If you have a weak immune system, you may be told to eat a low-bacteria or neutropenic diet. Follow these tips.

You have been diagnosed with myasthenia gravis. This disease affects how nerve impulses are sent to the muscles. This causes the muscles to become weak. Here’s what you can do to help yourself feel better.

Certain conditions can make it necessary to limit the amount of fluids you drink. This sheet can help you take in the right amount of fluid each day.

You have been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease of the brain, the spinal cord, or both. MS involves the destruction of the covering of the nerves (myelin sheath). When the nerves are damaged, messages from the brain are not transmitted very well. Here are some things you can do to feel better.

You had a surgical procedure called an open lung or pulmonary lobectomy. This is the removal of a section (lobe) of 1 of your lungs. Here are instructions to help you care for yourself at home.

A liver biopsy is ordered after other tests have shown that your liver is not working correctly. You may also have a liver biopsy when liver disease is suspected to determine whether there is too much iron in the liver or to rule out cancer.

You had a procedure in which your varicose veins were surgically removed. Here's what you can do to help with your recovery after surgery.

During the laser prostatectomy, all or part of your prostate gland was removed. Here are some instructions to help you care for yourself once you are back home.

You had a procedure called a laryngectomy, which is surgery to take out all or part of the larynx (voice box). Here's what you need to know about home care after surgery.

Your child had a splenectomy. This is surgery to remove the spleen. Here's what you need to know about caring for your child at home.