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Emotional: Helping Military Families Prepare for Reunions

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Nutritional: Protect Your Vision… Eat Leafy Greens

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Retirement on the Horizon?

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Physical: Catching a Cold When It’s Warm – What’s the Deal with Summertime Sniffles?

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Healthy Aging: It’s a Kid’s Job – Playing Helps Kids Learn and Grow

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Men’s Health: Cancer Docs Can Have Cancer, Too

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Eye Protection: Watch the Eyes this Fourth of July

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Cosmetic Advancements: New Liposonix Non-Invasive Fat Reduction Treatment

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Patient Recovery: Olympic Dreams

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Natural Treatment: Essential Oils and MRSA

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Women’s Health: Skip the Test Before Incontinence Surgery?

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emotional

Helping Military Families Prepare for Reunions Tools to Help Parents and Children with Resilience, Recovery, and Reconnecting U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Walter

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ith the ongoing drawdown of service members from Afghanistan, military families are preparing for the return of loved ones. The homecoming of a service member can be very exciting, but it is also a significant transition that affects the entire family—especially children.

Fortunately, military families don’t have to face this transition alone.

The Real Warriors Campaign (www.realwarriors.net) offers support for families throughout the deployment cycle. The campaign, an initiative of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE), promotes the processes of building resilience, facilitating recovery, and supporting reintegration for returning service members, veterans, and their families.

With tips from the Real Warriors Campaign, families can prepare for the excitement and potential challenges of a parent’s return home.

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Communicate: Prior to a homecoming, it is important for parents or caregivers to communicate with their children and remind them that, just as they have grown and changed during the course of a deployment, it is likely that their parent has also had new experiences. By talking about some of these changes before the reunion, families can reduce the anxieties of a homecoming.

Real Warriors Campaign volunteer Sheri Hall experienced the challenges of reintegration firsthand when her husband, Army Maj. Jeff Hall, returned from his second deployment. She advises military families to communicate as openly as possible. “Encourage children to be vocal—to tell their families what’s bothering them,” Hall said. As children open up, be prepared for a range of emotions. It is important for parents to remain calm and understanding while listening to their children’s concerns.

Be Patient: Military families experience a natural adjustment period after deployment, during which children may experience excitement, as well as nervousness and anxiety. Families can ease concerns by taking time to get to know each other and routines again. Maj. Hall advises returning service members to be open to change during this transition. “Returning from deployment can be challenging. It’s important to be patient and remember some things may have changed while you were gone. Take time to get to know your family again,” Maj. Hall says.

Anticipate Change: During the course of a deployment, new family schedules and routines may have developed. For returning parents, it is important to remain open and flexible and learn the family’s new dynamic. It is also important for the entire family to help the returning service member adjust to changes that have occurred.

Homecomings are an important time for all military families, and communication, patience, and flexibility help pave the way for a positive transition to reconnect with loved ones.

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nutritional

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Eat Leafy Greens Submitted by Chrissy Watters, MS, RD, LDN, Hy-Vee Registered Dietitian

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hink carrots are the best food for your eyes? Think again. Leafy greens like spinach and kale are some of the best foods to eat for vision health.

Lutein (LOO-teen) and zeaxanthin (zee-uh-zan-thin) are essential nutrients that help maintain the health of your eyes. Your body doesn’t make these nutrients, so it’s important to replenish them daily through the food you eat. Leafy greens like spinach and kale are the best of sources of lutein and zeaxanthin.

Lutein and zeaxanthin: • Work like internal sunglasses absorbing damaging sunlight and indoor light.

• Act as powerful antioxidants, helping to protect and maintain healthy vision and improve visual performance.

• Reduce the time your eyes need to recover from glaring light, like headlights while driving at night.

Clinical research shows that you need 10 mg of lutein and 2 mg of zeaxanthin every day to protect your eyes.

Getting the recommended amounts of lutein and zeaxanthin from foods is preferred, but can be difficult. The average American diet only provides about 2 mg of these nutrients daily, far below intakes clinically shown to have a positive effect on visual function.

Supplementing your diet with an eye vitamin that contains lutein, zeaxanthin and omega 3 fats is an easy way to bridge the gap of several essential nutrients. See your eye doctor for additional information on lutein, zeaxanthin and eye health.

