Wellness & Prevention


Tips for a Safer Spring Break

It’s hard to believe Spring Break 2014 is upon us.  Didn’t students just return to school from their summer break? Whether you’re in denial or...

March 21, 2014 / 3 min read


Men with 'Low T': Know Your Heart...

The media campaign by drug companies is one factor that is helping drive increased diagnoses of low testosterone. Also fueling this trend is an aging...

March 19, 2014 / 3 min read


Health Challenge for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Here’s my personal 90-day health challenge. During the next three months, I plan to tackle the preventive and cancer screenings that I’ve been putting off....

March 18, 2014 / 3 min read


Obesity and Cancer – A Growing Connection

The news has been filled with stories that tout the U.S. as one of the most obese nations in the world.  The U.S. ranked number...

March 17, 2014 / 2 min read


Football Helmets Offer Little Protection from Concussions

Football helmets only reduce the risk of traumatic brain injury by 20 percent, compared to not wearing a helmet, according to preliminary results of a...

March 14, 2014 / 2 min read


Relay for Life March 15 – Please...

Baptist Hospital will host the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of East Kendall — a survivors’ celebration, camp-out and relay-style walk around the hospital...

March 13, 2014 / 2 min read


Stress—What a Pain!

C’mon! You know that treadmill of pain:  When you’re hurting, you think about your pain and thinking about pain makes you ache and obsess even...

March 10, 2014 / 2 min read


New Stroke Guidelines for Women

To improve awareness among women and physicians, guidelines have been specifically created for the first time to better help prevent stroke in women.

March 7, 2014 / 2 min read


Help Your Child Reduce Stress

Who is more stressed out – your child or the CEO of a large company?  That’s a tough call. Due to a variety of factors,...

March 3, 2014 / 3 min read


Boomers, a Ride for At-Risk Livers

A silent epidemic has earned the attention of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and a Baptist Health Medical Group gastroenterologist is raising...

February 28, 2014 / 2 min read