Moisture Affecting Your Hearing Aid?
By Laura Mergen, Au.D., CCC-A, Clinical Audiologist Question: I sweat a lot. Is it safe for me to wear hearing aids? Won’t the moisture get in and destroy the electronics? Answer: You’re right! Just like with any electronic device, moisture is bad for your hearing aids if it gets inside. There are two things we […]
ORA QC Dental Hygienist All Smiles After Successful Spine Surgery
Submitted by ORA Orthopedics Forty-five year old Hillary Karben of Bettendorf is grateful to be up and walking again this summer. She’s looking forward to her career, favorite family activities, and gym workouts thanks to emergency back surgery. “I have no idea what happened,” recalls Hillary. “In December, I woke up with back pain and […]
Aging American Workers Fight Discrimination
Submitted by Diamond Medical Spa and Vein The number of cosmetic procedures and surgeries continue to increase year after year with the advancing age of Americans due to societal pressures to stay “Forever Young,” as Rod Stewart sang. Partially fueling the desire to remain youthful is the increased awareness of safer, less costly, minimally invasive […]
Keeping Your Baby Safe in the Sun
Sun safety is important for people of all ages, but it’s even more critical to protect babies’ skin, which is far more sensitive than that of older children and adults. “Prioritize a healthy and safe summer sun care routine for babies,” encourages Dr. Richard C. Kirkpatrick of the Brevard Skin and Cancer Center. “Burns are […]
Planning on Having Fun in the Sun This Summer?
Submitted by Good Samaritan Society — Services@Home Most of us spend the long winter months longing for summer to return. We look forward to cook outs, trips to the pool, walks outside, gardening, and just enjoying the touch of the warm sun on our skin again. It is important to remember that sun exposure can […]
Spend Wisely; Save Wisely
By Ruth Ahnen, Modern Woodmen A spending plan can help lower student debt while saving for the future. It all makes sense when Brittany’s parents talk about the importance of saving for her future. She just doesn’t see how it’s possible while living on her own and trying to pay off tens of thousands of […]
A Primer for Couples
By Victoria L. Mitchell, RN, LCSW, Agape Counseling, Ltd. Have you ever noticed how words tend to sound like their meaning? Take the word breathless. As you say it, you begin to feel the need to inhale deeply. The word sizzle elicits the sense of crackling heat. Frigid? Saying it sends a shadow of a […]
The Nightmare Is Over A True Story About Dental Implants
By Alexander Germanis In 1958, a dream study was conducted and published by the American Anthropological Association. Entitled “The Universality of Dreams,” it described how humans, despite the culture in which they grew up, are visited by the same types of dreams and haunted by similar nightmares. One of the most common nightmares held common […]
Our Patients Fear Bariatric Surgery More than Obesity!
By Raul Rosenthal, MD, President of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Despite the scientific evidence and the millions of patients who have benefited from bariatric surgery over the years, outsized fears and anxieties exist today among many patients and even some doctors about the “dangers,” “lack of effectiveness,” and “extreme risks” of […]
When Vaginal Bleeding Is Abnormally Heavy
Submitted by Brittany King, APN, WHNP, Advanced Women’s Healthcare Abnormal vaginal bleeding in women both during menstruation and in between is cause for a conversation with your women’s healthcare provider. Many women may feel that heavy bleeding isn’t serious, and they’ll just put up with it, but whether it is a sign of a more […]