Good Sources of Lutein & Zeaxanthin: • Kale • Spinach • Collards and turnip greens • Corn • Green peas • Broccoli • Romaine lettuce • Green beans • Eggs • Yellow and orange bell peppers • Supplements with FloraGLO Lutein, such as Alcon I Caps Lutein & Omega-3 Formula, Bausch & Lomb Ocuvite eye vitamin adult 50+ formula, Centrum Specialist Vision complete multivitamin, Nature Made lutein and Vitafusion Daily Vision lutein + multivitamin gummies.

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To prepare salad: Combine spinach, bell pepper and nectarine in a large bowl; toss with 3 tablespoons of the vinaigrette.

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physical

Catching a Cold When It’s Warm What’s the Deal with Summertime Sniffles?

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ost everyone looks forward to summer—time to get away, get outside and have some fun. So what could be more unfair than catching a cold when it’s warm? How can cold symptoms arise when it’s not cold and flu season? Is there any way to dodge the summertime sniffles?

More than 200 different viruses can cause cold symptoms.

Each can bring the sneezing, scratchy throat and runny nose that can be the first signs of a cold. The colds we catch in winter are usually triggered by the most common viral infections in humans, a group of germs called rhinoviruses. Rhinoviruses and a few other cold-causing viruses seem to survive best in cooler weather. Their numbers surge in September and begin to dwindle in May. During summer months, the viral landscape begins to shift. “Generally speaking, summer and winter colds are caused by different viruses,” says Dr. Michael Pichichero, a pediatrician and infectious disease researcher at the Rochester General Hospital Research Institute in New York. “When you talk about summer colds, you’re probably talking about a non-polio enterovirus infection.”

Enteroviruses can infect the tissues in your nose and throat, eyes, digestive system, and elsewhere. A few enteroviruses can cause polio, but vaccines have mostly eliminated these viruses from Western countries. Far more widespread are more than 60 types of non-polio enteroviruses. They’re the second most common type of virus—after rhinovirus—that infects humans. About half of people with enterovirus infections don’t get sick at all. But nationwide, enteroviruses cause an estimated 10 million to 15 million illnesses each year, usually between June and October.

Enteroviruses can cause a fever that comes on suddenly. Body temperatures may range from 101 to 104 °F. Enteroviruses can also cause mild respiratory symptoms, sore throat, headache, muscle aches and gastrointestinal issues like nausea or vomiting.

“All age groups can be affected, but like most viral infections, enterovirus infections predominate in childhood,” says Pichichero.

Adults may be protected from enterovirus infections if they’ve developed antibodies from previous exposures. But adults can still get sick if they encounter a new type of enterovirus.

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Treating a Cold There’s no cure for a cold, but you can relieve symptoms by: • Resting in bed.

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• Gargling with warm salt water or using ice chips, throat sprays or lozenges for a sore throat.

• Using a decongestant or saline nasal spray for nasal symptoms.

Less common enteroviruses can cause other symptoms. Some can lead to conjunctivitis, or pinkeye—a swelling of the outer layer of the eye and eyelid. Others can cause an illness with rash. In rare cases, enteroviruses can affect the heart or brain.

To prevent enterovirus infections, says Pichichero, “it’s all about blocking viral transmission.” The viruses travel in respiratory secretions, like saliva or mucus, or in the stool of an infected person.

You can become infected by direct contact. Or you might pick up the virus by touching contaminated surfaces or objects, such as

a telephone, doorknob or baby’s diaper. “Frequent hand washing and avoiding exposure to people who are sick with fever can help prevent the spread of infection,” says Pichichero.

The summer colds caused by enteroviruses generally clear up without treatment within a few days or even a week. But see a health care provider if you have concerning symptoms, like a high fever or a rash.

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healthy aging

It’s a Kid’s Job

Playing Helps Kids Learn and Grow W

hat would childhood be without time to play? Play, it turns out, is essential to growing up healthy. Research shows that active, creative play benefits just about every aspect of child development.

Play is behavior that looks as if it has no purpose,” says NIH psychologist Dr. Stephen Suomi. “It looks like fun, but it actually prepares for a complex social world.” Evidence suggests that play can help boost brain function, increase fitness, improve coordination, and teach cooperation.

Suomi notes that all mammals—from mice to humans— engage in some sort of play. His research focuses on rhesus monkeys. While he’s cautious about drawing parallels between monkeys and people, his studies offer some general insights into the benefits of play.

Active, vigorous social play during development helps to sculpt the monkey brain. The brain grows larger. Connections between brain areas may strengthen. Play also helps monkey youngsters learn how to fit into their social group, which may range from 30 to 200 monkeys in three or four extended families.

