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Search our collection of print books, eBooks, CDs and DVDs, games, and teaching tools on health topics.
Search our collection of print books, eBooks, CDs and DVDs, games, and teaching tools on health topics.
Advice sheet for parents on how to take care of your baby when he or she has colic. Includes tips on what you can do to help, when to see your family doctor, and when to bring your baby to the Emergency Deparment.
Regardless of whether your chronic pain includes endometriosis, IC, or IBS, or a combination of all of these, following an anti-inflammatory diet can help to reduce the intensity of the pain you are experiencing. It is also essential to include lifestyle changes, such as increased activity and exer…
Your doctor or nurse practitioner has ordered a medical imaging test that requires you to have an injection of contrast media.; While it is possible that tiny amounts of contrast media can enter breast milk, we want you to know that it is safe to continue to breast feed your baby.; This document ex…
Learn about how oral immune therapy benefits premature or ill babies. This pamphlet explains how to how to hand express colostrum and breast milk for your baby.
This handout explains why your baby may have low blood sugar, how nurses check your baby's blood sugar, and how you can help your baby.
Booklet describing breastfeeding techniques and common problems associated with breastfeeding.
Information on how to start and keep up breast milk supply when a baby is not breastfeeding.
A practical and informative guide for parents who discover their unborn child has a heart problem. Sections include: answers to commonly asked questions; choices and decisions; talking about feelings; building your support team; pregnancy-related questions.
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This 1 page handout describes to parents how and why to give nasal spray to your child.
This 3 page pamphlet provides tips on breastfeeding for multiple babies. Includes tips on getting started, what to do if your babies are in NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) or IN (Intermediate Nursery), as well as information on breast feeding supplies.
This pamphlet provides information about a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
This booklet contains information about breastfeeding, specifically for mothers who have babies in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.)
This patient handout provides an overview of using the cell saver during a caesarean section.
This pamphlet answers some of the most commonly asked questions about mastitis. (Mastitis is an infection of the breast tissue and/or milk ducts.)
Learn about the exercise program recommended for you after you give birth by cesarean section.
Learn how to use a needle and syringe.
This pamphlet explains how you can help your child heal when they have an acticoat dressing, and what to expect next.
What to eat and avoid when breastfeeding your baby with a cow's milk protein allergy, or CMPA.
This pamphlet lists places to find high-quality information online. It also explains how to find a dietitian, and how a dietitian can help with food allergies in children.
This pamphlet gives information on ASA and Heparin to prevent pregnancy loss due to APA (Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome).
Written in Vietnamese, this pamphlet includes helpful tips for parents about helping children cope with medical procedures and surgery.
Describes the reasons for giving botox injections, also describes how it works, the benefits, and what to do after the injections.
This pamphlets contains information about Amiodarone (Cordarone), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Amlodipine (Norvasc, Apo-Amlodipine), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Acetylsalicyclic acid (ASA), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Atenolol (Tenomin, Apo-Atenolol, Teva-Atenolol), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Bisoprolol (Apo-Bisoprolol, Novo-Bisoprolol), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Bosentan (Tracleer), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Bumetanide (Bumex, Apo-Bumetanide, Novo-Bumetanide), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Captopril (Capoten), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Carvedilol (Coreg, Apo-Carvedilol), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Clopidogrel (Plavix, Apo-Clopidogrel), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Digoxin (Lanoxin, Toloxin), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Dipyridamole (Persantin, Apo-Dipyridamole), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Enalapril (Apo-Enalapril, Teva-Enalapril, Vasotec), its usage, storage and side effects.
This handout contains information about Flecainide (Tambocor), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Furosemide (Lasix, Apo-Furosemide, Teva-Furosemide), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Hydrochlorothiazide(Hydro-duril, Apo-Hydrochlorothiazide), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Metoprolol (Lopresor, Apo-Metoprolol, Novo-Metoprolol), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Nadolol(Apo-Nadol, Corgard), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Procainamide(Procan, Apo-Procainamide), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Propafenone (Rhythmol, Apo-Propafenone), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Propranolol(Lopresor, Apo-Propranolol, Novo-Propranolol), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Sildenafil (Revatio, Apo-Sildenafil), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Sotalol (Sotacor, Apo-Sotalol, Novo-Sotalol), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Spironolactone (Aldactone, Apo-Spironolactone, Teva-Spironolactone), its usage, storage and side effects.