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Posted 4:51 PM 4/22/2025 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE - The annual Prescription Drug Take Back Day will take place at the Baton Rouge Police Department headquarters on Saturday.

The event, which is hosted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, allows volunteers to collect prescription drugs and over the counter medicine.

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Posted 4:38 PM 4/21/2025 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — Student-athletes in middle and high school can go to the Elite Training Complex on Burbank Drive for free physicals next weekend.

The Ochsner Andrews Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute at the Elite Training Complex will offer free physicals on Saturday, May 3 (More)

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Posted 7:41 AM 4/18/2025 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — Counterfeit prescription medications are flooding online pharmacies, and they can pose serious health risks to unsuspecting buyers

When you see a website advertising cheap drugs without a doctor's prescription, don't fall for it. Nearly all of these sites operate (More)

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Posted 7:17 AM 4/18/2025 by Lauren Hawkins

BATON ROUGE - The U.S. Express Track Club was founded in 2008 by Coach Byron Turner. The program is dedicated to motivating kids and adults to be successful on the track field. Cross country  (More)

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Posted 5:01 PM 4/15/2025 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — Sarcoma is a term for a broad group of cancers that start in the bones or soft tissue such as muscle, fat, blood vessels, nerves, tendons and joints.

One of the signs of a sarcoma is a lump that can be felt through the skin that may or may not be painful.

"Many (More)

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Posted 5:25 PM 4/14/2025 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — Spring is often seen as a time for growth and renewal. With the season in full swing, it is the perfect time to try some healthy eating.

"You don't have to make it this really complicated thing – even just making a couple small changes in your diet can end up (More)

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Posted 4:40 PM 4/8/2025 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — Damaged blood vessels can deprive your brain of vital oxygen and nutrients, which could lead to a condition called vascular dementia.

"It's affecting the cables that connect the brain cells. And so our brains are working not at full speed,” Mayo Clinic neurologist (More)

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Posted 6:54 AM 4/8/2025 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — New weight loss medications can be beneficial when prescribed for people struggling with obesity. But nutrition is still part of an effective diet plan.

"When you're on these medications, one of the challenges is you don't have an appetite, you don't feel hungry, you (More)

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Posted 4:41 PM 4/4/2025 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — People with kidney failure can wait years for a new kidney.

There just are not enough organs from deceased donors to fill the need. Living-donor kidney transplants are an alternative.

"As long as you're healthy and have good kidney function, then you could (More)

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Posted 4:48 PM 4/3/2025 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — So many of us struggle to get enough sleep each night and wind up paying for it the next day.

The lack of rest can have you feeling more than just tired and groggy. It can also make you hungrier.

"Sleep regulates the release of hormones, and some of those (More)

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Posted 4:57 PM 4/2/2025 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — Colon cancer is staged from 0 to 4. The stage determines the extent of the cancer – and the treatment.

"Stages 3 and 4 are considered (More)

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Posted 4:36 PM 4/1/2025 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — Doctors say you may want to think twice before relying on supplements to improve your brain health.

"There are no supplements that have been proven to preserve brain health. One of the ways to really think about brain health is that you want to try and come as (More)

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Posted 4:45 PM 3/31/2025 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States. Rates have been rising among younger people for the past two (More)

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Posted 4:46 PM 3/28/2025 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — If you are feeling down or depressed, there are great ways to boost your mood. Experts say you need to activate your happy hormones.

"There isn't one magic formula for boosting our happiness, but there are activities, according to research, that can boost our happiness (More)

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Posted 4:38 PM 3/27/2025 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — Your kidneys balance the amount of sodium in your body.

If you're getting too much, it builds up in your blood. Your heart works harder to pump and increases blood pressure, raising the risk of heart disease, stroke and kidney disease.

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Posted 3:37 PM 3/26/2025 by Sarah Lawrence

NEW ORLEANS - As part of National Cancer Prevention Month, the American Lung Association is offering free lung cancer screenings to residents of six parishes who face higher risk. 

Residents in Acadia, Avoyelles, Evangeline, St. Landry, Terrebonne and Tangipahoa parishes are eligible (More)

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Posted 4:41 PM 3/25/2025 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — Meningiomas are usually noncancerous tumors that form in the membranes surrounding the brain.

It may sound strange, but some of these tumors may not need treatment, says Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon Dr. Victoria Clark.

"But for the ones that grow or for the ones that (More)