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I Have Hearing Loss I’d Wake up if My Smoke Alarm Went off in the Night… Right

By Margaret Christiansen, Au.D., Audiology Consultants Fire safety with hearing loss is an important topic, but it is one that few people think about. Most individuals who wear hearing aids feel pretty confident they’d hear their smoke alarm during the day when they have their hearing aids in, but what about while they’re sleeping? Since […]

7 Kombucha Health Benefits

Known as the “Immortal Health Elixir” by the Chinese and originating in the Far East around 2,000 years ago, kombucha is a beverage with tremendous health benefits. Kombucha is a fermented beverage of black tea and sugar (from various sources including cane sugar, fruit, or honey) that’s used as a functional food. It contains a […]

Get More Out of Life 10 Ways to Use Life Insurance

Submitted by Modern Woodmen Life insurance is there for your family when the unexpected happens, but it can also do more. Here are some common ways — and a few ways that are more unexpected — to get the most from your life insurance protection. Ask yourself the following questions to see what uses may […]

Sleep Apnea (OSA) and Cancer: Connected?

By Jeffrey Bassman, DDS, PC, Center for Headaches, Sleep & TMJ Disorders Is there a connection between the incidence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) or sleep disorder breathing (SDB,) and the prevalence of cancer? Can cancer lead to many of the symptoms of sleep apnea? Can sleep apnea predispose one to cancer, or are both […]

Brain Games: Their Value in Combating Dementia

Submitted by Cut the Clutter Company, LLC™ and Aging in Place With Grace All over the world, researchers are valiantly hunting for the keys that will unlock the mystery of Alzheimer’s disease. Much of the focus is identifying what and how it can be prevented, or at least minimized. Preliminary findings from a study aimed […]

Another 100 Pound Journey

Submitted by Diamond Medical Spa and Vein Middle and high school can be a very harsh environment for sensitive children. Bullying erodes self-confidence and self-esteem, particularly when a kid is obese. Jeanette remembers in 6th grade girls telling her to get on Jenny Craig. Memories of a girl saying, “You’d look prettier if you were […]

West Coast Style of Coffee Drive-Thru Makes a Splash (or Drip) in the Heart of the Quad Cities

Brothers Peter and Steven Schillaci from Portland, Oregon have created the hottest new coffee stand in Davenport, Iowa which opened earlier this year (February 2016). They have something for everyone: espresso-based specialty drinks, classic drinks, drip coffee, teas, infused energy drinks, and much, much more. Just about everything can be hot, iced, or blended (with […]

Help Alleviate Pain and Get People Back to the Life They Love

Submitted by Mississippi Valley Surgery Center It was a fourteen-year-old girl who helped physician Maruti Kari decide the course of his medical career.  The teen was suffering from reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSDS), a rare and very painful nervous system disorder. He met her while doing clinical research in pain management at Chicago’s Rush University […]

Life-Changing Motivation for Successful Weight Loss

Submitted by The Group, Obstetrics & Gynecology Specialists, P.C. Research indicates that 45 million Americans undertake a weight loss diet every year. These millions do so on their own, or by participating in one of thousands of weight loss programs, and they do so despite an oft-cited and nearly universal belief that 95 percent of […]