Withrow named to cardiology board
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Western Baptist to host Childbirth Fair
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New dialysis unit provides options for care
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Brunch Bunch to feature neurosurgeon, physical therapist
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Western Baptist to host free lunch seminar for African Americans
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August events at Western Baptist
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Paducah woman follows heart-saving hunch
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On HealthBreak: X-Stop can relieve back pain
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Western Baptist helps two women overcome difficult pregnancies
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Western Baptist shines at Relay for Life
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On HealthBreak: Trials of the heart benefit patients, physicians
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Western Baptist first in state to use new sterilization system
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Baptist Health Line lends ear to industries with new hotline
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Clinical trials aid cancer treatment
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Western Baptist to host Foundation Fund Golf Tournament
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New procedure offers alternative to traditional spine surgery
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On HealthBreak: New equipment for cancer care
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eCards keep women connected across two continents
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Western Baptist partners with physician group to share medical information, benefiting doctors, patients
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55Plus Brunch Bunch
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Cancer registrar picks nationally-winning theme
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Western Baptist named Fit Friendly company
The American Heart Association has bestowed another prestigious award on Western Baptist Hospital.
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Cancer program named among U.S. best
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Western Baptist to host national Start! Walking Day
Western Baptist invites the community to walk on national Start! Walking Day, April 16.
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eCards keep women connected across two continents
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New congestive heart failure treatment gets Paducahan back on the road
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New minimally-invasive procedure offers alternative to traditional spine surgery
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Western Baptist offers free assistance with living wills
Get help completing living wills at Western Baptist.
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Western Baptist chest pain treatment earns national accreditation
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Upcoming HealthBreak features new critical care visiting hours
New hours benefit Western Baptist's sickest patients and their families.
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Public forum addresses heart disease and stroke
Share your ideas on ways to prevent heart disease and stroke at an upcoming public meeting.
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Foundation Fund gets $891,000 boost
Late Paducah couple donates to the Western Baptist Hospital Foundation Fund.
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Western Baptist hosts Sunday worship services
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February Balanced Choices
Coffee: To bean or not to bean
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Upcoming HealthBreak discusses heart care
Heed your heart's subtle messages for survival.
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Local businesses support Western Baptist Foundation Fund
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Baptist Health Line encourages area restaurants to offer heart patients low-sodium options
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Western Baptist employees Start! walking for good health
Western Baptist has partnered with the American Heart Association to bring Start!, a workplace walking program, to the region.
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Western Baptist's Chest Pain Center works to save time, save lives
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On HealthBreak: WBH nurse becomes patient
A WBH oncology nurse shares her personal cancer survivor story.
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HeartBeat focuses on congestive heart failure
Learn more about treatment options for congetsive heart failure.
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January Balanced Choices
To Meat or Not to Meat: That is the Question
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Brother-in-law's heart attack saves Florida man's life
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WBH wins national AHA award
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3D probe gives unprecedented views
WBh first in state to use new heart tool
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WBH to raffle fine jewelry for Foundation Fund benefit
Win a one-carat diamond ring or one of two pearl necklaces.
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WBH to present Christmas concert
Hear the sounds of the season.
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WBH earns national American Heart Association award
The prestigious award is given to Western Baptist for its high standard of heart care.
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Baptist Health Line wins ICARE award
McKesson presents Baptist Health Line with national award.
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Are toys making your child sick?
Lead poisoning is a concern for parents during this holiday season.
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WBH changes visiting hours in ICU, CCU
The new hours will benefit patients, family.
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Patient's art adorns oncology center
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WBH to give 'Dickens of a Gift' to community
Come to the annual Holiday Health Extravaganza.
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November 07 Balanced Choices
Organic foods hot topic in food industry
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November HealthBreak
On HealthBreak: 3-D Ultrasound can detect heart abnormalities
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HeartBeat focuses on cholesterol
This month's HeartBeat column focuses on cholesterol.
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WBH gets region's only ACR awards
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Kentucky physician Burns Brady, M.D., brings free alcoholism seminar to Western Baptist
Kentucky doctor brings awareness to the disease of alcoholism.
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October 07 Balanced Choices
Maintain your motivation for weight loss success
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October 07 HealthBreak
Flu shot is best prevention for flu
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Graves Central, McNabb kick off Western Baptist-funded fitness programs
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First lady visits WBH
Her message: Get Healthy Kentucky
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Surgeon follows heart to WBH
Baptist welcomes Keung Ung, M.D.
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September 2007 Balanced Choices
Vitamins are helpful, but don't forget the food!
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Cardiac nurse develops childhood obesity program
Kay Marshall, R.N., brings The CARDIAC Project to our area.
