WWL - News - Health http://www.wwltv.com/news/health RSS Feed for WWL - News - Health en-us Fri, 07 Jun 2013 23:58:27 GMT Warning to have medications ready in event of evacuation, power outages http://www.wwltv.com/news/health/Warning-to-have-medications-ready-in-event-of-evacuation-power-outages-210645671.html Southeast Louisiana has one of the highest rates of diabetes in the country. Mix that with hurricane season and, for some, it can be a health disaster. And doctors want to prevent what happened in 2005. Lawmakers debate bill to protect couples using surrogate mothers http://www.wwltv.com/news/health/Controversial-bill-to-protect-couples-using-surrogate-mothers-being-debated-210337571.html In a day when technology can create new life, Louisiana has no laws protecting couples who use surrogate mothers to have a child. Contracts are not legally recognized. Doctor lauds testosterone to help women feel younger http://www.wwltv.com/news/health/Doctor-lauds-testosterone-to-help-women-feel-younger-210167701.html Many women, and even their doctors, are not aware there's something that can make post menopausal women feel like they are young again. But there is something that some say can even strengthen marriages. JP Public Hospitals considering private partners http://www.wwltv.com/news/health/JP-Public-Hospitals-Considering-Private-Partners-210154741.html Jefferson Parish President John Young says the proposed consolidation may be a matter of survival. Oral cancer on the rise http://www.wwltv.com/news/health/Oral-cancer-on-the-rise-209997241.html Actor Michael Douglas has battled and beaten throat cancer, and now he's highlighting something that doctors have been telling us for years. Sexually transmitted viruses in the human papillomavirus (HPV) family, can also cause oral cancers. New Orleans medical charity helps Chinese boy in need of heart surgery http://www.wwltv.com/news/health/13-month-old-Chinese-boy-receives-special--209733781.html Living in rural China, a 13 month old boy, would only have lived a few years. He was born with a hole in his heart and no access to health care like the city dwellers. Doctors in New Orleans learn weight loss surgery http://www.wwltv.com/news/health/Doctors-discuss--209730441.html Surgeons from around the world are in New Orleans today, learning how to perform advanced weight loss surgery. Xavier University student inspired by Xavier grad to lose weight http://www.wwltv.com/news/health/Xavier-University-student-inspired-by-Xavier-grad-to-lose-weight-209432081.html A Xavier University student was inspired to change his life by a Xavier graduate who first told his story on Weight Loss Wednesday. New hope in battle against prostate cancer http://www.wwltv.com/news/health/Medical-Watch-New-hope-in-battle-against-prostate-cancer-209249371.html It's the most frequently diagnosed cancer in men and too often, men find out they have prostate cancer after it has spread. Phone apps alert users when noise is too loud http://www.wwltv.com/news/health/Phone-apps-alert-users-when-noise-is-too-loud-208746971.html There are 5.2 million children and teens, and 26 million young and middle aged adults, with permanent hearing loss, and it's all because of lifestyle.