HEALTH TOPICS
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MENTAL HEALTH AND RELATED TOPICS
- Anxiety Disorders
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD, ADD)
- Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
- Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depressive Illness)
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
- Eating Disorders
- HIV/AIDS and Mental Health
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Schizophrenia
- Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Substance Use and Mental Health
- Suicide Prevention
- Traumatic Events
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TOPICS
- Air Quality
- Asthma
- Biomonitoring
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Chemical Weapons Elimination
- Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
- Climate and Health
- Emergency Management
- Environmental Health Science and Practice
- Environmental Health Services
- Environmental Public Health Tracking Network
- Food Safety
- Health Studies
- Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals
- Laboratory Quality Assurance
- Loud Noise Can Cause Hearing Loss
- Mold
- Natural Disasters
- Newborn Screening Laboratory Bulletin
- Nutritional Indicators
- Radiation Emergencies
- Radiation Studies
- Research (e.g., Biomonitoring, Genetics, Laboratory Quality Assurance)
- Safe Water
- Vessel Sanitation
BODY LOCATION AND SYSTEMS
DISORDERS AND CONDITIONS
DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS
WOMEN’S HEALTH
- Acute Salpingitis
- Amniocentesis
- Balloon Endometrial Ablation and Hysteroscopy
- Bone Densitometry
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer – Hormonal and Targeted Therapies
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Breast Changes and Diseases
- Breast Lift
- Breast Lumpectomy and Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
- Breast Lumps Biopsy
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Reduction
- Breastfeeding
- BSE – Breast Self Exam
- C-Section
- Cancer and Pregnancy
- Cervical Cancer
- Cervix Disorders
- Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer – Adriamycin and Cytoxan
- Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer – General
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Clinical Breast Exam
- Colposcopy
- Cone Biopsy
- Cystocele
- Cystocele Surgery
- Cystoscopy – Women
- D&C
- Diabetes During Pregnancy
- Diagnostic Laparoscopy – General
- Ectopic Pregnancy
- Endometriosis
- Fallopian Tube Catheterization
- Female Infertility
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- Fifth Disease
- Foley Catheter – Female
- Health Problems in Pregnancy
- Heart Disease in Women
- HIV/AIDS and Pregnancy
- Hormonal Therapy for Breast Cancer – Tamoxifen
- HPV
- Hydrothermal Endometrial Ablation
- Hysterectomy
- Hysterectomy – Discharge Instructions
PSYCHIATRIC DISEASES
- Agoraphobia
- Alcohol Dependence
- Anorexia
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder – ADHD
- BDD or Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Bereavement
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder – Treatment
- Bulimia
- Child Behavior Disorders
- Cocaine
- Delirium
- Dementia
- Depression
- Eating Disorders
- Elder Abuse
- Electroconvulsive Therapy – ECT
- Expressing Your Pain
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder – GAD
- Healthy Sleeping
- Hypochondria
- Insomnia
- Managing Stress
- Meditation
- Night Terrors
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder – OCD
- Orgasmic Dysfunction in Women
- Palliative Care
- Panic Disorder
- Personality Disorders
- Phobias
- PMS – Premenstrual Syndrome
- Porphyria
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder – PTSD
- Postpartum Depression
- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder – PMDD
- Prescription Drug Abuse
- Psychotic Disorders
- Recognizing Depression in Children and Teens
- Schizoaffective Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder – SAD
- Suicide
- Tears
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) for Depression
MOST CHRONIC DISEASES ARE CAUSED BY A SHORTLIST OF RISK BEHAVIOURS.
- Tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke.
- Poor nutrition, including diets low in fruits and vegetables and high in sodium and saturated fats.
- Lack of physical activity.
- Excessive alcohol use.
- How You Can Prevent Chronic Diseases
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Arthritis
- Breast Cancer
- Cervical Cancer
- Colorectal (Colon) Cancer
- Diabetes
- Epilepsy
- Gynecologic Cancer
- Heart Disease
- High Blood Pressure
- Lupus
- Multiple Chronic Conditions
- Obesity
- Prediabetes
- Skin Cancer
- Stroke
- Tooth Decay
- Type 2 Diabetes
MOST SEARCHED DISEASES AND CONDITIONS
- pulmonary
- pneumonia
- fibrosis
- zika
- cystoscopy
- cataract
- ADHD
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Autism
- Avian Influenza
- Birth Defects
- Cancer
- Chlamydia
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Diabetes
- Ebola (Ebola Virus Disease)
- Epilepsy
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- Flu (Influenza)
- Genital Herpes (Herpes Simplex Virus)
- Giardiasis
- Gonorrhea
- Heart Disease
- Hepatitis
- HIV/AIDS
- Human papillomavirus (HPV)
- Kidney Disease (Chronic Kidney Disease)
- Meningitis
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
- Microcephaly
- Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)
- Overweight and Obesity
- Parasites – Scabies
