Archive for Health & Wellness
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Cooking Family Meals with Tea
By Madeleine Ranshaw, RD, LD Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (563) 391-0213 mranshaw@hy-vee.com There is something nostalgic about sitting on the front porch and sharing a glass of tea with neighbors or family that lends to slowing life down and making memories. But have you tried cooking with tea? ...
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Your Advocacy
By Julie Arndt GolderCare Solutions Some Thoughts on Change – We Have Moved! September means change. Autumn is coming, and the cool weather is fast approaching. Kids are back in school. The roads are full of yellow buses. Football is back on TV. We experience this every year, and I experi...
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Adult Falls in Iowa, An Epidemic
By K. John Hartman MD, FACS Vice Chair, Iowa Chapter of The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma Trauma Services Medical Director, Genesis Davenport General Surgeon, Davenport Surgical Group Every 20 minutes in the United States an older adult dies from a fall. Over two million older...
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Prepare for an Empty Nest
By Malisa Radar and Laura Sternweis Iowa State University Extension Eventually a family’s last child will move away from home, whether for college, the military or other employment, or perhaps just to live on his or her own. A positive perspective and some advance planning can help parents make...
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Friendship Manor – Continuing Care Retirement Community
Information from Friendship Manor As the Illinois Quad Cities’ only Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC), Friendship Manor offers residents independent living in either an apartment or villa with the convenience of assisted living, assisted living memory care, respite care, hospice care, c...
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Ask the Audiologist
By Emily Steffel, Au.D., CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. The Trouble with PSAP’s – (Personal Sound Amplification Products) Recently there has been some commotion surrounding potential FDA approval of a ‘new’ kind of hearing aid: over the counter (OTC) amplification. It may surprise pe...
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High Costs of Healthcare Increase for Medicare Folks
By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor When we visit with prospective clients aging into Medicare my first comments are “congratulations!!” The disgruntled response I normally receive is “Congratulation for what?” Congratulations is in order b...
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Calendar of Events – August 2017
Support Groups and Informational Seminars Quad Cities Alzheimer’s Association – Are you or someone you know a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer’s? Free educational classes are being offered for people with dementia, their families, and those who professionally serve them. Get support from ...
