HCE Blog

It’s almost time for Halloween! You can almost hear the moaning ghosts and rattling bones… Soon, costumed kiddos, young and old, are going to be running the streets, searching for houses giving out candy. But as fun as Halloween is, it can be pretty dangerous and unhealthy for children. So, HealthCARE Express is here to give you a few tips to have a safe and healthy Halloween. Only use short...

Join us and Arkansas Game and Fish at Bobby Ferguson Park November 3 from 11 am to 3 pm for the inaugural Woods and Water Expo! This is a fun, FREE event for the whole family (especially families that love the great outdoors)!   You can enjoy all of these activities and more! Fishing Derby by Tournament Trail Inc. Bring your fishing poles! Prizes awarded. Canoeing by Arkansas Game and Fish...

You thought the family playing a round of touch football before the big game would be a better alternative to them trashing the house, but there are twists in every great plan… ankle twists to be more specific. More accurately, a twisted ankle is a sprained ankle. Sprains occur when a ligament is stressed to the point of tearing. Ligaments, of course, are the fibers that connect your bones to ...

In a world full of followers we need leaders who can step up and help others shine. Like most things, it’s best to teach leadership skills to children while they’re still young. Luckily, the Klondike Leadership Academy is here for just that! Klondike Leadership Academy is a program designed to challenge and enlighten your child, or children, on owning their responsibilities. At KLA we have seve...

It’s the big game. Your team makes a perfect play and the ball is now in your hands. As you run across the field towards the field goal players from the other team rush you and bring you to the ground. Even though you’re wearing a helmet, your head strikes the ground too hard. Since then, you haven’t felt well. Your vision is a bit spotty and you’re feeling kind of nauseated. You may have a co...

So, what exactly is a microdermabrasion treatment? The microdermabrasion we offer here at HealthCARE Express Dermatology and Age Management is made by Parisian Peel. It uses a handheld closed-loop system that shoots out aluminum oxide crystals that gently abrade the outer dead skin cells. Really, that’s just a fancy way of saying it’s a procedure that clears the dead skin away from the face to...

  You’re working out, lifting your normal amount of weights, but you’re starting to feel ambitious. You can lift more than this, right? What could adding more weight hurt? You slip a few more pounds onto the bar and start your reps. It starts off pretty easy, but with each lift, your arms get more and more tired until it happens… your arms buckle. You drop the bar and it comes crashing down...

  Many people here in America suffer from many different chronic conditions (sometimes more than one). Many of these conditions can be prevented, but some cannot. We here at HealthCARE Express want to give you some tips on how to try to prevent these conditions from developing so you can keep your body in tip-top shape!   Heart Disease:  Your heart is a muscle, and just like every other mu...

Your grandmother takes a spill in the living room and hits her head on the ground. She laughs it off, but you start to realize that something’s a little off with her. She seems like she’s in a fog. Her reactions are slow and she seems to be having trouble speaking. She’s had a concussion. A brain injury needs prompt diagnosis and treatment, but it’s not always easy to detect. That’s why it’s ...