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What Is Multiple Sclerosis?
Multiple sclerosis (or MS) is a chronic, often disabling disease that causes damage in the

A Closer Look at MVSC’s Leading Female Physicians
Submitted by Mississippi Valley Surgery Center Throughout your life, it’s likely that you have received

A Mother’s Harrowing Tale of Her Son’s Decline Into Mental Illness and Signs to Watch in Teens & Young Adults
By Kimberly Blaker Regardless of our kids’ trials and tribulations during childhood and into the

How Cold Weather Activities Can Impact Heart Health
Clearing sidewalks and driveways of snow may be essential to keep from being shut in,

I Hear You. “I Know What Keeps You Up at Night.”
By Heidi Huiskamp, Founder and CEO of Huiskamp Collins Investments, LLC You might already work

New Physicians – First to Offer Innovative Sleep Apnea Treatment in the Quad Cities
Dr. Ryan Krogmann and Dr. Adam Schwalje join ENT Professional Services, PC with outpatient surgeries

Nutrition After Menopause Be Your Best at Every Age
By Bruce Young, MD, Scientific Advisory Board member for the Grain Foods Foundation Health care

ACL Reconstruction — Restoring Your Rx for Exercise
By Alexander Germanis More than any pain reliever, anti-depressant, or blood pressure medicine, the number

Finding Your New Groove – When Dealing With Heartbreak or Grief
By Kimberly Blaker Going through a breakup, divorce, or the death of a spouse isn’t

Focusing on Health Rather Than the Disease
By Dave Molleck Cancer is a word you never want to hear a doctor say,

Quad Cities Ketamine Clinic—Stability Found
By Alexander Germanis As soon as one steps foot on any watercraft, one’s body instantly

Protect Yourself From Insect & Animal-Related Injuries at Home and Away
By Kimberly Blaker Each year, 1.3 million Americans are treated in emergency rooms for animal-related

Changing Your Habits for Better Health
Are you thinking about being more active? Have you been trying to cut back on

Be the Change You Want to See
By Alexander Germanis An unfortunate human tendency is the desire to look for others to

Mind Game Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
By Kimberly Blaker An estimated 2.3 percent of adults have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), according