Whole Grains It’s Not Grain Surgery
By Benjamin Goodin September is whole grain month because, for a few decades now, nutritionists have been pleading with the common consumer to eat healthier. There has been a lot of conflicting advice about carbs-laden grains: we should eat them; we shouldn’t eat them; we should only eat certain types. This tug of war becomes […]
What Do the Star Ratings Actually Mean?
By Krista Thomas, Marketing & Admissions Director, Hallmark House Nursing Center When the time comes to look into nursing home placement, whether for a short or long-term stay, it can be overwhelming. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) developed a rating system in 2008 to help compare the quality of care between homes. […]
Resistant Hypertension
Submitted by OSF HealthCare Hypertension, or high blood pressure, has become an ever-increasing problem in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that one in three U.S. adults — or about 70 million people — has high blood pressure, and only half of those people have it under control. What is […]
Heritage Health Therapy & Senior Care Redefining Senior Healthcare
Submitted by Heritage Enterprises Redefining what people think about senior healthcare is a challenge because most people tend to think of a nursing home with images of the elderly sitting in wheelchairs or playing Bingo. This is not the focus of what senior health care is at Heritage Health in Chillicothe. A defining factor of […]
Don’t Drink and Die
By Paul Schellenberg, LLC Suicide is a topic most people do not enjoy discussing. A death of a loved one, or the thoughts of suicide, can be a crippling event. Most people will have suicidal thoughts at one time or another in their life. This is normal, and if the thoughts are short lived and […]
How is Gout Treated? Part 3
Information provided by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease With proper treatment, most people who have gout are able to control their symptoms and live productive lives. Gout can be treated with one or a combination of therapies. The goals of treatment are to ease the pain associated with acute attacks, […]
Urgency or Emergency? How to Pick Where to Go for Medical Attention
When unexpected health mishaps arise, many people’s first reaction is to head to an emergency room. But when those illnesses and injuries aren’t true emergencies, not knowing the best option for care can end up costing both time and money. So how can you know where to go when medical attention is needed? Urgency or […]
Positive Outlook, Perseverance Pays Off
By Dave Tompkins Just because an injury limits what you can do, it doesn’t limit you. That is the life message you get when talking to Jim Brown, and it’s one he knows all too well. The Chicago native spent four years in the Air Force following high school and embarked on a series of […]
US Medical Colleges End Animal Laboratory Practice
By Benjamin Goodin Recently, a momentous event quietly transpired as many of us were preparing to celebrate our country’s independence. In late June, just weeks after the medical school at Johns Hopkins University made a similar decision, the University of Tennessee discontinued the use of live animal laboratories in its medical school. With the end […]
Looking at Senior Living Communities
By Steven A. Buttice What is home? This writer believes home is a major part of our identity. Chances are, a married couple bought the home at a very exciting time of life. Families were raised in the home. Memories surround each room and piece of furniture. Vibrant bedroom colors may have been chosen by […]