Archive for Health & Wellness
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5 Habits You Need to Know to Improve Your Metabolism
By Veronica Skaradzinski, MS, RDN, LDN Hy-Vee Registered Dietician Metabolism is a word we hear often. But do we actually know what it does and how to take care of our own? The human body is truly amazing. Our body can take the food we eat and the beverages we drink and give us energy. Our bodie...
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Financial Power of Attorney, Wills and Healthcare Power of Attorney, Oh My!
By Karen McCoy Marketing Consultant Ridgecrest Village Here you are, in the hospital feeling ill and they ask you: Do you have a living will on file anywhere? Now this is the last thing I am thinking of when I am there to get medical help, but it seems that this is an important detail for anyon...
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Your Advocacy – We Solve Long Term Care Problems
By Julie Arndt GolderCare Solutions Getting Your Ducks in Order We all want to be in control. It’s natural. Some of us are better planners than others. We are seeing more and more folks who want to have a game plan for multiple “what if” scenarios – addressing issues ranging across the bo...
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Ask the Audiologist
By Laura Mergen, Au.D., CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. Question: I woke up this morning and can’t hear out of my right ear. What should I do? Answer: In many cases, the cause of a sudden change in hearing is easily found and addressed, such as hearing loss caused by excessive wax or an e...
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Parker Audiology Proudly Opens Second Location
By Dr. Molly Parker, Audiologist and Owner Parker Audiolology, P.C. Parker Audiology, P.C., is proud to announce the opening of a second location at 2440 Tech Drive in Bettendorf (near the Library). We are now located in both Davenport and Bettendorf. Says Dr. Molly Parker, “This has been a...
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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 ...
