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Need to be on a clear liquid diet? Learn which foods to eat and which foods to avoid.

Need to follow a low-fiber diet? Get the details of which foods are allowed and which foods to avoid while you're on a low-fiber diet.

This newer, noninvasive imaging test is used to find out how serious certain liver diseases are.

Learn how this nose surgery can straighten the wall of bone and cartilage that separates the nostrils. The surgery opens the nasal passages, making breathing easier.

Using one or more of these products boosts your chance of stopping smoked tobacco use for good. Check out your options.

Find out when losing weight without trying calls for a medical appointment.

This short-term diet may be part of a treatment plan for bouts of this digestive condition.

This procedure opens a clogged artery to restore blood flow to the brain — and saves you from a stroke.

Prostate laser surgery — Overview covers the risks and results of this treatment to relieve symptoms caused by an enlarged prostate.

Know what to expect during this procedure to start labor before it begins on its own.

Viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites all can cause infections. Find out more about how to prevent and treat these conditions.

Learn what can cause a curved erection and when you may need to see a health care provider.

Fuchs dystrophy may cause eye pain and vision problems that get worse over time. Medicines can help but surgery may be needed.

This mental health condition causes you to feel like you're seeing yourself from outside your body or that things around you are not real, or both.

Learn about these rare, irregular connections that can occur between arteries and veins in the protective covering of the brain and spinal cord.

Find out about this rare type of bone cancer. Learn about innovative chordoma treatments, including minimally invasive surgery and proton therapy.

This common test shows how well your lungs work and helps diagnose conditions that affect the ability to breathe.

Removing the rear part of a vertebra, called the lamina, makes extra space in the spinal canal. This can relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerves.