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State health officials say the risk of contracting West Nile virus is expected to rise as water from recent flooding across south Louisiana recedes. The year started off relatively slowly in terms of the number of cases. However, that's where the good news stops.

With all the heat out there, there's an increased risk of being dehydrated. Here a a few f the many symptoms of dehydration.

Louisiana had 90 cases of whooping cough in the most recent surveillance from 2014.

If you deal with stress, check out this video and try some of the Super Food Stress Relievers.

According to a new study out of Australia, if you want to be healthy, just quit your job

Whoever thought that coffee would give you a better nap?

In this time when Lake Charles is looking forward to a population boom and increased jobs and businesses, the state of Louisiana is in dire straits. With nearly $200 million in budget shortfalls. the government has it's cost cutting shears out and, from the looks of things, not much will be spared...

There are a few things we can teach our kids to avoid unnecessary cancer risks. Just a few steps can make a big difference in our health. These five easy steps can be incorporated into your life as well as you families lifestyle.

According to a recent study, men who eat garlic are more attractive to women

It turns out that drinking a 16 ounce glass of water before every meal can help you lose 10 pounds for the holidays.

According to this new study, California is the healthiest state, but where does Louisiana rank?

Since David Crosby got the story wrong, we thought we'd print the truth about Mitchell's health.