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Labor
Labor usually starts 2 weeks before or after the estimated date of delivery. No one knows exactly what sets off the onset of labor.
Labor and Delivery
Detailed information on labor and delivery
Laser Surgery Can Improve Vision Problems
Laser vision surgery is a popular treatment of vision problems that eliminates the need for eyeglasses or contact lenses.
Latex Allergy
Symptoms of latex allergy include watery or itchy eyes, wheezing, hives, flushing or a skin rash, itching, or swelling.
Learning to Live with Heart Disease
Millions of people diagnosed with heart disease enjoy active, satisfying lives. Instead of looking at their diagnoses as sentences to be invalids, they have used them as catalysts to make positive changes in their lives.
LGBTQIA+ Health
People who are gay, lesbian, or transgender may be at greater risk for health problems because they don't always see a healthcare provider when they need to. This may be because they feel embarrassed, have had a bad experience, fear judgment, or have a healthcare provider who is uninformed.
Life After Cancer: Changes to a Man’s Sex Life
Many men have changes in their sex life after cancer treatment. You may have both physical and emotional side effects.
Lifestyle Changes Can Help Kids Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
Parents can do a lot to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes in their kids, even if the parents already have it.
Lime Thyme Chicken
A whole chicken is roasted with Vidalia onions and plum tomatoes, seasoned with lime juice and thyme.
Liver Cancer: Surgery
Which type you have depends on the size of the cancer, where it is, how much it has spread, how well the rest of the liver is working, your overall health, and other factors.
Living Wills Offer Peace of Mind
A living will tells others how you want to be treated when it comes to life-sustaining measures.
Living with Parkinson Disease
You have a number of tools at your disposal for better managing the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and living a healthy, enjoyable life.
Long QT Syndrome
Long QT syndrome can cause life-threatening rapid heart rhythms that can lead to fainting or sudden death.
Low Back Pain
Everyone has experienced low back pain at one time or another. Most people can recover from low back pain with home treatment, such as changes in activity, weight loss, quitting smoking, and other steps. Sometimes medicine or surgery is needed.
Low-Vision Devices
Low-vision devices are categorized as either optical or nonoptical. Optical devices are magnifying lenses or closed circuit TV. Nonoptical devices are large-print books and talking computers.
Lupus
Systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus) is a disease that causes your body's immune system to attack its own cells and tissues. It causes periods of inflammation to various parts of the body. It can affect your joints, tendons, and skin. It can affect blood vessels. And it can affect organs, such as the kidneys, heart, lungs, and brain.