Health Information Index

This web site is designed for students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
It focuses on the health and wellness issues of concern to the student population.

Click on the proper letter above to go to a particular
section or scroll down to run the alphabetic list.

Abnormal Discharge
Achilles Tendonitis
Accutane for Acne
Acne
AIDS
    HIV Resources and Services
    HIV and AIDS: Questions and Answers
Aim, Build, Choose: Eating Right With the Dietary Guidelines
Alcohol/Drugs... - also see Drinking
Alcohol Related Emergencies
Alcohol, Diabetes and You
Alcohol's Effects Upon the Body
Allergic Rhinitis - Hay Fever
Allergies/Asthma...
Allergies: Nothing To Sneeze At
Anal Fissure
Anemia
    Iron Deficiency
    Sickle Cell
Anger Management
Ankle Sprain
Anthrax Information
Anthrax Vaccine - from the CDC
Antibiotics: Questions and Answers
Anxiety
AODO - Alcohol and Other Drug Office
Appointment, to Schedule/Cancel
Approaching Someone About a Suspected Drinking Problem and Communicating Your Concerns
Asthma
    Allergies:  Nothing to Sneeze At
    Allergic Rhinitis (Hay Fever)
    Asthma/Allergies...
    Asthma
    Asthma Support Team at McKinley Health Center
    Exercise and Asthma: A Healthy Combination
    How To Control Things That Make Your Asthma Worse
    How To Use Your Metered-Dose Inhaler The Right Way
    How To Use Your Peak Flow Meter

Back and Neck Care Guide
Balancing Your Diet, Background for
Barium Enema
Bee Sting - Honeybee and Other Insect Stings
Birth Control...
Black Outs
Blood Pressure/Hypertension...
Blood Type
Body Image
    Tips for a Healthy Body Image
    Ten Resolutions to Improve Body Image
Body Mass Index Worksheet
Body Piercing, Tattoos and
Breast Health - includes information about breast self-exam
Bronchitis

Caffeine
Calcium
Cancellation of Appointment
Cane Use
Canker Sores (Apthous Ulcers)
Cardiorespiratory Fitness Level, Predicting Your
Cast Care
Cepacol - Throat Lozenges
Cerumen (Wax)
Cervical Dyslpasia, Mild
Chicken Pox (Varicella)
Chlamydia and Gonorrhea
Cholesterol Basics
Choosing a Pediatric Care Provider
Choosing an Obstetrical Care Provider and Hospital
Clinics and Departments at McKinley
Cold...
Cold Facts
Colds - A Self-Care Instructional Guide
Colds, Coughs and Sore Throats
Cold Sores (Herpes Simplex)
Colposcopy and Pap Test: Questions and Answers
Comment Forms
Condom, How to Use a
Confidentially
    The Medical Record
    Medical Records Unit
Conflict Management
Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)
Constipation
Contact Dermatitis
Contagious/Communicable Diseases...
Contraception
Contraception, Injectable
Cooking on the Run: Healthy Food Fast
Coping With the Heat
Corneal Abrasion
Crabs (Pubic Lice)
Crutches, Using
Cryotherapy
Cryotherapy - Post Instructions
Cysts, Pilonidal

Dash Diet - 1500 calories/day - hypertension
Dash Diet - 1800 calories/day - hypertension
Dash Diet - 2000 calories/day - hypertension
Date Rape Drugs - What You Need to Know About Them
Dental Dams (Latex Squares)
Dental/Oral Care During Pregnancy
Dentists - local Dental Referral List
Depo-Provera
Dermatitis, Contact
Diabetes
    Alcohol, Diabetes and You
    Diabetes and Low Blood Glucose
    Diabetes Care at McKinley Health Center
    Diabetes Just During Pregnancy (Gestational Diabetes)
    Diabetes Medications (pills and insulin)
    Diabetes Team at McKinley
    Diabetes Patient Education Information
    Disordered Eating and Diabetes
    Eat Healthy to Prevent Diabetes Complications
    Exercise and Diabetes: On the Move
    Healthy Eating Before You See and RD
    Keeping Your Diabetes Under Control - Days When You Just Can't Follow Your Meal Plan
    Sick Day Management in Type 1 Diabetes
    Teens, Food and Making Choices
Dial-a-Nurse
Diaphragm, The
Diarrhea Treatment, Traveler's
Dietary Fiber
Dietary Guidelines
Dietary Sources of Iron
Diphtheria Vaccine, Tetanus from the CDC
Disease/Pregnancy Prevention...
Diseases/Conditions...
Diseases, Contagious and Communicable...
Disordered Eating and Diabetes
    Approaching Someone About a Suspected Drinking Problem and Communicating Your Concerns
    Warning Signs of a Drinking Problem
Drug/Alcohol...
Dry Skin
Duct Tape, Wart Treatment with
Dysmenorrhea (Menstrual Cramps)
Dysplasia, Mild Cervical

