Links to Online Videos - HVideos A-Z

H. Pylori

• Peptic ulcer. A peptic ulcer is a painful condition that affects as many as one in eight people in the UK. But sufferers don't have to put up with the discomfort. There are now effective ways of getting rid of ulcers. Dr John Bennett explains. A short video from NHS Choices. (September 2007)

Hair Loss

• Alopecia: real story. Claire, 32, first started losing her hair when she was 11. She describes how she has coped with alopecia and hasn't let it stop her doing the things she loves. Short video from NHS Choices. (April 2008)

Hallux Valgus

• Bunions. If you have bunions, there are more than 120 different operations to choose from so it's vital to choose a skilled and experienced surgeon. An expert explains. A short video from NHS Choices. (September 2007)

Headache

• Migraine. Migraine affects six million people in the UK. Identifying and avoiding the things that trigger migraines is an important part of managing them, says Dr Dawn Harper. A short video from NHS Choices. (September 2007)

Healthy Eating

• 5 a day: almost anything but cigarettes! A short video looking at the benefits of more fruit and veg in our diets - and how to find it. From the New You website.
• 5 a day: basketball game. It takes a lot of energy to play basketball. See how eating five portions of fruit and veg each day can help you keep fit. A short video from NHS Choices. (February 2008)
• 5 a day: kids' lunch. Who's got the healthiest lunchbox? Two boys test their knowledge of what counts towards their daily portions of fruit and veg. A short video from NHS Choices. (February 2008)
• 5 a day: veggies for kids. Practical ideas on how to get more fruit and veg into your children's meals. A short video from NHS Choices. (February 2008)
• Broccoli. In his short career as a football fanatic, five year old Rory has learned that eating vegetables is vital to peak performance. A short video from the BBC's Video Nation. (August 2004)
• How much is five a day? Most of us know we should be eating five portions of fruit and vegetables every day, but just how much is one portion? Dietitian Azmina Govindji explains. A short video from NHS Choices. (February 2008)
• Kids' food. Children talk about food and life coach Debbie Lewis suggests ways to encourage your child to eat more healthily. A short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)

Healthy Lifestyle

• 10,000 steps. Walking 10,000 steps a day can improve your health, build stamina and burn excess calories. As office worker Kate discovers, it's easier than you might think. A short video from NHS Choices. (February 2008)
• 5 a day: almost anything but cigarettes! A short video looking at the benefits of more fruit and veg in our diets - and how to find it. From the New You website.
• 5 a day: basketball game. It takes a lot of energy to play basketball. See how eating five portions of fruit and veg each day can help you keep fit. A short video from NHS Choices. (February 2008)
• 5 a day: kids' lunch. Who's got the healthiest lunchbox? Two boys test their knowledge of what counts towards their daily portions of fruit and veg. A short video from NHS Choices. (February 2008)
• 5 a day: veggies for kids. Practical ideas on how to get more fruit and veg into your children's meals. A short video from NHS Choices. (February 2008)
• Broccoli. In his short career as a football fanatic, five year old Rory has learned that eating vegetables is vital to peak performance. A short video from the BBC's Video Nation. (August 2004)
• Christmas shopping. Walking an extra 3,000 steps a day can improve your fitness. Can Kate from London clock up 3,000 just by doing her Christmas shopping? A short video from NHS Choices. (December 2007)
• Exercising with kids. Children need 60 minutes of physical exercise a day. Show them it's important and fun, and make it part of daily life. A short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)
• Get support quitting. Video promoting the NHS services that support you if you want to quit smoking. A short video from NHS Choices. (January 2008)
• How much is five a day? Most of us know we should be eating five portions of fruit and vegetables every day, but just how much is one portion? Dietitian Azmina Govindji explains. A short video from NHS Choices. (February 2008)
• Kids' food. Children talk about food and life coach Debbie Lewis suggests ways to encourage your child to eat more healthily. A short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)
• Lose the belly. Around 1,000 people a week die from obesity-related conditions. Want to get fit and lose the belly? See how other men have done it. Short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)
• Moving to music over 60. Moving to music is beneficial to both physical and mental health. It is an especially good way of staying fit and well for the over 60s. Arlene Phillips helps to explain why. A short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)
• Staying active over 60. As we get older exercise is incredibly important to our overall health. Active older people talk about how physical activity has enhanced their lives and experts give their advice. A short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)
• Summer into winter. Many people find exercise and healthy eating easier in the summer. See how to keep your motivation up when it's cold and grey outside. Short video from NHS Choices. (January 2008)
• Walking with Sir Muir Gray. Walking is the single most effective exercise for our health but many of us can't find the time to do it. Professor Sir Muir Gray offers practical advice on how to fit it into our daily lives. Short video from NHS Choices. (February 2008)
• Weight loss tips. See how other people have succeeded in shifting those extra pounds and changed their lives for the better, plus useful tips from an NHS dietitian. Short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)

