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Childhood vaccines are safe

… Childhood vaccines are safe Last updated January 1, 2016 HealthLink BC File number 50c Child Immunization Series … on time. The vaccines are free. Call your local public health unit or health care provider to make an appointment. Check what you …

Quit or reduce vaping

… Quit or reduce vaping Last updated August 7, 2024 HealthLink BC File number 30d Download PDF Document English … What are the risks of vaping? Vaping can impact your health in several ways: Exposure to toxic and cancer-causing … when users don’t have access to nicotine Cardiovascular health: vaping can impact arteries and blood vessels, which …

Quitting smoking

… Quitting smoking Last updated June 25, 2024 HealthLink BC File number 30c Download PDF Document English … quit smoking. For many people, these include: Improve your health and lower your risk of smoking-caused illness, like … faster and have fewer complications after surgery In this HealthLinkBC file, smoking and tobacco use refers to the use …

Bacterial vaginosis BV

… Bacterial vaginosis (BV) Last updated February 1, 2014 HealthLink BC File number 08g Sexually Transmitted … BV? To find out if you have BV, you must be examined by a health care provider. Lab tests of your vaginal fluid may be done. Your health care provider may screen you for BV if you are …

Urethritis

… Urethritis Last updated February 1, 2019 HealthLink BC File number 08b Sexually Transmitted … For more information about gonorrhea and chlamydia, see HealthLinkBC File #08a Gonorrhea and HealthLinkBC File #08l Chlamydia . To find out if you have …

Cervicitis

… Cervicitis Last updated March 1, 2019 HealthLink BC File number 08f Sexually Transmitted … find out if you have cervicitis, you must be examined by a health care provider and have lab tests done. How is it … to you or your partner(s). If this happens, talk with your health care provider who will help you to decide if you need …

Tick bites and disease

… Tick bites and disease Last updated June 1, 2024 HealthLink BC File number 01 Download PDF Document English … get someone else to remove the tick for you or see a health care provider to remove it. Be sure to check for … been out in an area where ticks can live. When to see a health care provider to remove the tick See your health care …

Pelvic inflammatory disease PID

… inflammatory disease (PID) Last updated September 1, 2019 HealthLink BC File number 08c Sexually Transmitted … PID. To find out if you have PID, you must be examined by a health care provider and have lab tests done. How is it … (IV) antibiotic treatment. You should return to your health care provider 3 to 7 days after starting treatment if …

Molluscum contagiosum

… Molluscum contagiosum Last updated June 1, 2017 HealthLink BC File number 08i Sexually Transmitted … it can be found throughout the world. How is it treated? In healthy people, the bumps will usually go away on their own … symptoms cause concern, or to stop them from spreading, a health care provider may use any of the following …

Trichomoniasis

… Trichomoniasis Last updated May 1, 2019 HealthLink BC File number 08p Sexually Transmitted … To find out if you have trichomoniasis, you need to see a health care provider and have lab tests done. Currently, lab … increased risk for pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). See HealthLinkBC File #08c Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) for …