Health

Stress & Heart Disease

While the link between stress and heart disease isn’t entirely clear, researchers do know one thing: stress negatively affects the body. Our bodies react to

Cardiovascular Health

The heart is our most vital organ, which is why it is so important to take care of it. From eating right to getting check-ups,

Heart Valve Disease

The four heart valves are located at the exit of the four heart chambers, and they control one-way blood flow through the heart. Healthy valves

Heart Attack & Stroke

A heart attack or stroke is serious—the quicker it is treated, the better. According to the American Stroke Association, as many as 87% of patients suffering

Testicular Cancer Affects Young Men

At 15, Ooltewah High School sophomore Blake Mallett loved playing his Xbox 360, could text 60 words a minute on his cell phone and enjoyed

Prevent Bone Loss

Has your grandmother fallen and broken a bone? Have you noticed that your mother’s back is no longer straight when she walks? For generations, women

Eye Care for Kids

According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, most children have healthy, normal eyes, however, some are born with serious eye diseases or disorders that are

Premature Delivery

Margaret Smith was 17 weeks pregnant when she found out at a doctor’s visit that she was dilated and at risk of going into labor.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

When several workers at a downtown hotel were taken to the hospital last February, the treatment of choice for their extended exposure to carbon monoxide

hospital staff rushing patient on a patient bed to an operating room

Unsung Heroes

Of Compassionate Care As you are quietly sleeping on the operating room table or tucked into a hospital bed, there is a beehive of activity

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