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Lactose Intolerance | 297 Members |
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Lactose intolerance is the condition in which lactase, an enzyme needed for proper metabolization of lactose (a constituent of milk and other dairy products), is not produced in adulthood. A hydrogen breath test is required for a ...
Category: Gastrointestinal System
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Langer-Giedion Syndrome | 3 Members |
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Langer-Giedion syndrome is a very rare genetic disorder caused by a deletion of chromosomal material. It is named after the two doctors who undertook the main research into the condition in the 1960s. Diagnosis is usually made at ...
Category: Genetic & Metabolic
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Lead Poisoning | 24 Members |
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Lead poisoning is a medical condition, also known as saturnism, plumbism or painter's colic, caused by increased blood serum lead levels. The symptoms of lead poisoning include neurological problems, such as reduced IQ, nausea, ab...
Category: Children's Physical Health
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Legionnaires' Disease | 4 Members |
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Legionellosis is an infection caused by the genus of Gram negative bacteria Legionella, notably L. pneumophila. At least 46 species and 70 serogroups have been identified. L. pneumophila, a ubiquitous aquatic organism that thrives...
Category: Lungs & Respiration
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Leprosy | 2 Members |
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Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium leprae which causes disfiguration of the body or skin. The bacterium is an aerobic, acid fast, rod-shaped (bacillus) myco...
Category: Infectious Diseases
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Lesbian Relationship Challenges | 1456 Members |
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This community is dedicated to the relationship challenges that lesbian women face, both between the partners in a relationship and from other influences (family, society, etc.).
Recent cultural changes in western and a few ot...
Category: Lesbian & Gay
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Leukodystrophies | 10 Members |
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Leukodystrophy refers to progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain due to imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath, the fatty covering that acts as an insulator around nerve fiber. Myelin, which lends i...
Category: Genetic & Metabolic
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Life After Divorce | 851 Members |
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This community is dedicated to starting over after a divorce. With the marriage over, how do individuals begin a new chapter in their lives and what hurdles do they face?
Divorce is often one of the most traumatic periods in a ...
Category: Relationships & Sexuality
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Lipid storage disorders | 6 Members |
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Lipid storage disorders (or lipidoses) are a group of inherited metabolic disorders in which harmful amounts lipids (fats) accumulate in some of the body’s cells and tissues. People with these disorders either do not produce enoug...
Category: Genetic & Metabolic
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Liver Cancer | 149 Members |
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Hepatic tumors are tumors or growths on or in the liver (medical terms pertaining to the liver often start in hepato- or hepatic from the Greek word for liver, hepar). These growths can be benign or malignant (cancerous). They may...
Category: Cancers
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Loneliness | 2187 Members |
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Loneliness is an emotional state in which a person experiences a powerful feeling of emptiness and isolation. Loneliness is more than the feeling of wanting company or wanting to do something with another person. Loneliness is a f...
Category: Mental Health & Addiction
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Lung Cancer | 555 Members |
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Lung cancer is a cancer of the lungs characterized by the presence of malignant tumours. Most commonly it is bronchogenic carcinoma (about 90%). Lung cancer is one of the most lethal of cancers worldwide, causing up to 3 million d...
Category: Cancers
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Lupus | 2223 Members |
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus) is a chronic, potentially debilitating or fatal autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body's cells and tissue, resulting in inflammation and tissue damage. SLE can af...
Category: Muscles & Bones
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Lyme Disease | 659 Members |
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Lyme disease or Lyme borreliosis is the most common vector-borne disease in the Northern Hemisphere. Named after the town of Lyme, Connecticut, it is now one of the fastest growing infectious diseases in the U.S. Lyme disease is c...
Category: Infectious Diseases
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Lymphedema | 210 Members |
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Lymphedema (or "Lymphoedema", "lymphatic obstruction") is a condition of localized fluid retention caused by a compromised lymphatic system. The lymphatic system (often referred to as the body's "second" circulatory system) collec...
Category: Heart, Blood & Circulation
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