Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. A healthy lifestyle and annual screenings can help to lower the risk. Eighty percent of heart disease…
Stress is a normal part of everyday life, but here’s how your reaction to it affects your heart.
Here are 4 important steps you can take on the path to recovery following a cardiac event.
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What you eat affects the health of your heart There are many factors that influence your heart disease risk. While you can’t control all of them, like family history or…
Commonly asked questions about your heart’s health
BATON ROUGE, LA (WGMB) – Millions of Americans have it. It can be painful, and even fatal. “If you look at the statistics, there’s about a 40% cardiac mortality rate…
BATON ROUGE, LA – It’s something we all have. It helps keep us alive, but if we don’t take care of it, things could turn deadly. In this week’s women’s…
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a condition that affects about 1 out of every 3 adults. Routine screenings through regular checkups are very important for controlling hypertension and could…
04/13/16 – Every Wednesday on FOX44 News at 9 p.m., hosts a segment focused on women’s wellness. This week we interviewed Dr. Todd Cooley, an internist at the Baton Rouge Clinic,…