Health & Wellness blog: Topical index to posts

Toronto Public Library Business and Health Sciences Centre publishes a regular blog linking to reliable information on a wide variety of health topics.

This list attempts to make the most useful of these posts available by topic. To quickly search this list, do a "find" in your browser by pressing Ctrl+F and typing your search term in the search box that appears. Clicking on an item in this list opens a new window, where the post appears.

Note: The same topic may appear in more than one place on this list.

Last update: March 19, 2009

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Chronic diseases

• Alzheimer's disease: Alzheimer's disease: What is it and can it be prevented? (Jan 15, 2009)
• Cancer
  • Breast cancer: Breast cancer in Canada and how it can affect you (Oct 16, 2008)
  • Colon cancer: Colorectal cancer: Cancer of the colon or rectum (Mar 19, 2009)
• Crohn's disease: Crohn’s disease, colitis and irritable bowel syndrome: What is the difference? (Nov 13, 2008)
• Diabetes: Diabetes and obesity: more than a casual link… (Nov 7, 2008)
• Epilepsy: What is reflex epilepsy? (Mar 5, 2009)
• HIV and AIDS: What they are and how to avoid them (Nov 27, 2008)
• Irritable bowel syndrome: Crohn’s disease, colitis and irritable bowel syndrome: What is the difference? (Nov 13, 2008)
• Kidney disease: Diagnosing kidney diseases
• Osteoporosis: Can it happen to me? (Nov 20, 2008)
• Ulcerative colitis: Crohn’s disease, colitis and irritable bowel syndrome: What is the difference? (Nov 13, 2008)

Contagious diseases

• Clostridium difficile (c. difficile): C'est c. difficile (Oct 2, 2008)
• Colds and flu: Cold and influenza season: preventing and coping with colds and flus (Oct 30, 2009)
• HIV and AIDS: What they are and how to avoid them (Nov 27, 2008)
• Sexually-transmitted diseases: Teens in Canada: Sex, contraception, pregnancy and STDs (Feb 19, 2009)

Disease prevention

• Health literacy (Oct 9, 2009)
• Heart health: Love your heart, not just on Valentine's Day (Feb 5, 2009)
• Obesity: Diabetes and obesity: more than a casual link… (Nov 7, 2008)
• Obesity in children: Childhood obesity in Canada and what you can do (Oct 23, 2008)
• Second-hand smoke: Second-hand smoke: Should parents of children with asthma be concerned? (Jan 22, 2009)
• Sexual health: HIV and AIDS: What they are and how to avoid them (Nov 27, 2008)
• Osteoporosis: Can it happen to me? (Nov 20, 2008)
• Sexually-transmitted diseases: Teens in Canada: Sex, contraception, pregnancy and STDs (Feb 19, 2009)
• Travel health: Travel health: what to know before you leave, while travelling and when you return (Dec 4, 2008)

Food and drink

• Bisphenol A: A health risk for Canadians? (Sept 19, 2008)
• Food allergies: Is it food allergy or food intolerance? (Feb 26, 2009)
• Listeriosis: Listeriosis outbreak (Sept 11, 2008)

Injury prevention

• Travel health: Travel health: what to know before you leave, while travelling and when you return (Dec 4, 2008)
• Winter safety: Winter health and safety (Dec 18, 2008)

Mental health

• Depression: More than feeling blue (Feb 12, 2009)
• Seasonal affective disorder (SAD): Post-holiday blues (Jan 8, 2009)
• Stress: 'Tis the season: Can holiday stress affect your health? (Dec 11, 2008)

Parasites

• Bedbugs: Good night, sleep tight…don't let the bedbugs bite! (Jan 29, 2009)