Both monkeys and humans live in highly complex social structures, says Suomi. “Through play, rhesus monkeys learn to negotiate, to deal with strangers, to lose gracefully, to stop before things get out of hand, and to follow rules,” he says. These lessons prepare monkey youngsters for life after they leave their mothers.

Play may have similar effects in the human brain. Play can help lay a foundation for learning the skills we need for social interactions. “If human youngsters lack playtime, social skills will likely suffer,” says Dr. Roberta Golinkoff, an infant language expert at the University of Delaware.

“You will lack the ability to inhibit impulses, to switch tasks easily and to play on your own.” Play helps young children master their emotions and make their own decisions. It also teaches flexibility, motivation and confidence.

Kids don’t need expensive toys to get a lot out of playtime. “Parents are children’s most enriching plaything,” says Golinkoff. Playing and talking to babies and children are vital for their language development. Golinkoff says that kids who talk with their parents tend to acquire a vocabulary that will later help them in school. “In those with parents who make a lot of demands, language is less well developed,” she says. The key is not to take over the conversation, or you’ll shut it down.

Unstructured, creative, physical play lets children burn calories and develops all kinds of strengths, such as learning how the world works. In free play, children choose the games, make the rules, learn to negotiate and release stress. Free play often involves fantasy. If children, say, want to learn about being a fireman, they can imagine and act out what a fireman does. And if something scary happens, free play can help defuse emotions by working them out.

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“Sports are a kind of play, but it’s not the kids calling the shots,” says Golinkoff. It’s important to engage in a variety of activities, including physical play, social play and solitary play. “The key is that in free play, kids are making the decisions,” says Golinkoff.

You can’t learn to make decisions if you’re always told what to do.

Some experts fear that free play is becoming endangered. In the last two decades, children have lost an average of eight hours of free play per week. As media screens draw kids indoors, hours of sitting raise the risk for obesity and related diseases. When it comes to video games and other media, parents should monitor content, especially violent content, and limit the amount of time children sit.

There’s also been a national trend toward eliminating school recess. It’s being pushed aside for academic study, including standardized test preparation. “Thousands of children have lost recess altogether,” says child development expert Dr. Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek of Temple University. “Lack of recess has important consequences for young children who concentrate better when they come inside after a break from the schoolwork.”

Many kids, especially those in low-income areas, lack access to safe places to play. This makes their school recess time even more precious. In response to these changes, some educators are now insisting that preschool and elementary school children have regular periods of active, free play with other children. The type of learning that happens during playtime is not always possible in the classroom. School recess is also important because of the growing number of obese children in the United States. Running around during recess can help kids stay at a healthy weight.

Play also may offer advantages within the classroom. In an NIHfunded study, Hirsh-Pasek, Golinkoff and their colleagues found a link between preschoolers’ math skills and their ability to copy models of two- and three-dimensional building-block constructions. Play with building blocks—and block play alongside adults— can help build children’s spatial skills so they can get an early start toward the later study of science, technology, engineering or math.

“In a way, a child is becoming a young scientist, checking out how the world works,” says Hirsh-Pasek. ”We never outgrow our need to play.” Older children, including teens, also need to play and daydream, which helps their problem-solving and creative imagination. Adults, too, need their breaks, physical activity and social interaction.

At the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, “Recreation therapy services are seen as essential to the patients’ recovery,” says Donna Gregory, chief of recreational therapy. She and her team tailor activities for both children and adults. Games can get patients moving, even for just minutes at a time, which improves their functioning.

Medical play helps children cope with invasive procedures. A two-year-old can be distracted with blowing bubbles; older kids can place their teddy bear in the MRI machine or give their doll a shot before they themselves get an injection. It gives kids a sense of control and supports their understanding in an age-appropriate, meaningful way.

Without play and recreation, people can become isolated and depressed. “There’s therapeutic value in helping patients maintain what’s important to them,” says Gregory. “When you are physically and socially active, it gives life meaning.”

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men’s health

Cancer Docs Can Have Cancer,Too Oncologist Shares Experience with Prostate Cancer

By Craig Cooper, Genesis Health System

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eorge Kovach, M.D., knew the routine. Get a physical, and, at his age of 66, have your prostate checked as part of that physical. But his screening for Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) was anything but routine. PSA scores are like golf scores; the lower the better. A 33 is like 33 over par.

