Common Poisonous Spider Bite Symptoms
As people get outside more this time of year, interaction with nature is a foregone conclusion and bug bites become all too common. Unfortunately,...
Four Side Effects of Dehydration
Do you know all the effects of dehydration on the body? It’s important that you drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water every day. Drinking...
Hands-Only CPR and When to Use It
Experts say most people who survive a cardiac emergency are helped by bystanders. However, witnessing this type of incident is shocking. Out of fear,...
Baptist Health’s Meds to Beds Program in Madisonville, Kentucky
Baptist Health's Meds to Beds program delivers medications to patients before they leave the hospital. Learn how the program provides patient education on medication use and side effects.
Types of Diagnostic Medical Imaging Explained
Medical imaging is the process of creating visual representations of internal organs, bones, abnormal growths or inflammations, and other structures or areas. It is...
What is the Keto Diet?
The ketogenic diet (often shortened to keto diet) is a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet originally developed to help treat neurological diseases like epilepsy. Unlike the...
Allergic to Spring?
Spring is a lovely season, full of flowers, sunshine and. . .sneezing. That part is no picnic.
With plants blooming and pollen circulating, the...
Recipe: Benedictine Spread or Dip
No Kentucky Derby party is complete without this homegrown classic, invented by famous Louisville caterer Jennie Benedict (1860-1928). Use this benedictine spread recipe to...
Dry Needling vs. Acupuncture: What’s The Difference?
Dry needling is a treatment that uses thin, stainless steel needles (called filiform needles) that are gently inserted into tissue or muscle to stimulate...
Common Digestive Issues that Occur During Pregnancy
Pregnancy is a time when a woman’s body goes through many physical and physiological changes. Not only does her anatomy change to accommodate the...
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How to Safely Wake a Sleepwalker
Should You Wake a Sleepwalker?
As many as 15% of people occasionally walk in their sleep. This typically occurs in the first part of sleep,...
Spot the Signs of a Stroke
Would you be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of a stroke?
Knowing the signs and symptoms of stroke with a sense of urgency...
Can Your Thyroid Affect Your Mood?
Your thyroid (A butterfly-shaped gland located in your neck) produces thyroid hormone, which regulates, among other things, your body’s temperature, metabolism and heartbeat. Thyroid...
