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Crucial Ingredients for a Healthy Relationship
A healthy relationship is one where each person gives and receives equally. There is a mutual trust and there isn’t a shift of balance of power and control by one over the other. Effective communication is a key ingredient in a healthy relationship.
Make Your Doctor’s Visit Count
The next time you make an appointment to see your healthcare provider there are a few things you can do to make your visit more valuable to you.
What is The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative?
Have you heard that Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock, along with six other hospitals in Arkansas are going “Baby Friendly?” Mothers who deliver their baby in a Baby-Friendly facility can be sure that all policies and procedures in place will support her feeding choice, and that all of the staff is on board to help her be successful.
How to Make the Most of Your Medication
People genuinely want to take their medication correctly, but sometimes instructions and safety information discussed during an office visit or at the pharmacy is overwhelming and can be forgotten. Also, patients may be reluctant or unaware of important questions to ask during a medical or pharmacy visit.
Kidneys of Stone
The kidneys are one of the more extraordinary organs of our body and without them we would not survive. They make up only 0.5 percent of our total body weight but can filter all the blood in our body in 30 minutes. This means that the blood gets filtered through our kidneys roughly 400 times a day.
Is Constantly Measuring Activity Derailing Fitness Goals?
Perhaps Santa left a Fitbit under your tree and you are still figuring out how to use it. Or you are using it everyday without fail to track your activity. Either way, Baptist Health cardiologist Dr. Scott Davis has some new research with surprising results.