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Women's Center Lab employees play Santa
Each month, staff decorate a tree in a different theme.
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WBH to host CB Fair
WBH's annual Childbirth Fair is set for Sunday, Sept. 9.
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Meet new heart surgeon Keung Ung, M.D.
Meet Dr. Ung at an open house on Aug. 28, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Baptist Heart Center.
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August 07 Balanced Choices
Watermelon: Not only tasty, but also healthy
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August 07 HealthBreak
New rooftop helipad saves time, lives
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BHS wins national award for information technology
McKesson, the nation's leading healthcare information technology company, recently presented BHS the award.
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Kiwanis gives dolls to WBH patients
WBH staff say the dolls help calm fears, nerves
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Finding second careers at Baptist
Displaced workers turn to nursing for second careers
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July 2007 HealthBreak
An upcoming HealthBreak highlights Western Baptist's online heart risk assessment.
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New helipad provides access, safety
Patients and staff benefit.
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July 2007 Balanced Choices
The Mediterranean diet makes good health sense.
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Former WBH employee makes heart history
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Home is where the heart is
Patients, staff call heart center home.
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Baptist, ERs team for patient safety
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Is fast food weighing you down?
Read this month's Balanced Choices to see how restaurant and fast food inake affected study participants' weight.
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Myre gift benefits rehab
More than a half million dollars has been pledged to the new Baptist Heart Center.
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Roberts' 1977 cath starts series of heart firsts
Learn about Baptist's cardiac history on an upcoming HealthBreak.
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WBH funds schools' fitness programs
Two area elementary schools will receive grants from WBH for fitness programs and equipment.
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O-arm gives surgeons better view of anatomy
Physicians at Western Baptist now have a betetr view of patients' anatomy during spine surgery.
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Eat the colors of the rainbow
For optimum health, eat the colors of the rainbow.
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HealthBreak highlights heart center's goals
The main goal of the new Baptist Heart Center is saving lives.
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Wireless access, online bill pay available
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AQS quilt to hang in new heart center
Gail Stepanek's November Fields will hang in the new Baptist Heart Center.
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FAST Thinking key to stroke recovery
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Baptist Heart Center opens soon
A community open house is planned for Friday, June 8, 2 to 6 p.m.
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Baptist Heart Center hosts open house
The community is invited to attend an Open House Friday, June 8, from 2 to 6 p.m.
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April 07 Balanced Choices
Soy good in diet, but shows little impact on cholesterol
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HealthBreak focuses on thumb pain
An upcoming HealthBreak focuses on treatment for thumb pain.
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Treatment at Baptist for condition affecting 1.4 million women
More than 1.4 million American women suffer from pelvic organ prolapse. A treatment available at Western Baptist is providing new hope.
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WBH forms team to benefit St. Jude
Jamie Elliott
Endo's Jamie Elliott forms team to honor her daughter, a cancer survivor.
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Children get lessons to take to heart
Cardiologist Patrick Withrow, M.D., medical director of the new Baptist Heart Center and daughter, Carol Withrow, writing teacher at McNabb Elementary team to present Wizard of Health.
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WBH named Diamond Club member
Relay for Life captains Kay Dickey, Patti Ahart and Teresa Griffin accept the hospital's award.
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WBH joins premature birth study
WBH is one of six Kentucky hospitals taking part in the study.
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WBH marks 30 years of heart caths
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Hospital offers heart-smart resources
Western Baptist offers many resources to keep your heart smart.
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On HealthBreak--Understanding CHF
Learn more about congestive heart failure on upcoming WBH HealthBreaks.
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February 07 Balanced Choices
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WBH participates in TV's Cardiac Arrest series
Hospital employees and area workers are under arrest for heart disease.
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Patrick Withrow, M.D., named Baptist Heart Center medical director
Cardiologist Patrick Withrow, M.D., will assume leadership of the new Baptist Heart Center in March.
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Reflections
A patient's family writes WBH, thanking employees for their care.
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January 07 Balanced Choices
A new study probes the link between fat intake and heart health.
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Meet WBH's newest HEROES
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On HealthBreak--BIC puts patients at ease
Baptist Imaging Center's open MRI puts radiology patients at ease.
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WBH hosts atrial fibrillation seminar
Cardiothoracic surgeon James O'Rourke, M.D., discusses the new Maze procedure to correct arhhythmia.
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Auxiliary donates $75,000 to Foundation Fund
Baptist's Auxiliary donates money to furnish new Baptist Heart Center lobby.
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High waist-to-hip ratio indicates dangerous obesity
This month's edition examines waist-to-hip ratios.
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Maternal Child Services department joins state-wide study
Western Baptist is one of six Kentucky hospitals participating in a premature birth study.
