What you need to know about shingles
Courtesy The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy, Texoma LIVING WELL Magazine
Shingles is a painful skin rash, often with blisters that usually appear on one side of the face or body and generally lasts from two to four weeks. […]
Advances in Gastroenterology – The Future is Exciting
By Josh George, MD, Gastroenterology Associates of North Texas, LIVING WELL Magazine
Technological advances are all around us. […]
Take the Edge off Estate Planning
Jim Audet, LIVING WELL Magazine
I recently read that there are three common reasons that discourage meeting with an attorney to discuss your estate plan. First, it forces us to think about our own death. […]
You Have a Friend at Hills
Courtesy of Hills Bank, Linn County LIVING WELL Magazine
Travel halfway around the world by yourself? Buy a single ticket to a stage play? Celebrate your birthday alone? Not when you’ve got friends. The Hills Bank Friends Club offers seniors many exciting opportunities to enrich and explore life to its fullest with trips, events, and benefits designed exclusively for customers aged 50 or better. […]
My Home is My Castle By Paul Mitchell, CELA, East Denver LIVING WELL Magazine “My home is my castle.” This is the byword of many elderly who have lived in their homes all […]
What Do I Say To The Children?
By Craig Mulkey, Mulkey-Mason Funeral Home, South Denton LIVING WELL Magazine
One of the most difficult times in life is after the loss of a loved one. It can be hard to know what to say to someone when a death occurs. It is even more difficult when the person experiencing the loss is a child. How do you explain to them that grandma or grandpa is not here anymore? […]
Major Changes in Health Care
By Tucker Thompson
The Medicare annual enrollment period for 2012 will be October 15, 2011 through December 7, 2011. All enrollments for Part D, Prescription Drug Plans and Part C Advantage Plans {HMOs, PPOs, SNPs, PFFS} made during this time period will have an effective date of January 1, 2012. Not every hospital or doctor accepts Advantage Plans. Before enrolling in one of these plans, make sure your physician and hospital will accept the plan. […]
WHAT IS A GERIATRIC CARE MANAGER?
Pamela J. Braun, MSW, LCSW, CASWCM, LF, President, Geriatric Assessment, Management & Solutions
A geriatric care manager (GCM) is a professional who specializes in assisting older people and their families with long-term care arrangements. […]
The Lasik Myth
By Jan Granum, Woodhams Eye Clinic, North Atlanta LIVING WELL Magazine
In the late 90s, laser vision correction exploded on the scene, giving great results for nearsightedness. A few years later, it was also used to treat astigmatism and some mild farsightedness. Because nearsightedness and astigmatism are the most common of all vision problems in people under 40, Lasik was believed to be able to “fix” any vision problem. […]
Laser Periodontal Therapy, the LASIK for Gum Disease?
By Jeffrey Snitzer, D.M.D., Periodontist, Louisiana Dental Center, Northshore LIVING WELL Magazine
Do you have bleeding gums, bad breath, loosened or shifting teeth? If so, then you may have gum disease. Like high blood pressure and diabetes, gum disease is painless until late stages. […]
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