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Once touted as a miracle food, artificial sweeteners and sugar substitutes took the market by storm in the 1970s. But experts continue to warn against ...

We know that reducing plastic use is good for the environment, but new research points to its potential health concerns. A recent study in The New ...

The current spike in pneumonia cases among children is being traced to the bacteria Mycoplasma pneumoniae, also known as “walking pneumonia.” This ...

If you sit at a desk all day, this one’s for you. “Dead butt syndrome,” also called gluteal amnesia or the clinical term gluteus medius tendinopathy, ...

While typically talk of mosquitos and viruses involves familiar names Zika and West Nile, a new virus is wreaking havoc in parts of the U.S. Eastern ...

Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) is a rare result of streptococcal infection that has reached record levels in Japan this year. A staggering ...

Lyme disease may be the tick-borne illness you’ve heard of, but it’s not the one you should be most worried about. While Louisiana doesn’t have any ...

A new clinical trial is giving hope to those recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, showing that a GLP-1 receptor drug may slow the progression ...

You may have seen world-renowned singer Celine Dion share what it’s like living with stiff-person syndrome (SPS) in her new documentary. SPS is a ...

Living in south Louisiana, it’s hard to imagine the heat being any worse than it is, but if you’re on certain medications, the heat and humidity can ...

Memory loss is often thought to be the telltale sign of Alzheimer’s disease, however neurological experts are finding that subtle change in eating ...

Stress can affect the body in many ways including insomnia, headaches, muscle tension and even high blood pressure. One surprising symptom of stress ...