Archive for Health & Wellness
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Preparing your Home for “Aging in Place”
By Alyssa Dominacki Alternatives for the Older Adult Business Development Coordinator “We just don’t know whether to move into a smaller, more accessible home as we retire or whether we should do something with our current home to make it safer as we age.” For many of us, we want to st...
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Let’s Get Personal
By Carole Ferch, RDH I-Smile Silver Coordinator Scott County Health Department Do you have bad breath or know someone who does? Since it is nearly impossible to smell your own breath, how would you know if yours is offensive? One study found that 80 percent of patients visiting a dental clinic ...
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Robotic Laparoscopic Surgery
By Robert E. Harson, MD, MS, FACS Davenport Surgical Group, PC Genesis Medical Center Davenport (GMC) and the Davenport Surgical Group (DSG) are focusing their efforts to enhance the GMC Multidisciplinary Robotic Surgery Program. For the past nine years, the DSG surgeons have steadily increased ...
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March 2017 Calendar of Events
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. Effective Communi...
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Ella’s Kitchen
The muffin tin just isn’t for muffins anymore. Quite some time ago, I had a recipe for meatloaf. It was cooked in a muffin tin. Each person had one or two individual meatloaves arranged on their plate. Or a huge batch could be made up, then individually frozen to use at your convenience. Recently,...
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National Nutrition Month
By Peggy Dykes Community Relations Director Milestone’s Area Agency on Aging March is National Nutrition Month and this year’s theme “Put Your Best Fork Forward,” reminds us that each bite counts. Making just small shifts in our food choices, can add up over time. The American Dietary G...
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Tips and Tricks of a Dietitian
By Kim Denman, RD, LD Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (563) 332-8496 kdenman@hy-vee.com We’ve all seen similar headlines relating to nutrition on magazine covers and social media posts coming from the latest and greatest reality TV star or music artist, so what makes this article different? It’...
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Medicare Premium for 2017
By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Almost everyone on Medicare has seen a higher Part B premiums beginning in 2017. Most Medicare folks see a modest increase while others are hit with much larger hikes. Higher premium for Medicare is one of those...
