According to a newly-released study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mississippi ranks as the least physically active state in America.
It’s one tough subject that parents may be shying away from---- and it’s not the birds and the bees. A new study by the researchers at Sesame Street indicates a majority of parents may not be having a conversation about race, class, or ethnicity with their kids, the factors that make up social ident
A Pass Christian brother and sister have been regular blood donors for more than four decades, giving the gift of life time and time again. They hope to inspire others to do the same.
Sarah Wells took her son to the doctor and they prescribed Tamiflu, a popular anti-viral treatment for the flu. Wells says that she was not prepared for the severe side effects of the drug.
Several medications used to treat heartburn and acid reflux are being recalled after manufacturers detected trace amounts of the same probable cancer-causing impurity that prompted earlier recalls of several medications used for similar purposes.
For the third year in a row, a leading expert in the field of vaping and youth drug trends, Michael DeLeon is spreading a message of health and preventative measures students can take to live a healthy life.
State Supreme Court Justice Mike Randolph of Ocean Springs was the special guest speaker Friday morning at a special meeting of the Gulf Coast Business Council.
State health officials are responding to the news that an initiative to legalize medical marijuana in Mississippi will be put to voters later this year.
Doctors say that many people coming together could also make Louisiana even more vulnerable to a second peak in what has already been an early and bad flu season here.
It’s fairly common to get a warning from your child’s school about lice being discovered. But bed bugs require an entirely different course of treatment.
Breastfeeding rates in Mississippi are well below the national average, but one South Mississippi hospital is doing it’s part to increase those numbers.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends two doses of the HPV vaccine for boys and girls ages 11 and 12 and three doses in 6 months if you are 15 or older.
Mississippi is asking a federal appeals court to reconsider a ruling that said the state’s ban on most abortions at 15 weeks of pregnancy is unconstitutional.
“New year, new me” is the phrase you hear this time of year. We’re just days away from entering 2020, and a popular new year’s resolution is getting in shape.
This holiday season, the American Red Cross and WLOX encourage individuals to be the lifeline for patients in need and give something that means something – a blood donation.
The high school sophomore has plenty of reasons to want an escape. Although you would never know it while he’s singing, just over a year ago he was diagnosed with a brain tumor.
It was a wish come true for 14-year-old Payton Burge, as the Carriere resident got to be pilot for a day with the Hurricane Hunters as part of the Make-a-Wish foundation.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention linked an outbreak of campylobacter to puppies. It's a type of bacteria most commonly transmitted by eating undercooked poultry.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, the flu virus is at high levels all over the country. Even here in Mississippi, high levels of flu cases are being reported.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates there have at least 1,300 deaths, 23,000 hospitalizations and 2.6 million illnesses from the flu.
Most people associate food with the holidays. A huge turkey dinner or prime rib, whatever the tradition is, involves consuming lots of calories. Some may be good for you, but more times than not, it means, sugars, sweets, and treats.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A school district in Mississippi is suing the largest e-cigarette maker in the U.S., saying that Juul Labs is deceptively marketing its products to teenagers and causing young people to become addicted.
Giving women with very dense breasts an MRI scan in addition to a mammogram led to fewer missed cancers but also to a lot of false alarms and treatments that might not have been needed, a large study found.
A New Jersey company is recalling about 97,271 pounds of salad products sold at Giant Eagle, Walmart, Target and other stores throughout Ohio because they may be contaminated with E. coli, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
D’Iberville’s educators are now equipped with trauma kits that can save lives. It’s a partnership with the D’Iberville Police Department and an organization called CitizenAID.
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) confirmed on Monday, Nov. 18 the first death linked to a vaping-associated lung injury, or EVALI, in the state. LDH was unable to provide specifics about the deceased individual due to privacy concerns.
The American Heart Association is ramping up its fight against the use of e-cigarettes and vaping. Now it’s time for a Tobacco Endgame: to eliminate tobacco and nicotine addiction in the United States.
Recently, a producer with ABC’s Good Morning America shared Willow Cannan's story with the network’s national audience, hoping to bring more attention to Multiple Sulfatase Deficiency.
A government lab found the same chemical compound in lung fluid from 29 patients. The compound — vitamin E acetate — was previously found in vaping fluid used by many of those who got sick.