Oncologist George Kovach, M.D., who has diagnosed and treated thousands of cancer patients over the years, was diagnosed with prostate cancer after a PSA screening.

While the PSA is notoriously fickle and increasingly controversial, a PSA score of 33 is considered to be a strong indicator of prostate cancer. According to WebMD, men with a PSA number between four and 10 have a 25 percent chance of having prostate cancer. If the PSA is higher than 10, the risk increases to 67 percent.

There was one thing not routine at all about Dr. Kovach’s diagnosis. He is an oncologist who has diagnosed and treated thousands of cancer patients himself. Oncologists do get cancer.

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one, including cancer doctors,’’ said Dr. Kovach, who is an oncologist with Iowa Cancer Specialists and is affiliated with the Genesis Cancer Care Institute.

Prostate cancer is often an invisible cancer. There may be subtle symptoms like frequent urination, especially at night; painful urination; blood in the urine or semen; and lower back pain. However, all of those symptoms could be related to something other than prostate cancer. “My symptoms were minimal to none,’’ Dr. Kovach explained.

He began treatment with the understanding that his prostate was probably going to be removed after more was learned from a biopsy. Clinical by nature and profession, Dr. Kovach did his own research. There were options available but only one seemed to be the best course.

“I reviewed the medical literature I respected and began to rank the treatment options based on the initial clinical pre-treatment staging,’’ he said. “The options considered included observation, surgery, or radiation therapy.”

Two of those options weren’t really viable. It was too late for observation because his PSA number was higher than 10. Radiation therapy was out because of the size of his prostate.

The best option was surgery. The last decision was open surgery or robotic surgery. Both are options at Genesis. Mark Milleman, M.D., of Urological Associates PC of Davenport offers both to patients.

“Most of my patients seem to make the decision to have the open surgical procedure, although I do the da Vinci robotic surgery, too,’’ Dr. Milleman said. “The average length of stay is shorter with the open procedure, and there have been studies indicating fewer side effects from the open surgical procedure.

“There are possible side effects from surgery, but in the hands of someone who has done a high number of open procedures, the risk of side effects are lessened.”

PSA screening controversial The side effects of prostate surgery can be serious, including incontinence, erectile dysfunction and infertility. The side effects have prompted a debate about the use of PSA screenings and aggressive treatment of prostate cancer.

The U.S Preventive Services Task Force said in a recent report that healthy men should no longer receive PSA screening. Creating firestorms is nothing new for the independent organization. Last year, the same task force reported that most women did not need a first mammogram until age 50, even though many breast cancers are discovered in women in the 40-to-50 age bracket.

Citing the serious side effects from surgery and the fact that prostate cancer is often a slow-growing cancer, the task force’s report said a PSA is unnecessary for most men.

“I would prefer they would let the doctors and patients decide using the best information available and defer from blanket statements of policy,’’ Dr. Kovach said.

“Has there been an overtreatment of some men? Yes, there has,’’ Dr. Milleman conceded. “But the PSA is the best screening

Ten Facts About Prostate Cancer 1. A bout 242,000 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2012. About 28,170 men will die of prostate cancer.

2. About one in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime.

3. Your chances of getting prostate cancer are one in three if you have a close relative with the disease. The risk jumps to 83 percent if two close relatives—father or brothers— have been diagnosed with the disease.

4. African-Americans have the highest rate of prostate cancer in the world.

5. P rostate cancer is the second-leading cause of male cancer-related death in the U.S. 6. P rostate cancer occurs primarily in older men. Nearly two-thirds of men diagnosed with prostate cancer are 65 or older.

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are no consistent or noticeable symptoms of prostate cancer while it is still in the early stages.

8. B efore early detection through PSA screening, only one in four prostate cancer cases were found while still in the early stages.

9. There is new debate about the effectiveness of the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) screening. Consult with your primary care physician about whether you should be screened.

10. Nearly 100 percent of men diagnosed with prostate cancer while the cancer is in early stages are still alive five years after diagnosis.

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“I don’t think anyone wants to be the guy who is told a PSA is unnecessary and then finds out he is dying of metastatic prostate cancer. I think you get the best information you can get, consider the patient and other factors, and use the information to help the patient make the best decisions.”

Different direction for different men One of the issues with prostate cancer, Dr. Milleman said, is there is no good method for determining how quickly a prostate cancer will grow. The best course of action for one patient may be too aggressive for another. A number of factors are considered in determining treatment, including age, family history, and general health of the individual.

