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  1. Lawn bowls - health benefits

    Lawn bowls is a popular participant sport, particularly for the elderly, due to its relaxed pace and comparatively light physical demands.

  2. Lawn bowls - preventing injury

    People who take part in lawn bowls develop skills and coordination that improve their fitness.

  3. Lead exposure and your health

    Long-term exposure to low levels of lead may produce symptoms including irritability, lack of energy and loss of appetite.

  4. Lead exposure from shooting firearms

    If you shoot firearms, handle bullets, make your own ammunition or visit shooting ranges, you’re at a higher risk for lead exposure.

  5. Leg ulcers

    Age, varicose veins, smoking and arterial disease increase the risk of leg ulcers.

  6. Legionnaires' disease

    Legionnaires' disease is a form of pneumonia.

  7. Leprosy (Hansen’s disease)

    Once a person with leprosy begins treatment they quickly become non-infectious.

  8. Leptospirosis

    Leptospirosis is a disease spread from animals to humans, caused by infection with the bacteria Leptospira.

  9. Lesbian sexuality

    Many women report they have lesbian experiences or feelings, but do not think of themselves as lesbians.

  10. Leukaemia

    Most children and many adults with acute leukaemia can expect to be cured, while chronic leukaemia can be successfully managed.