Archive for Health & Wellness
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Family Health Matters: Familiarize yourself with commonly-used orthopedic terminology
Have you ever walked out of a doctor’s appointment more unsure and puzzled than when you came in? Did the terms your doctors were using confuse you? Or worse – have you ever been worried you don’t understand the procedure you’re about to have done? At Orthopaedic Specialists (OS), a Quad...
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Veteran’s long-term care benefits
By Roger Brannan Administrator Bettendorf Health Care The Department of Veterans Affairs provides three types of long-term care benefits for veterans. The first type is benefits provided to veterans who have service-connected disabilities. These medically necessary services include home care, ...
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Tackling Difficult Topics with Your Children
By Amy Alvarez, MSW Program Manager Mississippi Valley Child Protection Center Child Abuse Council As a parent and/or role model in the life of a child, it is our responsibility to teach our children right from wrong, not to talk to strangers and to look before crossing the street. We teach...
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Ask the Audiologist – Why do hearing aids cost so much?
By Margaret Christiansen, AU.D, CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. Why do hearing aids cost so much? Getting hearing aids is a big decision. Not only do they have a big effect on your enjoyment of life and your relationships with others, they are also a substantial purchase. There are a numbe...
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The Empty Chair… and Hearing Loss
By Dr. Molly Parker Audiologist Parker Audiology, PC Much has been made of the Empty Chair Speech by Clint Eastwood recently. People with hearing loss sometimes feel like an empty chair…they are there but not really there. We all have days where we feel like circumstances drive us, and we no...
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What is on the Menu for a Healthy Kitchen?
By Nina Struss, RD, LDN Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (309) 787-0273 nstruss@hy-vee.com Have you ever found yourself standing in front of an open pantry or refrigerator, carefully inspecting its contents in search of something that seems appealing to eat? We make more than 200 food-related deci...
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Irritated Eyes: How to Find Relief
By Michael Boehm, M.D. Eye Surgeons Associates “My eyes often burn, look red, and feel dry by the end of the day.” “I have to blink a lot while reading to clear my blurry vision.” Do these statements sound familiar to you? Do you have trouble finding relief when your eyes feel thi...
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Lighthouse Homecare
By Dan Adams Lighthouse Homecare People often ask me what we do at Lighthouse Homecare. We are a well-established homecare business which has been serving the entire Quad City area since 1999. During the past four years, our agency has created many new partnerships and added severa...
