Reduce Your Risk With John Pastorek
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Small boy becomes big inspiration for heart health
Updated: 5:34 PM 4/12/2013
BATON ROUGE - Finding out your newborn child has a major health problem is many parents' worst nightmare. It happened to Trina and Black Keller of Livingston Parish on Aug. 23, 2011. They were told their newborn son Easton had a congenital heart defect, and needed a major surgery... (More) -
Woman uses diagnosis to raise national awareness
Updated: 6:40 PM 4/11/2013
BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge woman became one of the faces of the "Go Red" heart health movement after discovering a potentially-deadly disorder. Mary Leah Coco said when she was 30 she noticed she was always exhausted, light-headed, and dizzy. She chalked it up to her busy life.... (More) -
Hitting the gym with survivor Gen. Russel Honore
Updated: 5:46 PM 4/8/2013
BATON ROUGE - When Gen. Russel Honore went into the hospital in June 2012, seven years after leading the federal disaster response to Hurricane Katrina, he thought he was experiencing a case of heartburn. Then his doctors told him one of his main arteries was blocked. He was actually... (More)
Health Stories
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Proposals would limit cuts in Medicaid program
May 20, 2013
BATON ROUGE - Proposals making it more difficult to cut the rates paid to hospitals and nursing homes for taking... more » -
Another round for the House on 'Obamacare'
May 16, 2013
WASHINGTON - One more time, with feeling! The Republican-led House has voted yet again to repeal President Barack Obama's health... more » -
Making changes to avoid breast cancer
May 14, 2013
BATON ROUGE - Actress and director Angelina Jolie announced a difficult medical decision she made with her children in mind.... more »