“What we don’t know is how aggressive a cancer will be. A man of 80 who is otherwise healthy is probably not going to die of a newly diagnosed prostate cancer. He will die of something else,’’ Dr. Milleman said. “But someone in their 50s who has some underlying risk factors and has an abnormal PSA is someone you might treat more aggressively. “It’s a complex issue, and there is a lot of gray to it. It isn’t black and white.’’

September is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month but men should be aware of the threat of prostate cancer every month of the year. If you are 50 years old or have a family history of prostate cancer, ask about a prostate exam the next time you see your primary care physician.

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eye protection

Watch the Eyes this Fourth of July

Davenport Opthalmologist, Dr. Leonardo Antaris, provides eight tips for making sure your kids play it safe with fireworks.

Dr. Leonardo Antaris

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t’s estimated that nearly 6,000 Americans spent part of their Fourth of July holiday in the emergency room in 2009 due to fireworks injuries, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

Of those, fireworks caused an estimated 1,600 eye injuries. The injuries included contusions, lacerations and foreign bodies in the eye. Some injuries even caused permanent vision loss.

“I’ve treated many eye injuries associated with fireworks,” says Davenport Ophthalmologist, Dr. Leonardo Antaris, Quad Cities Retina Consultants. “Most involve kids who treat the fireworks as ordinary toys. They get too close or, as part of their playing, throw the fireworks at each other. Seldom is eye protection worn and there is almost never any adult supervision.”

According to the National Fire Protection Association, “safe and sane” fireworks cause more injuries than illegal fireworks, especially to preschool children. For children under the age of five, half of the total injuries were from sparklers. Children ages 15 and younger make up a significant number of fireworks injuries, accounting for 39 percent.

“The key to prevent injury is proper education,” says Dr. Antaris.

“The reality is that many people—of all ages—are going to celebrate with fireworks, so they need to do so as safely as possible. Eye protection, supervision, and common sense are the key components to a safe Fourth.”

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Eight Things to Remember This July 4th, Dr. Antaris reminds Quad Citians to play it safe around fireworks by taking these simple precautions: • Determine if it’s legal to shoot fireworks. Laws vary based on where you live. Buy only legal fireworks with a label, manufacturer’s name, and directions. Never try to make your own.

• Wear safety goggles. Regular eyeglasses are not adequate to protect your eyes. However, safety goggles won’t prevent other injuries such as burns.

• If you give kids sparklers, make sure they keep them outside and away from the face, clothing, and hair. Sparklers can reach 1,800° Fahrenheit (982° Celsius)—hot enough to melt gold.

• Always use fireworks outside and have a bucket of water and a hose nearby in case of accidents.

• Back away. Fireworks have been known to backfire or shoot off in the wrong direction. Never throw or point fireworks at someone, even for fun.

• Don’t hold fireworks in your hand or have any part of your body over them while lighting.

• Point fireworks away from homes, and keep away from brush and leaves, and flammable substances.

• Light one firework at a time (not in glass or metal containers) and never relight a dud.

Eight Tips To Help Save An Eye: • Do not delay medical attention even for seemingly mild injuries.

“Mild” damage can end in serious vision loss, even blindness, if treatment does not occur immediately.

• Stay calm, do not panic. Keep the child as calm as possible.

• Do not rub the eye. If any eye tissue is torn, rubbing might push out the eye’s contents and cause more damage.

• Do not rinse out the eye. This can be even more damaging than rubbing.

• Shield the eye from pressure. Tape or secure the bottom of a foam cup, milk carton, or similar shield against the bones surrounding the eye: brow, cheek, and bridge of the nose.

• Avoid giving aspirin or ibuprofen to try to reduce the pain. They thin the blood and might increase bleeding. Acetaminophen is the over-the-counter drug of choice. Unfortunately, non-prescription painkillers will not be of much help.

• Do not apply ointment or any medication. It is probably not sterile.

Also, ointments make the eye area slippery. This could slow the doctor’s examination at a time when every second counts.

• Above all, do not let your child play with fireworks without close supervision. If you must attend a non-professional fireworks display, have all present wear safety goggles (which may not prevent all injuries). Regular glasses will not prevent injury, and may break or shatter if impacted by flying debris.

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Retirement on the Horizon?