- Salmonella
- Scabies
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Stroke
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Trichomonas Infection (Trichomoniasis)
- Tuberculosis (TB)
- Water-related Diseases
- Zika Virus
SURGICAL PROCEDURES
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surgery
- ACF (Anterior Cervical Fusion) – Banked Bone
- ACF (Anterior Cervical Fusion) – Banked Bone – Plating
- ACF (Anterior Cervical Fusion) – Hip Bone
- ACF (Anterior Cervical Fusion) – Hip Bone – Plating
- ACF – Anterior Cervical Fusion – Post Op
- Activity After Surgery – ERAS
- Amputation of the Leg
- Angio-Seal
- Angiogram with Possible Angioplasty or Possible Stent Placement – Lower Extremity
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion – General
- Anterior Cervical Diskectomy – Without Fusion
- Aorto-Bifemoral Bypass
- Appendectomy – Open and Laparoscopic
- Appendicitis
- Art-Line
- AV Graft Insertion
- Blood Transfusion
- Blood Transfusion for Outpatient
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Breast Lumpectomy and Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
- Breast Lumps Biopsy
- Bronchoscopy
- Broviac Central Line Care – Pediatrics
- Bunionectomy
- C-Section
- Cardiac Ablation for Atrial Flutter
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Carpal Tunnel Release – Endoscopic
- Carpal Tunnel Release – Open
- CAT Scan Guided Biopsy of a Spinal Lesion
- Cataract Surgery
- Cecostomy
- Cholecystectomy – Open and Laparoscopic
- Circumcision – Pediatrics
- Colon Cancer Surgery
- Colon Resection Surgery – General
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy – African-American Outreach
- Colostomy
- Craniotomy for Aneurysms
- Craniotomy for Seizure Surgery
- Craniotomy for Subdural Hematoma
- CyberKnife Radiosurgery for Brain AVMs
- Cystocele Surgery
SURGICAL PROCEDURES
- Discharge Instructions – General
- Diverticulosis and Surgical Treatment for Diverticulitis
- Endoscopic Retrograde CholangioPancreatography – ERCP
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery – ERAS – Overview
- Epigastric Hernia Repair – Laparoscopic
- Facelifts
- Femoro-Popliteal Bypass
- Foot Amputation
- Gastric Banding – Discharge Instructions
- Gastric Banding Surgery
- Gastric Bypass Surgery
- Gastric Sleeve Surgery
- General Anesthesia
- Hemorrhoid Surgery
- Hysterectomy
- Hysteroscopy
- Ileostomy
- Incisional or Ventral Hernia Repair
- Inguinal Hernia Repair
- Inguinal Hernia Repair – Pediatrics
- JP Drain
- Kidney Transplant
- Knee Replacement – Preventing Post Op Complications
- LASIK
- Liposuction
- Living Kidney Donation
- Lumbar and Thoracic Fusion – Posterior
- Lumbar and/or Thoracic Fusion – Cages
- Lumbar Decompression
- Lumbar Decompression and Fusio Facet Fusion
- Lumbar Diskectomy – Endoscopic
- Lumbar Diskectomy – Minimally Invasive
- Lumbar Diskectomy – Open
- Lumbar Diskectomy – Post Op
- Lumbar Laminectomy and Possible Disk Excision
- Lumbar Laminectomy and Possible Disk Excision – Minimally Invasive
- Lung Cancer Resection
- Managing Post-op Pain at Home
- Moderate Sedation
- Nasogastric Tube Placement and Feeding – Pediatric
- Nephrostomy
- Nissen Fundoplication
- Nutrition After Surgery – ERAS
- Nutrition Before Surgery – ERAS
- Open Shoulder Surgery
- Organ Donation
- Pallidotomy
- Pancreas Transplantation
- Paracentesis – Abdominal Tap
- Patient Safety
- Pediatric Chest Tube
- PEG
- Pelviscopy
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy – PEG – Pediatrics
- Percutaneous Liver Biopsy
- Perineorrhaphy
- Port Catheter Insertions
- Posterior Decompression of Chiari Malformation
- Preparing for Surgery
- Preparing for Surgery – Part One
- Preparing for Surgery – Part Two
- Preparing Your Child for Surgery
- Preparing Your Child for Surgery – Part I
- Preparing Your Child for Surgery – Part II
- Preparing Your Skin for Surgery – ERAS
- Preventing Readmission
- Preventing Surgical Site Infections – SSI
- Prostate Biopsy
- Prostatectomy
- Recovering After Surgery – ERAS at Home
- Rectocele Surgery
- Release of Tethered Cord
- Robotic Surgery – da Vinci System
- Sacroiliac Injections
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Replacement
- Shoulder Replacement – Preventing Post-Op Complications
- SI Fusion – Sacroiliac Joint Fusion
- Sinus Surgery
- Stellate Block
- Stereotactic Biopsy – with Stereotactic Frame
- Stereotactic Biopsy of a Brain Lesion – Frameless
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Brain Lesions – With Frame
- Sural Nerve Biopsy / Muscle Biopsy
- Surgery for Dupuytren’s Contracture
- Surgery for Intrathecal Tumors
- Sympathectomy
- Tarsal Tunnel Release
- Tennis Elbow
- The Patient’s Role In Preventing Infection at the Hospital
- Thyroid Surgery
- Toe Amputation
- Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy
- Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy – Pediatrics
- Tracheostomy – Pediatrics
- Tracheotomy or Tracheostomy
- Transoral Odontoid Resection
- Transphenoidal Tumor Resection
- Treating Clubfoot
- Trigeminal Neuralgia – Microvascular Decompression
- Trigeminal Neuralgia – Nerve Lesioning
- Trigeminal Neuralgia – Radiofrequency Rhizotomy
- Trigger Point Injections
- Tubal Sterilization
- Tummy Tuck
- TURP
- Tympanoplasty
- Umbilical Hernia Repair
- Umbilical Hernia Repair – Pediatrics
- Understanding Debridement of Sores
- Urostomy
- Using Your Incentive Spirometer – ERAS
- What is Neurosurgery?
- Your Trip to the Hospital for Surgery – Pediatrics