Genetic Testing for Cancer
Could it be right for you? A person’s medical and family history often hold clues about an increased cancer risk or an inherited cancer. Inherited genetic…
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An Executive Decision
TO PROACTIVELY MANAGE YOUR HEALTH BUSINESS LEADERS DON’T ALWAYS FIND THE TIME TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR HEALTH, let alone spend several days traveling to multiple…
Medicare Simplified
Just when you think you understand the ins and outs of your health insurance plan, you turn 65 and find yourself trying to navigate the new…
Advanced Heart Technology
Saves Man’s Life Michael Meredith is lucky to be alive. On Feb. 9, 2016, the 57-year-old’s life turned upside down. He was working as a crop…
Is it possible to increase your OVERALL wellness?
“WELLNESS” HAS BECOME A HEALTH BUZZ WORD, but what does it really mean for you and your family? According to The National Wellness Institute, wellness is…
Super Lice, What Parents Need To Know
Iowa is one of 42 states where so-called super lice have been reported, according to a study in the Journal of Medical Entomology. Super lice look…
Nose Surgery (Rhinoplasty): The Procedure
This is the second of a 4-part blog series on nose surgery (rhinoplasty) in Des Moines. In our previous blog post, we reviewed the two reasons…
Family Wellness
“Wellness” has become a health buzz word, but what does it really mean for you and your family? The National Wellness Institute has explained wellness as…
A Quick Guide to Pain
Chronic pain affects millions of Americans each year, making simple, everyday tasks difficult to tackle. Check out this infographic to learn more about chronic pain and…
An Age-old Form of Exercise
Putting a new name on it The lists of exercise trends for 2016 have been published, and everyone is talking about body weight exercise. Sounds difficult; sounds…