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Heat Rash
If you are having any symptoms or have any questions, please call 811 to speak with a registered nurse 24 hours a day. OVERVIEW What is heat rash? Heat rash is a skin irritation that stings and makes your skin red. It is also called miliaria or prickly heat. If you have this condition, your…
Healthy Ways to Gain Weight If You’re Underweight
If you are having any symptoms or have any questions, please call 811 to speak with a registered nurse 24 hours a day. Weight loss is a serious issue in Canada. Consumers constantly see advertisements and news reports on trendy diets, flashy products and magic pills promising to help them lose weight. Given that the…
Healthy Living – How Common Behaviors Affect Your Health
If you are having any symptoms or have any questions, please call 811 to speak with a registered nurse 24 hours a day. What comes to mind when you think of taking risks with your health—driving recklessly, or maybe abusing alcohol or illegal drugs? Those behaviors are certainly risky. However, many people have less dramatic…
Health Insurance – Understanding What It Covers
If you are having any symptoms or have any questions, please call 811 to speak with a registered nurse 24 hours a day. Your health insurance policy is an agreement between you and your insurance company. The policy lists a package of medical benefits such as tests, drugs and treatment services. The insurance company agrees…
Health Information on the Web – Finding Reliable Information
If you are having any symptoms or have any questions, please call 811 to speak with a registered nurse 24 hours a day. “Don’t believe everything you read.” It’s an old warning that is especially true for health‑related information you find on the internet. The internet can be a great resource. There are millions of…
Health Care Workers and Tuberculosis
If you are having any symptoms or have any questions, please call 811 to speak with a registered nurse 24 hours a day. As part of their job, health care workers are exposed to many diseases. Tuberculosis, also known as TB, is one of these. It’s important to know if a patient has, or may…
Health Care Workers – Avoiding Infections at Work
If you are having any symptoms or have any questions, please call 811 to speak with a registered nurse 24 hours a day. As a health care worker, you may be exposed to sources of infection. These may be transmitted in three ways. First, you can come into contact with an infected person’s blood or…
Hashimoto’s Disease (Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis)
If you are having any symptoms or have any questions, please call 811 to speak with a registered nurse 24 hours a day. OVERVIEW What is Hashimoto’s disease? Hashimoto’s disease (also called Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis) is an autoimmune disease that affects your thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is located in the front of your neck, just…
Hammer Toe
If you are having any symptoms or have any questions, please call 811 to speak with a registered nurse 24 hours a day. OVERVIEW What is hammer toe? When a person has hammer toe, the end of their toe bends downward and the middle joint curls up. Eventually, the toe gets stuck in a stiff,…
Gynecomastia
If you are having any symptoms or have any questions, please call 811 to speak with a registered nurse 24 hours a day. OVERVIEW What is gynecomastia? Gynecomastia is a condition in which males have enlarged breasts. It is caused by an increase in breast tissue, not fat tissue. Gynecomastia may be present on one…