Ear Infection (Otitis Media and Externa)
Ear Wax (Cerumen)
Ears (Noise and Hearing)
Eat Healthy to Prevent Diabetes Complications
Eating, Healthful Guidelines
Eating Disorders
    Eating Behaviors: Where Can I Go For More Information?
    Understanding Eating Disturbances and Disorders
Eating in the U.S.
Eating on the Run
Eating While Competing (Pre-event Nutrition Basics for the Competitive Athlete)
Ectopic Pregnancy
EKG - Radiology
Eligibility for McKinley Health Center Services
Emergencies
Enema, The
Enema, Barium
Erectile Dysfunction Fact Sheet
Ergogenic Aids: Nutritional Supplements for Athletes
Ethambutal (Myambutal), Symptoms/Side Effects of
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
Excretory Urography (Intravenous Pyelography)
Exercise...
Exercise and Asthma - A Healthy Combination
Exercise and Diabetes: On the Move
Exercise Guidelines for Physical Fitness
Exercise: How Much is Too Much?
Exercise Recovery, Nutrition for Optimal
Exercising with Fibromyalgia
Eye Care Referral List - local providers

Factors That Affect Blood Pressure
Facts About Fat
Family Planning Resources, Natural
Fat, Facts About
Female Sexual Function/Dysfunction
Fertility Awareness
Fiber, High
Fibromyalgia
Financial Planning for Pregnancy and Childbirth
First Aid - Wound Care Guide
Fitness...
Flu...
Folate, The Cell Builder
Food/Nutrition...
Food Guide Pyramid, The
Food Poisoning
    Gastroenteritis
    Traveler's Diarrhea Treatment
Food Safety: The Answer to Preventing Food-Borne Illness
Frequently Asked Questions About Moles
Frequently Asked Questions - Women's Health Unit
Frostbite

Gaining Weight the Healthy Way
Gastroenteritis (Stomach Flu)
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
General Information...
Genital Herpes
Genital Warts
Gonorrhea
Gonorrhea, Chlamydia and
Guidelines for Exercise During Pregnancy
Guidelines for Vulvar Skin Care
Gynecological Exam, The

Hay Fever
HDL
Head Injury, Instructions for
Head Lice
Headaches...
Health Care Coverage, Your
Health Care Provider, Visiting a
Health Education unit
Health Educators - Health Education
Health Information...
Health Promotion...
Health Resource Centers at McKinley Health Center and the Illini Union
Healthy Eating for Diabetes Before You See an RD
Healthy Eating for Pregnancy and Lactation
Healthy Living, Tips for
Healthy Sexuality
Hearing (loss), Noise, Ears
Heartburn
Heat, Coping With the
Heat Stroke
Hemorrhoids
Hepatitis
    Hepatitis A Vaccine from the CDC
    Hepatitis B Vaccine from the CDC
    Hepatitis C: Questions and Answers
    Hepatitis: Questions and Answers
Herbal Supplements: Which Ones Are Valid?
Herpes
    Genital Herpes
    Herpes Simplex (Cold Sores)
HIB - Haemophilus Influenzae Type B Vaccine from the CDC
Hiatal Hernia
High Fiber
HIV
    HIV: Questions and Answers
    HIV: Resources and Services
    HIV: Anonymous Testing and Documented Testing
Home Pregnancy Testing
Honeybee and Other Insect Stings
Hordeolum (Sty)
Hormones - The Minipill or Progestin-only Oral Contraceptive
Hours of Operation at McKinley Health Center
How to Control Things That Make Your Asthma Worse
How to Use a Condom/How to Use Spermicidal Jelly for Vaginal Intercourse
How to Use Your Metered Dose Inhaler the Right Way
How to Use Your Peak Flow Meter
How Vulnerable Are You to Stress?
HPV, Human Papillomavirus
HSV
    Genital Herpes
    Herpes Simplex
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
Hydration Needs for Exercise
Hypertension/Blood Pressure...
Hypoglycemia, Nutrition for Reactive
Hypothermia
Hystrosalpingogram

IBS - Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Immunization and Travel Clinic
Immunization and Travel Clinic Services
Immunization Fact Sheet
Immunization/Vaccine...
Immunoglobulin, IG or Immune Globulin or Gamma Globulin
Infection, Signs and Symptoms of Wound
Inactivated Japanese Encephalitis Virus Vaccine (JE-Vax)
Infectious Mononucleosis
Influenza Vaccine...
Ingrown Toenail
INH, Symptoms/Side Effects - Information
Inhaler Use, How to Use Your Metered-Dose Inhaler the Right Way
Injury...
Insect Stings, Honeybee and Other
Insomnia and Other Related Sleep Problems
Instructions for Head Injury
Instructions for Occult Blood Screening
Instructions for Using Medroxyprogesterone to Induce a Menstrual Period
Instructions for Vaginal Penetration Improvement
Insurance, Eligibility for McKinley Health Center Services
Intercourse During Pregnancy
Irregular Menses
Irritable Bowel Syndrome - IBS
Iron, Dietary Sources of
IUD - Birth Control Device
IVP - Excretory Urography

