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12 Tips for Healthy Aging––Parkview
12 Tips for Healthy Aging […]
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New Healthcare Overhaul Coming––Benchmark Financial
Medicare. The impact of the Affordable Care Act has already been positive for millions of Americans on Medicare. Part of the act requires coverage for a slew of preventive annual care, including free physicals, pap smears, colonoscopies, prostate cancer screenings, flu shots and more from physicians who accept Medicare patients. […]
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Hospice: A Benefit Covered by Medicare and Medicaid––Visiting Nurse Association
Oftentimes patients and their families are reluctant to discuss hospice care with the physician when confronted with the diagnosis of a terminal illness. Hospice is not giving up on life and simply choosing to die. Hospice provides comfort care and pain management so that patients enjoy quality of life during the final phase of a terminal illness. […]
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Why Take Advice from a Consulting Firm who has not walked in Your Shoes?––ACO Practice Solutions
How are you going to select a physician the next time a particular medical condition requires specialized medical or surgical expertise? If you happen to have a family physician, you may rely on their recommendation for a specialist. They may refer you to whom they feel would provide you with the best outcome; however, in today’s highly competitive, insurance dominated, government regulated environment, it may be to a specialist that is in an insurance network, hospital system, or their multispecialty group. […]
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Planning for Declining Health––Miller Law Firm
When you first receive a diagnosis of a serious illness, several things flash through your mind––“What is it? Just how serious is it? What is my prognosis? Why me? What do I do next?” […]
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Food Addictions –– Lifestyle Meals
Food Addictions
Courtesy Lifestyle Meals, Collin County LIVING WELL Magazine
What are the most common addictions in our society? You may be surprised to learn they are the addictions to sodium and sugar. That’s right, those pretty white crystals sitting on most people’s kitchen countertop. […]
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The Pulmonary Program at Select Specialty Hospital
The Pulmonary Program at Select Specialty Hospital
Courtesy Select Specialty Hospital, Collin County LIVING WELL Magazine
The Pulmonary Program at Select Specialty Hospital is designed to wean medically complex patients who require continued mechanical ventilation. As a specialized acute care hospital, Select Specialty has been very successful in weaning patients who have previously failed to wean in a short-term acute care setting. In addition to pulmonary distress, these patients typically suffer from co-exiting conditions such as infections, muscle atrophy, and nutritional deficiencies––which result from longer stays at ICUs. At Select Specialty Hospital, we are well prepared to handle patients who require extended acute care in a resource-intensive setting. […]
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Mission Possible: Smiling With Comfort, Health & Beauty –– Whitmore Dental
Mission Possible: Smiling With Comfort, Health & Beauty
Courtesy Whitmore Dental, Collin County LIVING WELL Magazine
There is a place in Plano where smiles come from deep within. These are soulful smiles; they reflect love and life lived well.
The place is Whitmore Dental. More important than its location is the dental team lead by Dr. Marcus Whitmore. […]
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Cremation Creates Separation –– Allen Family Funeral Home
Cremation Creates Separation
By Rick Allen, Allen Family Funeral Home, Collin and North Dallas LIVING WELL Magazines
First, let me set the record straight by saying that I am not an opponent of cremation. Many people are choosing cremation these days as their choice of final disposition. In years past, the main driving force behind people choosing cremation was the perception that it was less expensive. […]
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Thyroid and Other Hormones –– Texas Star Pharmacy
Thyroid and Other Hormones
By Donna S. Barsky, D.Ph., R.Ph., Collin County LIVING WELL Magazine
Do you sometimes feel like you are having heart palpitations? How about unusual sweating, sleeplessness and fatigue? These mysterious symptoms sometimes may have something to do with your thyroid gland […]