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Childhood Overweight and Obesity – Helping Your Child Achieve a Healthy Weight
If you are having any symptoms or have any questions, please call 811 to speak with a registered nurse 24 hours a day. Children need a certain amount of calories to grow and develop. But if a child takes in more calories than they use, the body stores these extra calories as fat. In children…
Childhood Overweight and Obesity
If you are having any symptoms or have any questions, please call 811 to speak with a registered nurse 24 hours a day. Why are overweight and obesity problems for children and teens? In Canada, approximately 30% of children and youth are overweight or obese. Children who are overweight or obese are at risk for…
Child Safety – Keeping Your Home Safe for Your Baby
If you are having any symptoms or have any questions, please call 811 to speak with a registered nurse 24 hours a day. If you have a baby in your house, you need to make sure they stay safe. Children don’t understand danger. And as they grow, babies become curious. Because of these things, you…
Child Safety – Keeping Medicines Out of Reach
If you are having any symptoms or have any questions, please call 811 to speak with a registered nurse 24 hours a day. Medicines are meant to help make you feel better or to help treat a medical condition. But if medicines aren’t taken exactly the right way, they can be harmful, especially for children….
Changes in Your Body During Pregnancy – Third Trimester
If you are having any symptoms or have any questions, please call 811 to speak with a registered nurse 24 hours a day. The third trimester is the “home stretch” of your pregnancy! As your baby grows, your body will feel even more awkward and heavy. Everyday things—like getting out of bed or rising from…
Changes in Your Body During Pregnancy – Second Trimester
If you are having any symptoms or have any questions, please call 811 to speak with a registered nurse 24 hours a day. Path to improved health How will I feel in the second trimester, compared with the first? Most women who didn’t feel so great in the first trimester of pregnancy usually start to…
Changes in Your Body During Pregnancy – First Trimester
If you are having any symptoms or have any questions, please call 811 to speak with a registered nurse 24 hours a day. The first trimester of pregnancy can be exciting and scary. A person’s body goes through a lot of changes. Some of these changes may begin before you even know or confirm you…
Cervical Dystonia
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 cervical dystonia? Cervical dystonia is a neurological disorder that causes the muscles in the neck to contract involuntarily. That means without you making them move. This muscle contraction can…
Cervical Cancer
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 cervical cancer? Cervical cancer is abnormal growth of cells in a woman’s cervix. The cervix is the lowest part of the uterus (womb). It connects the uterus and the…
Cerebral Palsy
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 cerebral palsy? Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of neurological (brain) disorders. These disorders affect body movement and muscle coordination. It usually appears in infancy or early childhood, as…