Jock Itch (tinea cruris)
Joint Disorders, Temporomandibular (TMJ)
Kegel Exercises for Urinary Incontinence
Keeping Your Diabetes Under Control - Days When You Just Can't Follow Your Food Plan
Knee Injuries from Overuse

Laboratory...
Lactation, Healthy Eating for Pregnancy and
Latex Squares (Dental Dams)
LDL
LEEP (Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure)
Lice
    Head Lice
    Pubic Lice
Liquid Nitrogen, Wart Treatment with
Location of McKinley Health Center
Loneliness
Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP)
Loosen-Up Techniques for Stress Reduction
Lupus, Systemic
Erythematosus
Lyme Disease Vaccine from the CDC

Making Sense of Serving Sizes
Malaria Prevention Information from the CDC
Male Sexual Function/Dysfunction
Map of Local Doctor's Offices and Other Local Health Care Facilities
Massage
McKinley Health Center Nurse Access and the Appointment Process, The
Measles (Rubeola) Self-Care Instructions
Medical Clinics West 1, West 2, and East 1
Medical Record, The
Medical Tests
Medications for Your Cold
Mediplast, Wart Treatment with
Meningococcal Disease
Meningococcal Vaccine from the CDC
Menomune Post-Vaccine Instruction Sheet (Menomune A, C, Y and W-135)
Men's Health Clinic at McKinley Health Center
Menses, Irregular
Menstrual Cramps (Dysmenorrhea)
Mental Health Clinic at McKinley Health Center
Metered Dose Inhaler the Right Way, How to Use Your
Migraine Headache
Mild Cervical Dysplasia
Minerals, Vitamins and
Minipill or Progestin-Only Contraceptive, The
Mission Statement from McKinley Health Center
MMR Vaccine (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) from the CDC
Molluscum Contagiosum
Monilia (Yeast) Infection
Mononucleosis, Infectious (Mono)
Mumps, Self-Care Instructions
Muscle Strains and Sprains

NGU (Nongonococcal Urethritis)
Nausea, Suggestions for Control of
Natural Family Planning Resources (Pregnancy)
Neck Care Guide, Back and
Need a Refill On Your McKinley Prescriptions?
Noise, Ears and Hearing
Nongonococcal Urethritis (NGU)
Nonspecific Urethritis (NSU)
Norplant - Thinking About Birth Control
Nurse Access and the Appointment Process at McKinley Health Center
Nurse Practitioners
Nutrition...
Nutrition for Optimal Exercise Recovery
Nutritional Supplements - Ergogenic Aids: Nutritional Supplements for Athletes
Nutritious Snacks
NuvaRing^® Contraceptive Vaginal Ring

Pap Test and Colposcopy: Questions and Answers
Patient's Bill of Rights and Responsibilities
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Penis
    Erectile Dysfunction Fact Sheet
Peptic Ulcers
Pertussis (Whooping Cough) in Adults
Pharmacists - McKinley Health Center
Pharmacy - McKinley Health Center
Phone Numbers - McKinley Health Center
Physical Activity and Exercise Pyramid
Physicians - McKinley Health Center
Phytochemicals
PID - Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Pill, The
Pill Interactions With Other Drugs
Pill Refills
Pilonidal Cysts
Pink Eye (Conjunctivitis)
Pinworm Infection
Plan B: Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill)
PMS: Pre-Menstrual Syndrome
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine from the CDC
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine from the CDC
Polio Vaccine from the CDC
Positive Thinking vs. Mental Misery: Empower Yourself
Postcryotherapy Instructions
Predicting Your Cardiorespiratory Fitness Level
Pregnancy
    A Guide to Decision Making
    Disease/Pregnancy Prevention...
    Choosing a Pediatric Care Provider
    Choosing an Obstetrical Care Provider and Hospital
    Dental/Oral Care During Pregnancy
    Ectopic Pregnancy
    Financial Planning for Pregnancy and Childbirth
    Guidelines for Exercise During Pregnancy
    Healthy Eating for Pregnancy and Lactation
    Home Pregnancy Testing
    Intercourse During Pregnancy
    Pre-Pregnancy Planning - March of Dimes web site
    Pre-Menstrual Syndrome
    Prenatal Care Information and Resources
    Suggestions for Nausea Control
Prescriptions - Refilling Your McKinley
Progestin - The Minipill or Progestin-Only Oral Contraceptive
Proper Clothing for Winter
Prostate Cancer
Psychiatrists at McKinley Health Center
Psychiatry
Pyrazinamide (PZA)
Pubic Lice (crabs)

