Mr. Positive and Mr. Negative at the BIX
Submitted by Barb Park, PT, Back 2 Action Physical Therapy Have you seen some of the costumes people wear in our beloved BIX 7 road race? Been there, done that, but an experience twelve years ago still resonates in my memories… As I turned onto Kirkwood Boulevard, I came upon two young men wearing t-shirt […]
Heartland Health Care Center Celebrates Arthritis Month
Submitted by Heartland Health Care Center — Moline May is National Arthritis Month. According to the Arthritis Foundation, more than forty-three million Americans, or one in six people, have some kind of arthritis. Arthritis is a general term used to describe more than 100 chronic diseases of the joints, bones, and muscles such as osteoarthritis, […]
National Nurses Week: Celebrating the Compassionate Faces Behind Expert Care
Submitted by Mississippi Valley Surgery Center and Endoscopy Center Caring, specialized training, and experience — these are just some of the many qualities patients look for at the heart of nursing. Nurses make the difference in patient care in communities all around the world through their compassion and knowledge. But what makes these individuals so […]
What Can People With Gout do to Stay Healthy? Part 4 of a 4-Part Series
Information provided by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease Fortunately, gout can be controlled. People with gout can decrease the severity of attacks and reduce their risk of future attacks by taking their medications as prescribed. Acute gout is best controlled if medications are taken at the first sign of pain […]
Good Samaritan Society Services@Home Helping to Keep Seniors in Their Home Longer
Submitted by Good Samaritan Society — Services@Home Good Samaritan Society has been established in the QC area for over 52 years. Good Samaritan is very well known for their long-term care facilities and in-home care is one of their newer service lines. Services@Home has taken the Good Samaritan name and the pride that they have […]
Communication With Your Aging Loved Ones
Submitted by LivWell Seniors, LLC One of the most difficult things with aging loved ones is watching their ability to be independent decline. The physical abilities slowly deteriorate — such as walking any distance, getting in and out of a car, going up and down even a few steps without losing their balance, and the […]
Chronic Kidney Disease and My Lifestyle — Part 2 of 2
Information provided by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) In the 2016 January issue of Healthy Cells magazine, the first part of this series covered the basic questions in regards to Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), such as ‘What causes CKD.’ Part two discusses ways to work with your lifestyle to […]
The Mississippi: Servant or Master?
By Jan Rittmer, Ridgecrest Village resident Here at Ridgecrest Village where I live, one resident calls herself, “A river rat from down by Muscatine,” and doubts she could sleep without the river flowing nearby. One man learned to sail on Lake Davenport above Lock and Dam 15, and remembers those days with great joy. Another […]
Protect Your Pet From Contaminated Food
While millions of pets eat their food every day without a problem, news of pet food recalls and contamination can worry pet owners. Reports of dogs and cats becoming ill from food and treat-related salmonella outbreaks and artificial contaminants getting into pet food can leave pet owners wondering what they can do to protect their […]
Does Medicare Cover Hearing Aids?
By Ellen Verlo, M.A., CCC-A, Audiology Consultants This question is asked more than any other. The answer is no. There is no simple explanation. A quick overview of Medicare and coverage reveals some complicated answers. Hearing aids are considered to be elective. They are Class I medical devices, not durable medical devices. They are not […]