Pregnancy Complications
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Symptoms, Treatment & Fertility
Pelvic inflammatory disease is an infection of the female upper reproductive tract. It most often starts when bacteria from a …
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Articles by Canada Health Journal Editorial Team
Sexual Health & STDs
Trichomoniasis: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
Trichomoniasis is a vaginal infection caused by a microscopic parasite called Trichomonas vaginalis.
Genetics & Congenital Disorders
Hypospadias in Children: Causes, Treatment & Care
In a typical male anatomy, the urethral opening sits at the very tip of the penis. In hypospadias, that opening forms somewhere …
Genetics & Congenital Disorders
Genetic Testing: What Canadians Need to Know
Genes are small sections of your cells that carry biological information. They act like a set of instructions that control how …
Digestive Health
Stomach Pain: Causes, Symptoms & When to Act
Your stomach sits surrounded by the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, intestines, and other structures.
Digestive Health
Acute Abdominal Pain: Causes, Symptoms & When to Act
Abdominal pain is very common, and most of the time it is not serious. However, acute abdominal pain — pain that comes on suddenly …
Cancer
Small Cell Lung Cancer: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Lung cancer develops when cells in the lung tissue begin to grow and divide in an uncontrolled way.
Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer: Symptoms, Types & Treatment
The pancreas is an organ tucked behind the stomach. It does two important jobs. It makes digestive enzymes that break down food, …
Oral Health
Missing Teeth: Your Options for Replacement in Canada
Dealing with missing teeth is more common than you might think. Whether you’ve lost a tooth to decay, injury, or gum disease, …
Oral Health
Dental Abscess: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
A dental abscess is a pocket of pus that forms inside or around a tooth. It happens when bacteria infect the tissue surrounding …