Heart Attack

• Affair of the heart. Rod was a high-powered, hard-living executive until last November. Suddenly his life changed...A short video from the BBC's Video Nation. (February 2003)
• CHD real story. After a heart attack, 36-year-old Debbie was too scared to pick up her 18-month-old baby. Rehabilitation helped her to move on with her life. Short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)
• CHD. Coronary heart disease (CHD) causes heart attacks and is the UK's biggest killer, causing around four out of every 10 deaths. But there's life after a heart attack, and plenty you can do to avoid having one. A short video from NHS Choices. (September 2007)
• Experiences of heart attack. Audio and video interviews of a number of people who present their experiences of havinf a heart attack (myocardial infarction) and of the various issues that affected them with this condition. From the DIPEx website.
• Heart bypass real story. Alec Keep, 66, a chauffeur from Bedfordshire, had a heart bypass in March 2007 in Papworth Hospital, after having two heart attacks. Short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)

Heart Disease

• 10,000 steps. Walking 10,000 steps a day can improve your health, build stamina and burn excess calories. As office worker Kate discovers, it's easier than you might think. A short video from NHS Choices. (February 2008)
• Affair of the heart. Rod was a high-powered, hard-living executive until last November. Suddenly his life changed...A short video from the BBC's Video Nation. (February 2003)
• CHD real story. After a heart attack, 36-year-old Debbie was too scared to pick up her 18-month-old baby. Rehabilitation helped her to move on with her life. Short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)
• CHD. Coronary heart disease (CHD) causes heart attacks and is the UK's biggest killer, causing around four out of every 10 deaths. But there's life after a heart attack, and plenty you can do to avoid having one. A short video from NHS Choices. (September 2007)
• Christmas shopping. Walking an extra 3,000 steps a day can improve your fitness. Can Kate from London clock up 3,000 just by doing her Christmas shopping? A short video from NHS Choices. (December 2007)
• Heart bypass real story. Alec Keep, 66, a chauffeur from Bedfordshire, had a heart bypass in March 2007 in Papworth Hospital, after having two heart attacks. Short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)
• How much is five a day? Most of us know we should be eating five portions of fruit and vegetables every day, but just how much is one portion? Dietitian Azmina Govindji explains. A short video from NHS Choices. (February 2008)
• Moving to music over 60. Moving to music is beneficial to both physical and mental health. It is an especially good way of staying fit and well for the over 60s. Arlene Phillips helps to explain why. A short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)
• Staying active over 60. As we get older exercise is incredibly important to our overall health. Active older people talk about how physical activity has enhanced their lives and experts give their advice. A short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)
• Walking with Sir Muir Gray. Walking is the single most effective exercise for our health but many of us can't find the time to do it. Professor Sir Muir Gray offers practical advice on how to fit it into our daily lives. Short video from NHS Choices. (February 2008)

Heart Disease (ischaemic)

