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Majoria Drugs on the advantages of using a locally owned independent pharmacy – LIVING WELL Magazine

Advantages of Using a Locally Owned Independent Pharmacy

By Vic Welker, Majoria Drugs, New Orleans LIVING WELL Magazine
When you walk into a chain drug store or any of the big box stores, do you receive the customer service that you deserve? How often do you receive poor or no customer service? […]

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Hearing Services of McKinney talks directional hearing aids – LIVING WELL Magazine

Directional Hearing Aids: Understanding Speech in Noise
By Elizabeth Brassine, Au.D., Hearing Services of McKinney, Collin LIVING WELL Magazine
Did you know that your ears are directional? The shape of our ear blocks some of the sound coming from behind, while collecting sound coming from the side and front. Having two ears also is important to helping us localize sound and “hear directionally” (one of the reasons that two hearing aids are recommended over one). […]

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Carrus Specialty Hospital on the benefits of using a specialty hospital – LIVING WELL Magazine

What’s Special about a Specialty Hospital?
Courtesy Carrus Specialty Hospital, Texoma LIVING WELL Magazine
Specialty hospitals offer people who have complex medical needs or have significant injuries a place to receive intensive, focused care. Carrus Specialty Hospital is a long-term acute care facility (LTAC) that provides an essential continuum of high-level care. […]

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Progressive Rehab asks "Are you suffering from back or neck pain?" – LIVING WELL Magazine

Are you suffering from back or neck pain?

By Robert May, Progressive Rehab, Linn County LIVING WELL Magazine

When you have back or neck pain, it can affect your entire life. Constant pain can make you irritable and easily frustrated, affecting not only you, but your family, job and friends as well. Pain can affect your social life, making it impossible to enjoy many of the fun and relaxing activities you like to do. New technology, non-surgical spinal decompression, may well be the answer to resolving your back or neck pain. […]

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The Medical Center of Aurora talks about the importance of breast cancer screenings – LIVING WELL Magazine

Take Control of Your Health: Breast Cancer Screenings
Courtesy The Medical Center of Aurora, East Denver LIVING WELL Magazine

Screening for breast cancer is a team effort. You, your healthcare provider and your mammography center staff all play an important role in finding breast cancers early. Early detection facilitates early treatment and optimum health outcomes. […]

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Thomas S. Jennings, DDS, on how to prevent oral cancer – LIVING WELL Magazine

Oral Cancer: Are You Aware?
By Thomas S. Jennings, DDS, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine
Are you aware that more than 36,000 Americans are annually diagnosed with oral and pharyngeal cancer? The incidence of this disease is on the rise and currently accounts for about one death per hour in the U.S. or over 8,000 people every year. […]

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Unlimited Care of North Texas on 10 things to ask before hiring a home care agency – LIVING WELL Magazine

Ten Things to Ask Before Hiring a Home Care Agency

By Linda DeGraffenreid, Unlimited Care of North Texas, Inc., LIVING WELL Magazine
Today’s seniors have more options available to them than ever before. One option more and more seniors are turning to when their physical capabilities diminish or while they recover from a short-term disability is to be treated in the comfort of their own home, wherever that home might be, by a personal assistant or a caring companion. […]

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ParkGate Retirement Community on how to lift your spirit and outlook on life – LIVING WELL Magazine

Functional Movement – Exercise Benefits

Lift Your Spirit and Outlook on Life
By Chris Smith, ParkGate Retirement Community, North Dallas LIVING WELL Magazine
A regular exercise routine improves cardiovascular health and can lower blood pressure, reduce heart disease risk and help control stress. […]

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Medical Voyce helps you find the right healthcare provider – LIVING WELL Magazine

Website Helps Consumers Find the Right Provider for their Health & Wellness Needs

Courtesy Medical Voyce, Colorado Springs and East Denver LIVING WELL Magazines
In an age of empowerment and do-it-yourself, more and more consumers are using the Internet to find resources of every kind. Studies have shown, 86% of Americans have at least one computer in the household and nearly 94% have some access to the Web. Whether shopping or researching homes or toothbrushes, users of virtually every age group will start with the Internet and forgo fumbling through a 10-pound phone book. […]

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Sonoran Hip Center on how hip replacement surgery changes your life – LIVING WELL Magazine

No Limitations – Blue Skies Ahead
By Dr. Gil Ortega, Dr. Kurtis Staples, and Dr. Brian Miller, Sonoran Hip Center, Scottsdale LIVING WELL Magazine
Hip replacement surgery is one of the most successful surgeries ever performed for its real indication – pain that interferes with one’s quality of life. With over 250,000 of these surgeries performed annually in the U.S. alone, many individual’s lives are being changed for the better every single day. This is exciting, however, like any surgical procedure, it is not without some potential risk. It is major surgery, and complications do happen, one of which is termed ‘dislocation.’ […]