Posts Tagged Medical Conditions

  • Health Minute With CASI – Medication Management for Seniors

    By: Michelle Migliore, RN Living independently is important to all of us, but especially to our seniors. As we age, we experience unique challenges, such as losing a spouse and friends, changes in physical and mental abilities, and other general lifestyle changes that often occur during these y...

  • YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Rock Island, Illinois Office YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Rock Island, Illinois Office

    By Cristina Vital Manager Rock Island Social Security office SOCIAL SECURITY ANNOUNCES NEW COMPASSIONATE ALLOWANCES CONDITIONS Fast Track Disability Process Will Now Include 200 Conditions Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced 35 additional Compassionate A...

  • Caregiving from Afar Caregiving from Afar

    By Curt Ford Nash Nash Bean & Ford Overseeing the care of an aging relative is challenging enough, but throw in the extra complication of trying to provide for a senior relative long-distance and the challenges multiply. According to the National Alliance for Caregiving, approximately ...

  • Ask the Audiologist - Internet Hearing Aid Sales Ask the Audiologist – Internet Hearing Aid Sales

    By Rachel Flint, Au.D. Audiology Consultants, P.C. In today’s digital age, it seems logical that hearing aids should be available for purchase over the internet, right? Before you log on and start searching for the best deal on an online hearing aid purchase, here are some things to conside...

  • Put a Little Spring In Your Step… Avoid Injury while Walking or Running Put a Little Spring In Your Step… Avoid Injury while Walking or Running

    By M.E. Garcia Be Safe and Wear Proper Gear Spring is upon us and summer will soon be around the corner. This is when many of us take advantage of the warm outdoors and take to the pavement with our sneakers for a healthy walk or run. Exercising outside can be adapted to anyone’s fitne...

  • Organ Donation – NEWS FOR YOU… from the Iowa Department of Transportation

    By Debra Carney Driver License Supervisor Office of Driver Services Davenport, Iowa During Driver’s License and Identification card issuance many questions are asked of customers. One question is whether the customer wishes to be an organ donor. Many responses can be heard, ‘I’m too...

  • H1N1 Virus Vaccine - Not if you are older than 64! H1N1 Virus Vaccine – Not if you are older than 64!

    By Russ Myers Many thanks to the great people who work at the Scott County Health Dept. I sent an e-mail message last week; then I received a phone call from them within a matter of hours. I know how busy those people are with all the calls about the flu and other healthcare questions. However,...

  • Ask the Audiologist Ask the Audiologist

    By Margaret Christiansen, AU.D, CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. I have noticed a high pitched ringing sound in my ears. What is it and what can I do about it? Many people suffer from a ringing or buzzing sound in one or both of their ears. This is called tinnitus. Tinnitus varies in sever...