Archive for Health & Wellness
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May is National Osteoporosis Prevention Month
By Chrissy Watters, MS, RD, LDN Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (309) 793-0684 cwatters@hy-vee.com Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become fragile and more likely to break. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, • 10 million Americans are estimated to have osteoporosis. ...
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Health Minute With CASI
The Amazing Work of Our Central Nervous System, Part 1 The Nervous System is divided into two parts: The Central nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord. The Pheripheral nervous system includes the 12 pairs of cranial nerves, and 31 pairs of spinal nerves, and all their branches. The P...
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Ask the Audiologist – Why do digital hearing aids sound so different than my analog hearing aids?
By Janet Liddicoat, Au.D., CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. Why do digital hearing aids sound so different than my analog hearing aids? New digital hearing aids have computer technology that processes the sound. With this technology, your audiologist is able to tailor the sounds and your co...
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Get Moving, Start Improving
By Becky Lee Hinton Director of Marketing The Fountains Senior Living Community The Fountains Senior Living Community is proudly once again the Quad-Cities’ Official Host Site for the 19th Annual National Senior Health & Fitness Day on Wednesday May 30. On this day, The Fountains will join w...
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Your Advocacy Connection:Preventing Prescription Pitfalls- Part 2
By Deb Toal GolderCare Solutions In last month’s article, we talked about preventing prescription pitfalls and Brown Bag medication surveys. So what else can you do to avoid inadvertent medication misuse? Let’s address some additional tips on proper medication usage this month. The followin...
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What is a Living Will and Why Do I Need One?
By Roger Brann Administrator Bettendorf Health Care A living will is intended to provide instructions for others to make medical care decisions for you when you are no longer able to make medical decisions for yourself. Although the term living will may sound like a last will, it has nothi...
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Genesis Encourages Sun Sense
Three Genesis Health System events in May to recognize National Skin Cancer Awareness Month will reach both kids and adults with a sun-sensible message. On Monday, May 7, Genesis will be handing out kid-friendly skin cancer prevention information and packets of sunscreen to young fans attending t...
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Race for the Cure
Your mom. Your daughter. Your wife. Your neighbor. Your friend. All loved ones that could get breast cancer, since one out of eight women get breast cancer over a lifetime. Whose life are you running for? The 23rd annual Susan G. Komen Quad-Cities Race for the Cure® is your chance to be part ...
