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Is Your Insurance Company Really Competitive on Costs?

July 28, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Is Your Insurance Company Really Competitive on Costs?
Maybe Not …
Courtesy DATCU Credit Union, Denton LIVING WELL Magazine
A little green reptile with a foreign accent, a talking duck, and other mascots certainly do a good job of generating attention for big insurance companies. They are quite clever, but the real question remains – Do these companies really save folks money on their insurance? Do you really believe a silly green animal? […]

Home Safety for the Homebound Patient

July 26, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Home Safety for the Homebound Patient
By Doug Rodgers, First Texas Home Health, Texoma LIVING WELL Magazine
Managing a home-bound patient’s medical condition is obviously top priority for any home health company including ours. However, there are other key areas that can impact a patient’s medical condition and affect his or her health outcome as well. One of these very important areas is home safety. […]

Finding the Real Cause of Your Pain

July 21, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Finding the Real Cause of Your Pain
By Michael A. Catino, M.D., Texas Spine, Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Denton County LIVING WELL Magazine
The landscape of medicine is clearly changing. As our economy struggles to recover and health care reform is underway, we find that our health care dollars don’t go quite as far as they used to. […]

Why Bone Health Is Important

July 18, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Why Bone Health Is Important
By Brian Rose, MD, Texoma LIVING WELL Magazine
When you think about staying healthy, you probably think about making lifestyle changes to prevent conditions like cancer and heart disease. Keeping your bones healthy to prevent osteoporosis may not be at the top of the wellness list. But it should be. […]

The ABCDEs of Melanoma

July 16, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

The ABCDEs of Melanoma
By Donna S. Barsky, D.Ph., R.Ph., Collin County LIVING WELL Magazine
Do you know your ABCDEs of Melanoma? This could protect you from a future of suffering or no future at all. Here’s what you are looking for: […]

Is Your Plan Still Good For You?

July 15, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Is Your Plan Still Good For You?
By Mark Johnson R.CPhT., Texoma LIVING WELL Magazine
Every year just like clock work open enrollment comes around. You are bombarded with letters, cards, and various assortments of “pick me” unsolicited solicitations. […]

What is this thing called, “Asthma?

July 13, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

What is this thing called, “Asthma?”
By Andrew Anderson, PA-C, Texoma and Denton LIVING WELL Magazines
“Asthma!” A word feared by some and misunderstood by so many more. Asthma is a condition that is characterized by wheezing, coughing, and struggling for breath. There is a saying in medicine: “all that wheezes is not asthma.” […]

Menopause: 5 Things to Expect

July 11, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Menopause: 5 Things to Expect
By Indrani Reddy, MD, FACOG, Denton County LIVING WELL Magazine

Are you anticipating the start of menopause soon? While many women feel some apprehension about how it might affect them, most can expect menopause to begin anytime between 45-65 years of age. Menopause is characterized by the ceasing of menstruation. This occurs when a woman’s ovaries stop producing eggs and the production of estrogen and progesterone decrease. […]

A new FDA-approved treatment for wrinkle reductions

July 10, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Pellevé
Look lovely, Feel refreshed
Courtesy J. Kyle Mathews, MD, Collin LIVING WELL Magazine
A New FDA-Approved Treatment for Wrinkle Reduction.

Pellevé is the newest F […]

Optimum Life® Enhances Key Dimensions of Wellness

July 5, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Optimum Life® Enhances Key Dimensions of Wellness
Courtesy Brookdale Senior Living, North Dallas LIVING WELL Magazine
Retirement living definitely isn’t what it used to be. In fact, at senior living communities owned or operated by Brookdale Senior Living® it’s much more, thanks to the company’s Optimum Life® initiative. […]