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Role of nurse practitioners evolving
More NPs are providing care in specialties, opening own clinics.
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Training and research advance cardiac care
Cardiologist J. Kenneth Ford, M.D., explains how Baptist physicians train other doctors regionally on an upcoming HealthBreak.
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Heart-warming gift
Decorate your tree with love this holiday season.
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Reflections
Letters from patients and families
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Free screenings offered at Dec. 2 Holiday Health Extravaganza
Free screening including cholesterol and blood sugar, blood pressure, posture and more, will be given.
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On HealthBreak--help for sinus sufferers
Learn about the Balloon Sinuplasty System.
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Caring for the patient--mind, body and spirit
Is there a connection between one's mental and physical health?
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WBH to host free flu shot clinic on Oct. 31
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Baptist Imaging Center receives ACR accreditation in MRI services
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November 06 Balanced Choices
Examining artificial sweeteners
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WBH to host Gospel Gala
Proceeds from the event will benefit the new Baptist Heart Center.
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New breast cancer therapy offers convenient, effective treatment option
MammoSite provides new option for some breast cancer patients.
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October 2006 Balanced Choices
This month's issue focuses on maintaining motivation for weight loss success.
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Childbirth Fair important stop on new parents' journey
More than 1,000 attended this year's event.
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On HealthBreak--VibraFlex technology
VibraFlex builds strength in rehab patients.
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National Mammography Day notes importance of early detection
The American Cancer Society marks Oct. 20 as National Mammography Day.
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New additions online
HealthBreaks, Spanish version of Online Health Encyclopedia now available at westernbaptist.com
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On HealthBreak--Online heart risk assessment offers help, advice
Visitors to Baptist's online Heart Care Center can learn their risk of a heart attack.
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Balanced Choices
Vitamins helpful, but don't forget the food!
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New pregnancy program to debut at Childbirth Fair
Learn more about StorkCentral and maternal-child services at Western Baptist.
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On HealthBreak--Is it a cold or sinusitis?
Learn if those sniffles and sneezes are a cold or a sinus infection on HealthBreak.
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Balanced Choices
Soy good on diet, but shows little impact on cholesterol
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Western Baptist heart program featured in US News and World Report
Baptist's heart program was featured in a recent edition of US News and World Report.
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Air pollution study in Paducah buildings leads to new call for smoking ban
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July 06 Balanced Choices
This month's Balanced Choices looks at the myths and magic of water.
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On HealthBreak--sleep apnea
Is sleep apnea robbing you of rest and ruining your days?
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Baptist introduces new online Heart Care Center
Take our risk assessment to see if you're at risk for heart disease.
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WBH physicians, staff receive simulated training
Cardiac cath lab staff and physicians recenly received unique training to help them treat coronary artery disease.
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Surviving stroke, one step at at time
Physical therapy is key to recovery.
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StorkSmart set for Thursday, June 26
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Auxiliary supports Foundation Fund
Western Baptist's Auxiliary pledges $100,000 to the hospital's new Foundation Fund.
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Japanese quilter discovers beauty at Baptist
Japanese quilter and magazine editor Naomi Ichikawa visits Western Baptist to explore the beauty of Baptist's quilts.
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Baptist aids the community
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May Balanced Choices
This month's edition looks at the new fat on your food label.
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On HealthBreak
An upcoming HealthBreak examines children and summer safety.
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Balanced Choices
How about a healthy jolt of java?
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Lifeline helps local resident
Learn more about Baptist's Lifeline program.
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Medical mission team finds faith, strength
Learn more about Baptist's medical mission team to the Gulf Coast.
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On HealthBreak--rotator cuff injuries
Learn more about rotator cuff injuries with Stephen Jackson, M.D.
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New technology benefits physical therapy patients
Learn more about VibraFlex at Baptist Rehab Center.
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The heart of a woman
Read one woman's story of women and heart disease and learn how you can become more aware.
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March 2006 Balanced Choices
This month's edition features new help for food allergy-sufferers.
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Chest Pain and Stroke Hotline
The hotline provides a voice of help to thousands in our community.
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Baptist earns health assessment grant
The new grant is in partnership with Murray State University.
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Baptist aids Gulf Coast residents
Two medical mission teams were sent to render medical aid.
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On HealthBreak--Diabetes and Nutrition
David Stricklin, M.D., discusses diabetes and nutrition.
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2006 Oncology Annual Report Now Available
Phone (270) 575-2797 or visit us online to get your free copy.
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March 19-25: National Poison Prevention Week
Be aware of medicines and household chemicals which could pose poison hazards.