Northwest Bank Investment Management Group Can Help

The Investment Management Group Team – Front: Dan Zude and Cody Allen, Back: Karrie Roels, Taffney VandeVoorde, Karen Goodall, Janet Swanson, and Carrie Bowman

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here are many things to consider when planning for your retirement. How old do you want to be when you stop working? Are you going to downsize your home—or maybe you’re thinking of buying a second home. Perhaps travel is in your future. However you envision retirement, planning for it financially is an important first step.

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“Many of our clients have retirement planning as their number one priority,” stated Karen Goodall, Senior Vice President / Senior Trust Officer at Northwest Bank Investment Management Group. “They have an idea of what they would like their retirement to look like and need expert guidance to help ensure they get there.” That’s where the Investment Management Group steps in to help. Their team of pro-

fessionals has over 200 years of combined financial management experience to help their clients achieve their financial goals.

“Over 85% of our clients are over age 50 which means a well-managed investment plan for their retirement nest egg is absolutely essential.

As these clients complete the final years of the “accumulation phase” of their investment life and enter the early stages of their “income phase” of life they can afford very few, if any, mistakes,” stated Cody Allen, Assistant Vice President /Trust Officer. Allen went on to explain that the Investment Management Group has a solid process they use with potential clients to help both the clients and the Investment Management Group understand if they are a good fit.

“The first thing we do with a potential new client is talk to them about where they see Portfolio Manager themselves in retirement,” exconditions plained Cody Allen. “We want to really understand their vision for the future and determine how much retirement income it’s going to take to live that life they see.” Once they have established the goals, he also takes a look at their current portfolio to understand what has been accomplished so far. Many people have pockets of money in different accounts. Some have left a 401(k) behind at a previous employer. Others have established accounts at multiple brokerage firms in hopes of being more diverse. Some have always done their own investing in the past but now feel the need for a professional to help guide them the rest of the way.

“We speak with so many new clients that have ended up with relationships with three or four financial organizations and no real explanation as to what those relationships were originally intended to do for them,” says Goodall. Having accounts in many different places is not often in a person’s best interest. When an investment advisor isn’t able to see an entire portfolio, it’s not possible to correctly balance assets to achieve goals. “Different phases of retirement planning require different types of investments,” explained Goodall, “and determining the appropriate asset allocation between stocks, bonds and cash is 90% of the battle.” An investment advisor only looking at a piece of the total portfolio could balance their piece of the investments accordingly, but it may not mesh well with other parts of a person’s total portfolio, thereby not creating the best possible return. There is also a great risk of duplication of investments—more than one advisor investing your money in the same funds.

If you are married, it is also important to look at both spouses’ portfolios to determine how they work together to achieve the family’s goals. “It’s okay for husband and wife to disagree on how aggressive or conservative they should be with their retirement accounts. We work with numerous couples where one spouse will lose sleep at night if his or her portion of the portfolio has anything in the stock market while the other spouse places everything in the

Dan Zude reviews investment choices and market as part of a total Portfolio Review meeting. stock market and never looks back. It’s all about keeping a wellinformed approach,” states Allen.

Many times, when people leave a job, they also leave a 401(k) behind to be administered by their former employer. “This practice is the path of least resistance,” says Allen. “The average American will change careers five to seven times during their lifetime and it’s awfully easy to put off the decision and leave the 401(k) plan with the former employer.” Allen explains why this practice is generally not a good one. “A 401(k) plan gives you a menu of 15 to 20 mutual funds to diverse your portfolio. When you rollover the balance of your plan into an IRA you have practically unlimited investment selections which can greatly improve the potential success of your retirement plan.”

Another important point to keep in mind is that a former employer is going to be less likely to cover the administration cost of having you as part of their 401(k) plan when you no longer work for them. You may incur some administration fees that your employer was happy to cover for you when you were an employee, but not so willing to do after you have left the organization. When you leave an organization, take the time to complete the necessary paperwork to roll your 401(k) into a plan at your new employer or consolidate it with other investments under a single advisor.

Once a client of the Investment Management Group, a team goes to work to make sure that their client receives excellent service. After an initial meeting to understand the client’s objectives and risk tolerances, Vice President / Portfolio Manager Dan Zude goes to work. He chooses the investments that will best suit the client and chooses the correct time to enter the market. Zude is a trained investment specialist with a financial analytical background. He spends his day studying the markets and researching a consensus of the best minds on Wall Street to determine how best to manage the portfolio. Unlike some institutions with only a limited selection of inventory, the Investment Management Group July 2012 — Quad Cities ­— Healthy Cells Magazine — Page 19

feature story continued

The professionals at the Investment Management Group use a team approach to providing excellent customer service with clients. team has access to the entire bond market and has no pressure to choose specific funds.

