5,400 diagnosed with cancers linked to 9/11
Next month will mark 15 years since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, but thousands of people across the country continue to feel its effects on their health. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Your parents and longevity are linked, study says
Your parents may have a significant influence on how likely you are to stay healthy later in life. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Acetaminophen during pregnancy linked to ADHD
Women who take acetaminophen during pregnancy are more likely to have a hyperactive child, according to a new study. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ochsner Medical Center in BR transferring critically ill patients to other facilities
Several critically ill patients at Ochsner Medical Center in Baton Rouge are being transferred to other Ochsner facilities because of flooding in the capitol city. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Zika in Puerto Rico now a health emergency
Puerto Rico has recorded 10,690 Zika cases, including those of 1,035 pregnant women, prompting the declaration of a public health emergency in the commonweath by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Two people have died from complication... (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Residents, businesses in Tangipahoa Parish advised to boil water
Parish officials are advising some residents and businesses in Tangipahoa Parish to boil their water until further notice. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Paraplegics moving again years after spinal cord injuries
Researchers have just witnessed something that they say has never before been seen in the field of medicine: Patients who have been severely paralyzed for more than a decade have regained some sensation and neurological control in key muscles. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Banking sperm to fight male biological clock
William Hudson has yet to meet the future Mrs. William Hudson, and so he's not taking any chances: When he was 28, he froze his sperm. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
DEA declines to loosen restrictions on medical marijuana
Marijuana will remain a Schedule l controlled substance, which declares it has "no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse," the Drug Enforcement Administration said Thursday. This keeps the drug in the same category as heroin, ... (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US fertility rate falls to lowest on record
The US fertility rate fell to the lowest point since record keeping started more than a century ago, according to statistics released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In 1909, the government began keeping track of what's called the ... (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Surgeon accused of removing kidney from wrong patient
Massachusetts health authorities are investigating an allegation that a surgeon removed a kidney from the wrong patient.
"We are aware of this serious allegation, and are investigating in line with our state and federal authority," according to a stat... (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sheriff to create crisis intervention team
As the St. Tammany parish Safe Haven project takes shape, those dealing with the mental health crisis are calling for a change in strategy for dealing with the mentally ill. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Local doctor explains benefits of the ancient cupping therapy
It was the burning question on social media all across the country. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Millions of Americans drink unsafe water, study says
Millions of Americans may be drinking water with unsafe levels of industrial chemicals, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Science& Technology Letters. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Clinton: Congress must return to fund Zika fight
Hillary Clinton called on Congress to return to Washington and pass a funding measure to fight Zika during a visit Tuesday to Miami -- the Florida city that has become the one of the country's most affected areas for the mosquito borne virus.
On Day ... (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