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Women and heart disease
Nearly two-thirds of women who die suddenly from heart disease have no previous symptoms, so it’s critical to prevent heart disease in the first place.
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February 06 Balanced Choices
Is it really OK to be overweight?
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The latest WBH HEROES
Meet the latest WBH HEROES
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On HealthBreak-Women and heart disease
Patrick Withrow, M.D., discusses women and heart disease on an upcoming HealthBreak.
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Meningitis vaccinations available
Meningitis vaccinations are available at Baptist Prime Care Center.
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Cardiac Arrest
Are you at risk for heart disease?
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January 2006 Balanced Choices
The exercise message: More, more, more!
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Western Baptist Hospital named Center of Excellence
The Dade Behring Corporation has named Western Baptist Hospital a Cardiac Center of Excellence.
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Western Baptist Hospital Foundation Fund lends healing hand
Learn how you can be a part of WBH's healing legacy.
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Hundreds attend Holiday Health Extravaganza
Hundreds participate in free health screenings, including blood sugar and cholesterol.
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Wireless cardiac technology at WBH
J. Kenneth Ford, M.D., installs a wireless defibrillator into heart patient Geneva Wigginton, of Kevil.
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Balanced Choices
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WBH Receives Diabetes Grant
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WBH Names New Marketing Director
Dona Rains is Western Baptist's new Director of Marketing.
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Healthy Habits
Happy and safe holidays!
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Heart Center Groundbreaking
WBH recently hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Baptist Heart Center.
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New Therapy Improves Cancer Care
Learn more about IMRT.
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What's New Online
Check out what's new online at WBH!
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Safe Gifts And Toys Month
December is Safe Gift and Toys Month.
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Heart Center Groundbreaking
Join us as we break ground on our new Baptist Heart Center
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November 2005 Balanced Choices
How to win at losing!
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How May I Help You?
Marchita Sutton
Baptist Health Line answers calls of concern.
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Born To Read
Literacy program comes to WBH.
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November 2005 Healthy Habits
Focus on fitness!
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Sleep Breathing Disorders
Learn more about SBD's.
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Record-Breaking Year
Unified Campaign at WBH has record-high results.
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New Heart Technology At WBH
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Baptist Imaging Center Now Open
Baptist Imaging Center is now open to the community.
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October 2005 Balanced Choices
High Fat Foods You Should Not Refuse
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Childbirth Fair Keeps Growing
WBH's Childbirth Fair keeps growing and growing!
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News In Knee Replacement Surgery
Computer-assisted, minimally invasive knee replacement surgery available now at Western Baptist Hospital.
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October 2005 Healthy Habits
Health tips for you and your family!
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Baptist Imaging Center Set To Open
Baptist Imaging Center hosts Open House, features Open MRI.
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WBH Offers Hurricane Help
WBH employees step in to help neighbors in need.
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September 2005 Healthy Habits
Read more about the evolution of group exercise.
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Journey To Parenthood
Maternally Yours gives parents hand to hold on parenting journey.
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Battoe Leads MOD
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September 2005 Healthy Choices
The Exercise Message: More, More, More!
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August 2005 Balanced Choices
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WBH Gains ADA Recognition
Western Baptist's Diabetes Education program merits American Diabetes Association recognition.
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WBH Names Foundation Fund Co-Chairs
Don Walker and Ned Buchanan to lead WBH's Foundation Fund.
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August 2005 Healthy Habits
Learn more about lymphedema in this month's Healthy Habits.
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Cafeteria Offers Balanced Choices
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Recent ACR Accreditations
WBH Gains ACR Accreditation in both nuclear medicine and radiation therapy.
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Fund Run 2005 Approaches
Join the WBH Team at the annual Paducah Fund Run For Charities.
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Hundreds Attend Children's Fair
Hundreds of children and their parents/caregivers took part in the first-ever Everything Under The Sun pediatric fair at Western Baptist.
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July 2005 Healthy Habits
Working out as a team!
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July 2005 LifeSource
Beware these diet tips!
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Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement
A new minimally invasive knee replacement surgery at WBH is giving orthopaedic patients something to stand up and cheer about!
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Help For Atrial Fibrillation Patients
WBH offers a minimally invasive alternative to treating atrial fibrillation.
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Hope For Heartburn Sufferers
A new patient-friendly test at Western Baptist identifies heartburn sufferers.
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Brown Named Baptist Imaging Center Supervisor
The new Baptist Imaging Center is set to open in early fall.
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WBH Hosts Everything Under The Sun
Visit us in June for a day of health and summer fun.
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June 2005 Healthy Habits
Learn more about the role of occupational therapists.
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Heart Walk Team Takes Top Honors
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June 2005 LifeSource
Picture your portion sizes.
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