While a traditional broker is also managing money locally, they are generally paid when an investment is bought or sold. Because of the Investment Management Group’s fee-based services, there is no incentive for them to move investments unless it truly benefits the customer. An account that is appreciating can continue to do so without pressure to sell it in order to make a commission.

The Investment Management Group stays in close contact with their clients, making sure that the clients are always well informed and comfortable with what is happening with their assets. A customer of the Investment Management Group has access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to their most current reporting thanks to secure online access to their accounts. The team assigned to the account meets with the client for a full investment review as often as the client sees fit. Client’s investment returns are compared to various benchmarks. They also look at projections of how much money the client will have for retirement based on current investment levels and discuss opportunities to ensure the goals are met.

“Our clients really enjoy the Portfolio Review meeting,” stated Goodall. “It gives them the opportunity to ask our team questions about the investment process and how we make decisions regarding their account. In many financial organizations, the client never gets to talk to the person who is actually managing the money. We think it’s important that they have that interaction.”

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Another point their clients find comforting is that the Investment Management Group is a fiduciary. Many traditional brokers are not.

Being a fiduciary means that they are held to a higher standard of care, and they are bound by law to always put the best interest of their client in front of their own.

The professionals at Northwest Bank Investment Management Group understand another very important point. You can be as careful and thoughtful about saving for retirement as possible, but if something happens tomorrow and you don’t get to enjoy the money yourself, it’s important that it goes to the right people. They are experts in Estate Planning and work with their clients to ensure that the client’s ultimate wishes are met.

Preparing for retirement gives you a lot to consider. The Northwest Bank Investment Management Group lets you focus on the fun decisions while they assist you in making the financial decisions that can help you achieve your dreams. They’ve been doing it for over 40 years for people right here in the Quad Cities.

For more information or to schedule a review of your retirement plan call, 563-388-2628 or visit them online at www.northwestbank.com/IMG.

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o you have extra belly fat? Who doesn’t? Now there is a new non-invasive fat reduction technology. Liposonix uses high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) energy to permanently destroy targeted fat cells without surgery.

“Liposonix is a revolutionary non-surgical solution for people who are close to their ideal shape, but have stubborn areas of fat that just won’t go away no matter how much they exercise or diet.

The procedure takes about one hour and, while individual results can vary, patients typically achieve a waistline reduction of approximately one inch (equivalent to one pant or dress size) within 8-12 weeks after receiving a single treatment,” said Dr. Kimberly K. Schulz of Infinity Skin Care & Spa. Page 22 — Healthy Cells Magazine — Quad Cities — ­ July 2012

The Liposonix system technology from Solta Medical, a global leader in the medical aesthetics market, was developed over a period of 10 years by leading scientists and ultrasound experts with more than 200 years of combined experience in the field of therapeutic and diagnostic ultrasound devices. It works by focusing ultrasound energy below the surface of the skin in order to heat only targeted fat tissue — similar to how light from the sun can be focused with a magnifying glass to create heat.

The treated fat tissue is removed through the body's natural healing process, leaving the patient with a thinner, more contoured waistline. Patients typically resume normal activities immediately after the Liposonix procedure and no special diet or exercise pro-

“Liposonix is a revolutionary non-surgical solution for people who are close to their ideal shape, but have stubborn areas of fat that just won’t go away no matter how much they exercise or diet.” gram is required in order to achieve results. Clinical studies of more than 200 patients, conducted using the Liposonix system, showed an average waist circumference reduction of approximately one inch (2.5 cm) at 12 weeks after a single Liposonix treatment.

“Our patients are very happy with Liposonix because it delivers results without the risks typically associated with surgical fat reduction procedures. It is not liposuction or surgery, is not a replacement for a healthy lifestyle and exercise, and is not a way to lose weight. But it is a quick, easy way to help patients slim that last inch and hit their personal shape goals.”

About Infinity Skincare & Spa Infinity Skin Care & Spa is a comprehensive skin care practice providing cosmetic dermatology, clinical skin care, and acne and facial spa services and is proud to be the first practice in the state of Iowa that is offering Liposonix treatments. The practice is led by Kimberly K. Schulz, MD, board certified dermatologist, and provides a focus on skin fitness, sun protection and overall facial and skin rejuvenation. For more information about Liposonix® treatment or to schedule a consultation, call 319-337-5355 or visit them online at www.infinityskincareandspa.com.

