New Study Discovers Startling Trend

A new Center for Disease Control and Prevention study found that death rates appear to be rising among young and middle-age American adults. It’s another…

Does obesity cause cancer?

More recent research talks about the link between fat, sugar and cancer. Determining the real story can be a challenge given the vast amount of…

Dr. Sam P. Patterson Library hosts seminar about pediatric obesity

The Baptist Women’s Hospital’s Dr. Sam P. Patterson Library is hosting a seminar called “The Facts about Pediatric Obesity” on Monday, Jan. 13 from noon-1…

NEA Baptist Charitable Foundation offers free healthy lifestyle program for children

According to the 2010 Arkansas Assessment of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity report, the obesity rate in Craighead County has tripled since 1980. A 2010 statewide…