuberculosis Elimination -- National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.)
- Its Your Health: Tuberculosis -- Health Canada
- Interactive Health Tutorials (MedlinePlus video) -- Choose "Tuberculosis"
West Nile Virus
- West Nile Virus -- Health Canada
- West Nile Virus -- Centers for Disease Control and Protection, CDC (U.S.)
Kidney Diseases
- Brochures, Fact Sheets and Booklets -- Kidney Foundation of Canada
- Kidney & Urologic Diseases -- National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (U.S.)
Liver Diseases
- Liver Health Information -- American Liver Foundation
- Types of Liver Disease -- Canadian Liver Foundation
Men's Health Issues
- Canadian Health Network: Men
- Canadian Medical Association: Men's Health
- MayoClinic.com: Men's Health CenterWhat is Prostate Cancer? -- Canadian Cancer Society
- Detailed Guide to Prostate Cancer -- American Cancer Society
- PLWC Guide to Prostate Cancer -- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- Prostate Cancer Treatment Guidelines for Patients -- National Comprehensive Cancer Network (U.S.)
- Prostate Cancer Treatment -- National Cancer Institute (U.S.)
- Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada
Mental Health
- Alcoholics Anonymous - Durham Region
- Canadian Health Network: Mental Health
- Royal College of Psychiatrists (U.K.): Mental Health Information
Mental Health Center -- MayoClinic - Mental Illness Foundation
- National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.)
- National Mental Health Association Information Center (U.S.)
- National Electronic Library for Mental Health (U.K.)PsychDirect -- Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University
- Anxiety and Panic: Gaining control over how you're feeling -- College of Family Physicians of Canada
- Anxiety and Panic Disorders, Phobias -- Mental Illness Foundation
- Bipolar Disorders -- Mental Illness Foundation
- Depression -- Mental Illness Foundation
- Schizophrenia -- Mental Illness Foundation
- Schizophrenia: A Handbook for Families -- Public Health Agency of Canada
Palliative Care
- Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CPCA)
- Canadian Virtual Hospice
- Caring to the End of Life -- University Health Network
- Compassionate Care Benefits
- Directory of Hospice & Palliative Care ServicesGrowth House, Inc
- Hospice Net
- International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care
- Living Lessons
- Ontario Palliative Care Association
Respiratory System
- American Lung Association
- Canadian Lung Association
- Québec Lung Association
- Lung Diseases -- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.)
- Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
- Current ACCP Guidelines -- American College of Chest Physicians
- Managing Cough as a Defense Mechanism and as a Symptom -- American College of Chest Physicians
- Patient Education Guides -- American College of Chest Physicians
- PulmonaryChannelYourLungHealth -- American Association for Respiratory Care
Asthma
- Asthma Society of Canada
- Canadian Lung Association - Asthma
- Asthma: Learning to control your symptoms -- College of Family Physicians of Canada
- Interactive Health Tutorials (MedlinePlus video) -- Choose "Asthma"
- Tips to Remember -- American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Pneumonia
- Pneumonia -- Canadian Lung Association
- Pneumonia -- American Lung Association
- Pneumonia -- Mayo Clinic
- Pneumonia -- MedlinePlus
- Pneumonia -- Quebec Lung Association
Smoking Cessation
- How Can I Quit Smoking? -- Canadian Health Network
- How Can I Quit Smoking? -- American Heart Association
- Quit Smoking -- Canadian Cancer Society
- Quit Smoking -- Health Canada
Seniors’ Health Issues
- Ageline Database
- Just for You: Seniors -- Health Canada
- Merck Manual of Health & AgingNIH SeniorHealth.gov -- National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
- Seniors -- Canadian Health Network
Sexuality
Stroke
- American Stroke AssociationAvoiding Heart Attacks and Strokes -- World Health Organization
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
- NINDS Stroke Information Page -- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (U.S.)
- Interactive Health Tutorials (MedlinePlus video) -- Choose "Stroke Rehabilitation"
- Interactive Health Tutorials (MedlinePlus video) -- Choose "Coumadin"
Travellers’ Health
- Travel Health -- Health Canada
- Travelers' Health -- National Center for Infectious Diseases (U.S.)
- Travel Medicine Program: Information for Travellers -- Public Health Agency of Canada
Urology
- American Urological AssociationBladder and Urinary Tract -- National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (U.S.)
- Kidney & Urologic Diseases -- National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (U.S.)
- Urinary Incontinence -- MayoClinic
- Urinary Incontinence Health Centre -- Women's Health Matters
- Urinary Tract Infection -- MayoClinic
Weight Loss & Obesity
- D.B. Brown Research Chair on Obesity Web Site -- Laval University
- Losing Weight and Keeping It Off -- College of Family Physicians of Canada
- Losing Weight ...or Be Yourself -- Association pour la Santé Publique du Québec
- Laparoscopic Weight Loss Surgery -- MUHC
Women's Health - General sites
- Canadian Health Network: Women
- The Canadian Women's Health Network
- National Women's Health Information Center (U.S.)
- National Women's Health Resource Center (U.S.)
- OBGYN.net: Conditions & Procedures
- Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC): Women's' Health Information
- Women's Health Matters, Health on the Web Tool Kit
Contraception, Pregnancy & Birth
- Birth Control -- Women's Health Matters
- Condoms -- Health Canada
- Pregnancy Center – Mayo Clinic
- Contraception and Infection-- Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada
- Pregnancy -- Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada
- Reproductive Health: FAQs -- Canadian Health Network
Endometriosis & Menstrual Problems
- How is endometriosis diagnosed? -- Canadian Health Network
- PMS: What you can do ease your symptoms -- College of Family Physicians of Canada
Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Benefits and Risks of Hormone Replacement Therapy (Estrogen with or without Progestin) -- Health Canada
- Hormone Therapy -- Canadian Women's Health Network
- How to Stop Taking Hormone Therapy -- Canadian Women's Health Network
- Natural Hormones: Are They a Safe Alternative? -- Canadian Women's Health Network
- Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy Information -- National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
- Hormone Replacement Therapy: Your questions answered -- Society of Obstetricians and Gyneacologists of Canada Hysterectomy
- Hysterectomy: Surgical Removal of the Uterus -- Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada
- What is a Hysterectomy? -- Canadian Women's Health Network
Infertility
- Assisted Human Reproduction: Glossary -- Health Canada
- Infertility -- Canadian Medical Association
- Infertility -- MedlinePlus
- Infertility -- National Women's Health Information Center
- Infertility -- Mayo Clinic
- Infertility & Human Reproductive Technology -- Women's Health Matters
- Resources for Patients -- American Society for Reproductive Medicine
Menopause
- Menopause -- Canadian Women's Health Network
- Menopause -- MayoClinic
- Interactive Health Tutorials (MedlinePlus video) -- Choose "Menopause"
- North American Menopause Society
- Menopause -- Society of Obstetricians