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Ontario County Department of Health does it's best to offer high quality information but cannot control nor does it guarantee the accuracy of information provided on websites which are linked from this site. Please contact your health care provider for your health care.

To view more complet lists of health topics we suggest you visit the websites of the National Institute of Health, The Center for Disease Control, New York State, and Medem.

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A

Acne - NIH

Acoustic Neuroma - NIH

Aging - National Institute on Aging

AIDS - NIH

AIDS - A brief history and links to more information

Alcoholism - American Family Physician information on Problem Drinking.

Allergy - Information from American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Alzheimer's Disease - National Institute on Aging
Asthma
Asthma - Exercixe induced

B

Bee Stings

Birth Defect Prevention - CDC

Brain Injury

Booster Seat Law - Check New York Governor's Traffic Safety Committee for more information.

Botox - NIH and National Library of Medicine

Botulism - NIH

Breast Cancer - National Cancer Institute

Breast Cancer and Mammograms - National Cancer Institute

 

C

Cancer - What is it?

Cancer Treatment and Complementary and Alternative Medicine - NIH

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - What is colorless, tasteless, poisonous, and deadly that we are all exposed to almost every day? Learn all about this deadly gas.

Celiac Disease - NIH

Cervical Cancer - NIH

Cholesterol - National Cholesterol Education Program of the NIH

Cirrhosis of the Liver - NIH

Constipation - NIH

D

Dental Care in Children with Special Needs - National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research

Dental Health - National Institute on Aging

Developmental Disabilities - New York state Department of Health list of local officies to assist families

Diabetes - American Association of Diabetes

Diabetes and Pregnancy - Nation Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Dispose of Unused Prescription Drugs Safely! - Many of us have left-over doses from prescriptions that have already served their purpose. These drugs pose a risk to pets, children, and teens who may find them. How can we dispose of drugs safely?

Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis - NIH

E

Ear Infections in Children - New York State Department of Health brochure for parents.

F

Flu (influenza) - Description of types of flu

Flu Prevention - From the CDC

Food poisoning - NIH and National Library of Medicine

G

Gall Bladder Disease - NIH

Gastroesophageal Reflux/Hiatal Hernia - NIH

Genes and Gene Therapy - NIH

Genetic Diseases - NIH

Genital Herpes - NIH

Germs - Stop the spread of germs - CDC information on healthy habits

Glaucoma - NIH

Gout - NIH

H

Hair Diseases and Hair Loss - NIH

Hand Foot and Mouth Disease - CDC

Headache and Migraine - NIH

Heart Disease - CDC

Heat Exhaustion or Heat Stroke

Hepatitis - CDC - Descriptions of Hepatitis A through E.

Hepatitis B - American Academy of Pediatrics

Herbal Supplements: Consider Safety, Too - National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

Herpes Simplex Virus (Genital Herpes) - CDC

HIV/AIDS Prevention - CDC

HIV/AIDS Prevention - New Developments

Hormone Replacement Therapy - NIH

Hot Tub Rash - CDC

Household Poisons - NIH

Human papillomavirus Infection - CDC

I

Infections Diseases - List of infectious diseases from the CDC

Infectious Mononucleosis (Epstein-Barr Virus) - CDC

Influenza - CDC

Indigestion - Medem

J

 

K

Kawasaki Syndrome - CDC

L

Lead Poisoning Prevention

Legionnaires' Disease - CDC

Lice Infestation - CDC

Listeriosis - CDC

Lyme Disease - CDC

M

Mad Cow Disease -

Malaria - CDC

Measles - CDC

Meningitis - CDC

Meningococcal Disease - CDC

Mites (Scabes) - CDC

Mononucleosis - CDC

Mumps - CDC

Mycoplasma pneumoniae - CDC

N

Neurofibromatosis - CDC

O

Obesity in Childhood

Osteoporosis - CDC

Otitis Media (Ear Ifection) - CDC

Ovarian Cancer - CDC

Overweight and Obesity - CDC

P

PAP Test - National Cancer Institute

Parvovirus B19 Infection (Fifth Disease) - CDC

Peptic Ulcer Disease - CDC

Pertussis - CDC

Pets - CDC

Picky Eater

PID (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease) - CDC

Pin Worm Infection - CDC

Pneumonia - CDC

Polio - CDC

Psittacosis - CDC

Q

Q Fever - CDC

R

Rabies Information and Clinic Dates

Ringworm - CDC

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever - CDC

Rotavirus Infection - CDC

Roundworm Infestation - CDC

RSV - CDC

Rubella - CDC

Rubeola - CDC

S

Salmonella - CDC

SARS

Scabies - CDC

Scarlet Fever - CDC

School Age Asthma - OCPH article

Sexually Transmitted Disease - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Sickle Cell Anemia - OCPH article

Shingles - NIH

Stroke - CDC

Syphilis - CDC

T

Tetanus Disease - CDC

Ticks - All about tick removal and diseases caused by ticks.

Tobacco Use - CDC

Toxoplasmosis - CDC

Trichomoniasis - CDC

Tuberculosis - CDC

U

Ulcerative Colitis - NIH

Ulcers - CDC

V

Varicella-Zoster (Chickenpox) - CDC

W

Whooping Cough (Pertussis) - CDC

Winter Weather - CDC information you can use to reduce the risk of weather-related health problems, including protecting yourself from carbon monoxide poisioning, preparing for power outages, and extreme cold prevent guide.

X

 

Y

Yeast Infection - CDC

Z

Zoster - CDC