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It's likely that you had no idea that a new, deadly fungus has made it's way to Louisiana

Most of us have been told that when we're working outside in heat like this to "drink plenty of fluids and take frequent breaks," but what if you might have overdone it?

A troubling new study reveals an increase in type 1 and type 2 diabetes in children up to age 19.

Shreveport Family Dental Care at 910 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop in Shreveport, will provide a FREE day of dental care to at least 150 residents this Saturday, March 16, from 8am to 3pm as they host "Dentistry From The Heart."

According to the CDC, it is asymptomtic, meaning you might not have any symptoms. If you do have symptoms they would include ever, headache, tiredness, and body aches, occasionally with a skin rash on the trunk of the body and swollen lymph glands.

Celebrity moms seem to bounce back from pregnancy and childbirth with lightning speed — but is that typical?

Here’s a fact that should shock absolutely no one. A survey conducted by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission indicates that most fireworks-related injuries take place during or around the Fourth of July holiday festivities.

Anyone who’s ever eaten ice cream too fast knows the pain of “brain freeze.” Now researchers say they not only know why it happens, but that their discoveries could lead to treatments for more severe headaches like migraines.

Birth control blows. Condoms might break, pills are forgotten, hormone therapy messes with your mood. Luckily, there’s a new development in baby prevention that’s simple, effective, inexpensive and has ZERO side effects.

Kiki wants her boyfriend to get a vasectomy. They’ve had a few kids together and she doesn’t want to have anymore. Her boyfriend is worried that a vasectomy will make him “less of a man.” Kiki has also read a few vasectomy horror stories on the internet and is worried about the procedure. How can she convince her boyfriend, and herself, that he should get a vasectomy?

An Oregon couple wins a lawsuit claiming that if they had learned through prenatal testing that their child had Down's Syndrome that they would have aborted their child. They won 2.9 million dollars.

The world is filled with terrible news, so it’s nice for us to find a story with a happy ending once in awhile.  Not that type of happy ending. Pervert. Here is an amazing story about a Swedish man who was stranded in a snow drift for 61 days.