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Prescription Arkansas: Water Therapy For Seniors

Prescription Arkansas: Water Therapy For Seniors

Aging is a normal process and as we age we believe we have to slow down. But slowing down and becoming less active can actually hurt us as we get older.  

Prescription Arkansas: Individualized Knee Replacement Surgery

Prescription Arkansas: Individualized Knee Replacement Surgery

Everyone is built differently. Different heights, weights, and even our arms and legs are in different proportions.

Prescription Arkansas: Treating One Of The Most Common Sports Injuries

Prescription Arkansas: Treating One Of The Most Common Sports Injuries

With the fall football season here, sports medicine clinics will once again be busy treating a variety of injuries. But do you know what the most common injury is?

Prescription Arkansas: Baptist Health Helps Employees Manage Chronic Diseases

Prescription Arkansas: Baptist Health Helps Employees Manage Chronic Diseases

Our lives are so busy these days with work and family. We have more important things to think about than taking care of our chronic diseases like diabetes, asthma and heart disease.

Prescription Arkansas: Birmingham Hip Resurfacing

Prescription Arkansas: Birmingham Hip Resurfacing

There's an option out there for people not quite yet ready for a complete hip replacement. In this month's Prescription Arkansas report, we take a look at a procedure that giving people extra years to enjoy an active life. 

Prescription Arkansas: NICU Milk Lab

Prescription Arkansas: NICU Milk Lab

Research has shown that breast milk is best for newborn babies. But what about babies who have been born too early? They don't have the immediate instinct to be able to breast feed.

Prescription Arkansas: 25 Years Of MedFlight

Prescription Arkansas: 25 Years Of MedFlight

When we in the THV Newsroom hear a call go out over the scanners for MedFlight we know it's something serious. In this month's Prescription Arkansas report we talk to the people behind the scenes about what it takes to handle the situations these talented medical personnel find themselves in everyday.

 

Prescription Arkansas

Prescription Arkansas" First Trimester Down Syndrome Screening"

The incidence of Down syndrome rises with increasing maternal age. That's why many specialist recommend women who become pregnant at age 35 or older undergo prenatal testing for Down syndrome.

Preparing To Go Home With Your Preemie

Preparing To Go Home With Your Preemie

When a baby is premature, mom and dad can't help but be concerned about the baby's health. 
When they finally get to take their baby home, sometimes even the simplest tasks can seem overwhelming because of the baby's size.
Dawn Scott explains in this month's Prescription Arkansas report.

Dealing With Depression And Insomnia

Dealing With Depression And Insomnia

Do you ever toss and turn at night unable to fall asleep, or maybe you wake up in the middle of the night thinking about everything you need to do. In this month's Prescription Arkansas report we take a look at some of the causes and some of the treatments for insomnia.

Gastric Banding; A Tool For Those Who Need To Lose Weight

Gastric Banding; A Tool For Those Who Need To Lose Weight

How's that New Year's resolution to lose weight going for you? If your weight is affecting your health, it makes losing those excess pounds more than something you do out of vanity. In this Prescription Arkansas report, we take a look at a bariatric procedure that gaining in popularity because of it's success rate.

Kyphoplasty Is Surgical Relief For Spine Fractures

Kyphoplasty Is Surgical Relief For Spine Fractures

A spine fracture can leave you immobile, unable to do things for yourself and leaving your suffering in pain. But in this month's Prescription Arkansas report, we're going to tell you about a minimally invasive procedure that can have you back to life as normal in no time.

Treatment Of Alzheimer's Can Delay Progression Of Disease

Treatment Of Alzheimer's Can Delay Progression Of Disease

It steals your memories, your lifestyle and in the end, it steals your life. Alzheimer's destroys brain cells and is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States -- potentially affecting 10-million baby boomers.

Nurse Navigator Helps Breast Cancer Patients Through Treatment

Nurse Navigator Helps Breast Cancer Patients Through Treatment

From diagnosis through surgery, radiation or chemotherapy, the new nurse navigator program at Baptist Health provides wonderful support for breast cancer patients.

There's No Reason Tailgating Can't Be Healthy

There's No Reason Tailgating Can't Be Healthy

What's your favorite tailgating delicacy? Is it hamburgers, hot dogs, brats, ribs or something more exotic like fajita's and cheese dip? Whatever you serve up on the grill on gameday it doesn't have to be full of fat and calories. Check here for some healthier football gameday fare.