• 10,000 steps. Walking 10,000 steps a day can improve your health, build stamina and burn excess calories. As office worker Kate discovers, it's easier than you might think. A short video from NHS Choices. (February 2008)
• Affair of the heart. Rod was a high-powered, hard-living executive until last November. Suddenly his life changed...A short video from the BBC's Video Nation. (February 2003)
• CHD real story. After a heart attack, 36-year-old Debbie was too scared to pick up her 18-month-old baby. Rehabilitation helped her to move on with her life. Short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)
• CHD. Coronary heart disease (CHD) causes heart attacks and is the UK's biggest killer, causing around four out of every 10 deaths. But there's life after a heart attack, and plenty you can do to avoid having one. A short video from NHS Choices. (September 2007)
• Christmas shopping. Walking an extra 3,000 steps a day can improve your fitness. Can Kate from London clock up 3,000 just by doing her Christmas shopping? A short video from NHS Choices. (December 2007)
• How much is five a day? Most of us know we should be eating five portions of fruit and vegetables every day, but just how much is one portion? Dietitian Azmina Govindji explains. A short video from NHS Choices. (February 2008)
• Moving to music over 60. Moving to music is beneficial to both physical and mental health. It is an especially good way of staying fit and well for the over 60s. Arlene Phillips helps to explain why. A short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)
• Staying active over 60. As we get older exercise is incredibly important to our overall health. Active older people talk about how physical activity has enhanced their lives and experts give their advice. A short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)
• Walking with Sir Muir Gray. Walking is the single most effective exercise for our health but many of us can't find the time to do it. Professor Sir Muir Gray offers practical advice on how to fit it into our daily lives. Short video from NHS Choices. (February 2008)

Heart Disease Prevention

• 10,000 steps. Walking 10,000 steps a day can improve your health, build stamina and burn excess calories. As office worker Kate discovers, it's easier than you might think. A short video from NHS Choices. (February 2008)
• CHD real story. After a heart attack, 36-year-old Debbie was too scared to pick up her 18-month-old baby. Rehabilitation helped her to move on with her life. Short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)
• CHD. Coronary heart disease (CHD) causes heart attacks and is the UK's biggest killer, causing around four out of every 10 deaths. But there's life after a heart attack, and plenty you can do to avoid having one. A short video from NHS Choices. (September 2007)
• Christmas shopping. Walking an extra 3,000 steps a day can improve your fitness. Can Kate from London clock up 3,000 just by doing her Christmas shopping? A short video from NHS Choices. (December 2007)
• How much is five a day? Most of us know we should be eating five portions of fruit and vegetables every day, but just how much is one portion? Dietitian Azmina Govindji explains. A short video from NHS Choices. (February 2008)
• Moving to music over 60. Moving to music is beneficial to both physical and mental health. It is an especially good way of staying fit and well for the over 60s. Arlene Phillips helps to explain why. A short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)
• Staying active over 60. As we get older exercise is incredibly important to our overall health. Active older people talk about how physical activity has enhanced their lives and experts give their advice. A short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)
• Walking with Sir Muir Gray. Walking is the single most effective exercise for our health but many of us can't find the time to do it. Professor Sir Muir Gray offers practical advice on how to fit it into our daily lives. Short video from NHS Choices. (February 2008)

Heart Failure

• Experiences of heart failure. Audio and video interviews of a number of people who present their experiences of heart failure and of the various issues that affected them with this condition. From the DIPEx website.

Heart Transplantation

• Heart transplant. Professor John Dark, consultant surgeon explains the differences between heart transplants and other forms of heart surgery, what happens during the procedure, and the potential quality of life afterwards. A short video from NHS Choices. (February 2008)
• Organ donation. Calling organ donation "the gift of life" isn't just a cliche. Here donor families and recipients explain what it meant to them. A short video from NHS Choices. (January 2008)

Heart Valve Disease

• Aortic valve real story. Mike Tennant, 73, explains what happened after he was told he needed his aortic valve repaired, and what life is like since the operation. A short video from NHS Choices. (September 2007)
• Aortic valve replacement. Around 8,000 aortic valve replacements are done in the UK each year. The operation is the second most common type of heart surgery performed and, with our increasingly ageing population, this number will grow. Professor David Taggart explains. A short video from NHS Choices. (September 2007)

