General Health
Medication: What Every Canadian Should Know
Understanding medication is one of the most important things you can do for your health. Whether you pick up a prescription at …
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Mental Health
Depression Treatment Options: A Canadian Guide
Depression is more than feeling sad for a few days. It is a medical condition that causes a lasting low mood, loss of interest in …
Mental Health
Depression in Children and Teens: Signs, Causes & Help
Depression is a mood disorder that causes children and teens to feel persistently sad, irritable, or empty for weeks or months at …
General Health
Anticancer Drugs: What Every Canadian Should Know
Anticancer drugs are medicines designed to target and destroy cancer cells in the body. They work by interfering with the way …
General Health
Antiplatelet Drugs: What Canadians Need to Know
Your blood contains tiny cells called platelets. When you get a cut, platelets rush to the injury and stick together.
Heart & Cardiovascular Health
Varicose Vein Sclerotherapy: What Canadians Should Know
Varicose veins are large, swollen veins that bulge under the skin. They often appear twisted or rope-like, and they are most …
General Health
Urethra: Function, Conditions & When to Get Help
The urethra is a small but important tube in your body. It carries urine from your bladder to the outside of your body.
General Health
Tremors: Types, Causes & When to Get Help
A tremor is an uncontrolled, repetitive shaking of one or more body parts. It is not the same as a muscle twitch or a spasm.
Parenting & Child Development
Fifth Disease: Symptoms, Treatment & When to Worry
Doctors also call fifth disease erythema infectiosum or slapped cheek disease. The nickname comes from the bright red rash that …
Parenting & Child Development
Jaundice in Babies: Causes, Signs & When to Act
Jaundice happens when a yellow pigment called bilirubin builds up in the blood faster than the body can remove it.