Salmonella
Scabies
Scheduling an Appointment
Self-Affirmation
Self-Care
Self-Care Following Cervical Biopsy
Self-Esteem
Serving Sizes, Making Sense of
Sexual Function/Dysfunction, Female
Sexual Function/Dysfunction, Male
Sexual Intercourse: A Personal Decision
Sexuality
Sexuality, Healthy
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
Shin Splints
Shopping, Stocking the Pantry
Should Women Drink?
Shoulder - Rotator Cuff Pain
Shyness
Sick Day Management in Type 1 Diabetes
Sickle Cell Disease
Sigmoidoscopy
Signs and Symptoms of Wound Infection
Sinusitis
Skin Cancer
Skin Conditions
Sleep
    Problems
    Relaxation Exercises for Improved Sleep
Slow-Down Techniques
Smart Snacks
Snacks, Nutritious
Snacks, Smart
Smoking
    Tools To Help You Stop Using Tobacco Products
Snacks, Smart
Sodium - Reducing the Sodium In Your Diet
Sore Throat
Soybeans - The World's Most Versatile Food
Special Population's Program
Spermicide
    The Diaphragm
    How to Use a Condom
    Thinking About Birth Control
Sports Bars, The Scoop on
Sports Nutrition Quick Tips
SportWell Center at IMPE
Sprains and Strains
Staff at McKinley Health Center
STI's - Sexually Transmitted Infections
Stocking the Pantry - Shopping Savvy
Stomach Flu
Strains and Sprains
Stress...
Stress Reducing Tips
Stretching Your Potential
Student Advisory Board
Student Involvement
Student Short-Term Loans
Sty
Suggestions for Nausea Control During Pregnancy
Sun Damage
Supplements
    Ergogenic Aids: Nutritional Supplements for Athletes
Swimmer's Ear
Symptoms/Side Effects of Ethambutal (Myambutal)
Symptoms/Side Effects of INH
Symptoms/Side Effects of Pyrazinamide (PZA)
Symptoms/Side Effects of Rifampin (Rimactane)
Syphilis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Tattoos and Body Piercing
TB (Tuberculosis)
Teens, Food and Making Choices
Telephone Numbers at McKinley Health Center
Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJ)
Tendinitis, Achilles
Ten Resolutions to Improve Body Image
Tension Headache
Testicular Self-Examination (TSE)
Tests at McKinley Health Center
Tetanus and Diphtheria Vaccines from the CDC
Therapy
Thinking About Birth Control
Throat
    Throat Irrigation
    Throat Lozenges
    Sore Throat
Ticks
Tinea Cruris (Jock Itch)
Tips for a Healthy Body Image
Tips for Healthy Living
TMJ: Temporomandibular Joint Disorder
Tobacco Products, Tools to Help You Stop Using
Toenail Fungus or Onychomycosis
Toxic Shock Syndrome and Tampons
Tools to Help You Stop Using Tobacco Products
Toxic Shock Syndrome and Tampons
Transferring Outside Prescriptions for Oral Contraceptives
Translated Materials
Travel
    Traveler's Diarrhea Treatment
    Vaccines/Immunizations...
Trichomoniasis
Triglycerides
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis Test
Typhoid Vaccine
Typhoid Vaccine Live Oral Ty21a - from the CDC

Ulcers
Ultrasound Examination
Understanding Eating Disturbances and Disorders: A Guide for Helping Family and Friends
Upper Gastrointestinal (GI) and Small Bowel Series
Urinary Incontinence
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Women
Using Crutches

Vaccines/Immunizations...
Vaginal Discharge: Knowing the Difference Between Normal Discharges and Infections
Varicella - Chicken Pox
Varicella (Chicken Pox) Vaccine from the CDC
Venipuncture, Your
Verruca Warts
Viral Hepatitis
Visiting a Health Care Provider - What You Need to Know
Vitamins and Minerals
Vulvar Skin Care, Guidelines for
Vulvar Dystrophy

Warning Signs of a Drinking Problem
Warts
Warts, Treatment Options for
Wart Treatment Using Duct Tape
Wart Treatment Using Liquid Nitrogen
Wart Treatment Using Mediplast
Wax, Ear
Weight - Gaining Weight the Healthy Way
Weight, Healthful
Weight Training Guidelines and Programs
West Nile Fever
What Does Blood Pressure Mean?
What's My Risk?
What You Should Know About Sex & Alcohol - But Were Afraid To Ask
Why Don't I Need Antibiotics?
Women
    and Alcohol
    and Health
Women's Health Clinic Walk-In and Appointment Policy
Wound Care Guide

X-ray
Yeast Infection
Yellow Fever Vaccine
Your Health Care Coverage
Your Venipuncture
Your Visit to the Laboratory and Laboratory Results