Helicobacter Pylori

• Peptic ulcer. A peptic ulcer is a painful condition that affects as many as one in eight people in the UK. But sufferers don't have to put up with the discomfort. There are now effective ways of getting rid of ulcers. Dr John Bennett explains. A short video from NHS Choices. (September 2007)

Herpes Genital

• Teens and STIs. If you've had unprotected sex you might have a sexually transmitted infection (STI). See how to find out if you have, how it can be treated, and how it can affect your health. Short video from NHS Choices. (April 2008)

High Blood Pressure

• Experiences of hypertension. Audio and video interviews of a number of people who present their experiences of hypertension (high blood pressure) and of the various issues that affected them with this condition. From the DIPEx website.
• How to lower your blood pressure. This film, made by VideoJug in association with the Blood Pressure Association, shows you how you can lower your blood pressure.
• How to take your own blood pressure. If you have high blood pressure, self-checking can be a useful way of monitoring your progress as you attempt lower your blood pressure. This short film, made by VideoJug in conjunction with the Blood Pressure Association, will show you how to take your own blood pressure.
• Moving to music over 60. Moving to music is beneficial to both physical and mental health. It is an especially good way of staying fit and well for the over 60s. Arlene Phillips helps to explain why. A short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)
• Walking with Sir Muir Gray. Walking is the single most effective exercise for our health but many of us can't find the time to do it. Professor Sir Muir Gray offers practical advice on how to fit it into our daily lives. Short video from NHS Choices. (February 2008)

Hip Fracture

• Post-operative hip care. An expert explains how a physiotherapist will help to get your hip moving again after surgery. Short video from NHS Choices. (April 2008)

Hip Replacement

• Hip op real story. Builder Norman, 63, had a double hip replacement when his osteoarthritis got so painful he couldn't turn over in bed. He thought he'd never be able to run again, but now runs over 40 miles a week. Short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)
• Hip replacement. More than 62,000 hip replacements are done each year in the UK. Orthopaedic expert Mr Andrew Hamer suggests the questions you might like to ask your surgeon. Short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)
• Post-operative hip care. An expert explains how a physiotherapist will help to get your hip moving again after surgery. Short video from NHS Choices. (April 2008)

Hiv

• Experiences of HIV. Audio and video interviews of a number of people who present their experiences of HIV and of the various issues that affected them with this infection. From the DIPEx website.

Hodgkins Lymphoma

• Experiences of lymphoma. Audio and video interviews of a number of people who present their experiences of Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, and of the various issues that affected them with these conditions. From the DIPEx website.

Hormone Replacement Therapy

• Menopause. Family doctor Dawn Harper talks about how to ease the symptoms of the menopause, whether to take HRT, and more. Short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)

Hypertension

• Experiences of hypertension. Audio and video interviews of a number of people who present their experiences of hypertension (high blood pressure) and of the various issues that affected them with this condition. From the DIPEx website.
• How to lower your blood pressure. This film, made by VideoJug in association with the Blood Pressure Association, shows you how you can lower your blood pressure.
• How to take your own blood pressure. If you have high blood pressure, self-checking can be a useful way of monitoring your progress as you attempt lower your blood pressure. This short film, made by VideoJug in conjunction with the Blood Pressure Association, will show you how to take your own blood pressure.
• Moving to music over 60. Moving to music is beneficial to both physical and mental health. It is an especially good way of staying fit and well for the over 60s. Arlene Phillips helps to explain why. A short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)
• Walking with Sir Muir Gray. Walking is the single most effective exercise for our health but many of us can't find the time to do it. Professor Sir Muir Gray offers practical advice on how to fit it into our daily lives. Short video from NHS Choices. (February 2008)

Hysterectomy

• Hysterectomy. If you've been advised that you need a hysterectomy, you might have a lot of questions, such as: Do I really need this operation? How will it affect me? Are there any alternatives? Professor Lesley Regan advises. Short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)