The information presented here is not specific to your situation and is for your general information only. You need to contact your own doctor for your medical care.

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.

A

Acne - NIH
Acoustic Neuroma - NIH
Adult Immunization - List of immunizaions suggested for adults
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 - Exercise induced
Asthma - Managing your Child's Asthma
Autism - Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are a group of related brain-based disorders that affect a child's behavior, social, and communication skills. Approximately 1 in 150 children are diagnosed with an ASD. Additional information and resources are provided in the link.

B

Bee Stings
Birth Defect Prevention - CDC
Blood Donation
Booster Seat Law - Check New York Governor's Traffic Safety Committee for more information.
Botox - NIH and National Library of Medicine
Botulism - NIH
Brain Injury - Advice from Alice
Breast Cancer - National Cancer Institute
Breast Cancer and Mammograms - National Cancer Institute
Breast Health

C

Cancer - What is it?
Cancer Screening Tests - Learn what is availableto help screen for cancer.
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
Cervical Cancer
Child Abuse
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
Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis - NIH

E

Ear Infections in Children - New York State Department of Health brochure for parents.
E. Coli - What is E. coli and how do I get it?
Eye Health

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
Gardasil - (Cervical Cancer Vaccine)
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 Attack
Heart Disease - CDC
Heart Health
Heat Exhaustion or Heat Stroke
Hemochromatosis
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
Hormone Replacement Therapy - NIH
Hot Tub Rash - CDC
Household Poisons - NIH
Human papillomavirus Infection - CDC

I

ICE - (In Case of Emergency) Campaign
Infections Diseases - List of infectious diseases from the CDC
Infectious Mononucleosis (Epstein-Barr Virus) - CDC
Influenza - CDC
Indigestion - Medem
Immunizations - Why have them?

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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
Mental Health - tips to maintain or improve mental your health
Mites (Scabes) - CDC
Mononucleosis - CDC
Mosquito-borne Illnesses - Discussion of Lyme Dease and West Nile Virus
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
Preterm Labor
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
Screening Tests for Women
Sexually Transmitted Disease - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Shingles - NIH
Shingles Immunization
Stroke - CDC
Summer Safety
Superbug - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
Syphilis - CDC

T

Tetanus Disease - CDC
Tobacco Use - CDC
Toxoplasmosis - CDC
Trichomoniasis - CDC
Tuberculosis

U

Ulcerative Colitis - NIH
Ulcers - CDC

V

Varicella-Zoster (Chickenpox) - CDC

W

Whooping Cough (Pertussis) - CDC
Winter Safety Tips
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.

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Y

Yeast Infection - CDC

Z

Zoster - CDC