Health

So, what’s holding Americans back when it comes to getting active?

One theory is that it may be due to the reduced activity of serotonin in the brain, which helps regulate mood.

Baton Rouge General (BRG) has teamed up with Rouses Markets to offer free health checks to those in need.

One million Americans are living with Parkinson’s disease.

The classes are geared toward kids ages nine to 11 and a trusted adult.

You can stop by the Baker Workforce Development Center located at 3262 Baker Blvd. on Saturday, Jan. 14 to participate.

Here are some other substitutions: rub bitter orange on the skin instead of ingesting it and you’ll still have the benefits, use green tea extract instead of ephedra, and for those omega threes eat salmon or mackerel instead of taking fish oil.

From the everyday wear and tear to the extreme — the knee is the most injured joint in the body.

Between burnout, retirement, and a growing aging population, there may not be enough nurses to handle the rising demand.

Mental health services need to be better, according to Ascension Parish Council Member Teri Casso.

Millions of people saw Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin absorb a big hit, rise, and collapse again on the field in Cincinnati.

Strength training, aerobics, tai chi, and yoga poses can all help with stability.

One high school student in Baton Rouge is helping to develop a 3D model to study cancer cells.

Roads were blocked and infrastructure was broken, so, chemotherapy and radiation supplies became a deep concern.

Health experts predicted to see a rise in COVID cases after the holidays and it’s what we’re seeing right now in Louisiana.

With normal aging, cognitive changes such as slowed speed of processing are common.

January 17 is the average day Americans break their resolutions, according to some experts. Although it can be hard to incorporate new behaviors into your lifestyle, doctors are encouraging you to make health a priority in 2023.

Because the aorta carries blood from the heart to the circulatory system, when it splits open, it usually means sudden death.

A diet researched by doctors at the Pennington Biomedical Center in Baton Rouge has again been named one of the best diets ever developed.

How does an athlete or weekend warrior know when they can return to the activities they love?

Multiple myeloma is cancer of the plasma cells in the blood.

Find out which drinks can lower your risk of developing prediabetes.

The holiday season is a time of increased eating and drinking, spending less time exercising, and even stress. All of these can contribute to a higher risk of a heart attack.

Orthopedic surgeons are using high-tech to pre-plan the surgery, meaning a more individualized treatment for the patient, and restored range of motion, meaning patients can return to the activities they loved before.

Worldwide, about 580,000 people undergo these procedures each year.

Sniffling and sneezing more in the winter is common, but recently, some doctors have seen more patients than usual reporting respiratory illness.

Quinaprill tablets are used to treat hypertension and are distributed across the United States to wholesalers, pharmacies and supermarkets.

If you’ve been trying to have a baby but are having problems conceiving, you are not alone.

The impact of COVID-19 on children’s education was drastic, and it is important to keep their minds moving during the holiday break.

Triple negative breast cancer is aggressive and if not caught early, has a five-year survival rate of only 12 percent.