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Teach your children about money
By Michele Barber, Northstar Bank You’ve just won the Texas Lottery and you have two choices of how to receive your earnings: $1,000 an hour for 24 hours for 30 days or a penny doubled […]
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Fighting Fibromyalgia
By John T. Ader, M.D., Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton A lack of energy, poor sleep habits, joint or muscle pain and stiffness can simply be your body’s way of telling you to slow down […]
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The people behind an estate plan
Courtesy Goldberg Law Center Contrary to popular belief, an effective estate plan is not a simple, one–time event. It is a complex and ever-changing process that involves several areas of law. Additionally, the participants involved […]
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What you need to know about epidural steroid injections
Dr. W. L. Lippert, M.D. Pain clinics across the country see patients with a variety of complaints. All have a common element, pain. Pain has a fundamental constituent that is its primary foundation, its essence; […]
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Are physicians ready for the coming senior boom?
The Senior Boom is coming. Are physicians ready? By Denise Grimes As I was doing my research for this article, one question kept repeating itself—Are physicians ready for the Baby Boomers? Wellness Concepts and our […]
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Planning for your retirement years
By Nancy Martin, RN One of my most vivid memories of my grandmother is of her sitting near her den window, sewing basket beside her, darning socks for her large family. She seemed to live […]
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Is it time for memory care for Mom?
By Jan Lehmann, Changing Season Home Health & Heavensent Caregivers Mom has become very difficult lately. She lives in a wonderful assisted living residence that has a keypad code to permit entry and exit at […]
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Common Shoulder Problems
By Jay S. Bender, MD Shoulder problems are one of the most common reasons patients come to our offices. Just about everyone has had some episode of shoulder pain at some point. Patients can have […]
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Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment Options for Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a group of diseases that can lead to damage of the eye’s optic nerve and result in blindness. With early treatment, you can often protect your eyes against serious vision loss. To detect glaucoma, your therapeutic optometrist will do several tests. One is a visual field test that measures your side (peripheral) vision.
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Herb-Prescription Interactions
People are buying herbal remedies for everything from migraines to memory preservation to depression. Where once you had to see an herbalist or naturopath to get the daily dose of herbs for what ails you, herbal products are now widely available in drugstores and health food stores, making the ability to self-medicate greater than ever. But with opportunity comes a warning: mixing herbal remedies and prescription drugs could be harmful to your health. Just like drug-drug and drug-food interactions, herb-drug interactions are very common. Some herbal medicines may cancel the effect of a prescription drug, while others may reduce or exaggerate it.
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