About Solta Medical, Inc. Solta Medical, Inc. is a global leader in the medical aesthetics market providing innovative, safe, and effective solutions for patients that enhance and expand the practice of medical aesthetics for physicians. The company offers products to address a range of skin issues under the industry's six premier brands: Liposonix ®, Thermage®, Fraxel®, Clear + Brilliant™, Isolaz® and CLARO®. Liposonix uses advanced HIFU technology for non-invasive fat reduction. Thermage is an innovative, non-invasive radiofrequency procedure for tightening and contouring skin. As the leader in fractional laser technology, Fraxel delivers minimally invasive clinical solutions to resurface aging and sun damaged skin. Clear + Brilliant is a unique, cost-effective treatment that utilizes safe, fractional laser technology to prevent early signs of aging. Isolaz was the first laser or light based system indicated for the treatment of inflammatory acne, comedonal acne, pustular acne, and mildto-moderate inflammatory acne. CLARO is an over-the-counter personal care acne system that uses a powerful combination of both heat and light to clear skin quickly and naturally. Since 2002, approximately one million Thermage, Fraxel and Isolaz procedures have been performed in over 100 countries.

For more information about Solta Medical, call 1-877-782-2286 or log on to www.Solta.com. © 2012 Solta Medical, Inc. All rights reserved. Liposonix, Thermage, Fraxel, Clear + Brilliant, Isolaz, CLARO and Solta Medical are trademarks or registered trademarks of Solta Medical, Inc. or its subsidiaries.

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Olympic Dreams After recovering from a nearly career-ending ACL injury, former Pleasant Valley volleyball player, Emily Podschweit, now actively pursues her dream of Olympic Gold.

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ondon’s Summer Olympic Games open in July, and as the world once again becomes inspired by the courage and tenacity of Olympic athletes, a volleyball player from the Iowa cornfields is still dreaming of Olympic gold of her own one day. Emily Podschweit is a former Pleasant Valley High School volleyball standout and has just graduated from Colorado’s Chaparral High School in May. When the London games begin, one eye will be on her mentor, beach volleyball legend and Olympian Misty May-Treanor, representing Team USA, while the other eye will be on her own career.

Emily’s story begins in Pleasant Valley, Iowa with a bad knee injury and Dr. John Hoffman of Orthopaedic Specialists, PC.

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In 2009, Emily experienced a bad ACL tear. The tear was so bad, in fact, that her original orthopaedist told her she’d never play the sport she loved again. But Emily sought a second opinion from Dr. Hoffman, a fellowship-trained, sports medicine surgeon in Davenport who called on his experience to provide an alternative point-of-view.

“Some surgeons take a very conservative attitude on returning to play,” said Dr. Hoffman, “but that’s not necessarily good for the patient.”

Fortunately for Emily and the other sports medicine patients at OS, Dr. Hoffman’s experience of performing thousands of ACL repairs in his career has helped form his philosophy of aggressive rehabilitation programs after surgery to help athletes return to their sports safely and quickly.

“Women are three to eight times more likely to suffer a major knee injury than men,” explained Dr. Hoffman. “As more young women like Emily play in high school sports where the knee takes a lot of pounding, there is a related increase in knee injures.”

It took six months of hard work after surgery. “Dr. Hoffman kept in touch and encouraged me the whole way through,” she said. “I learned you have to have patience to get to the next level and deal with setbacks, like injuries, when they happen.”

She managed to get herself back on the court again. And after eleven months, Emily found herself and a teammate fighting their way to fifth place in the AAU Junior Olympic Beach Doubles Tournament— the first team from Iowa to medal in the history of the tournament.

Emily’s Olympic dream eventually took her and her family from Pleasant Valley to their current home in Parker, Colorado where she could be near the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs and play for one of the top club programs in the country during the off-season.

The Pursuit of the Dream Continues Now it is the summer of 2012, and Emily has graduated from high school with accolades and honors that could propel her to the top.

She was named one of the top five defensive players in the nation for indoor volleyball and ranked in the top eight players in the U.S. for beach volleyball, following her senior season.

Emily is currently training with the USA Beach National Team in Hermosa Beach, California, located near the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista. In the fall, she will be attending Florida International University in Miami with a full-ride scholarship to play the sport she loves. Her mother, Mary Kaye Podschweit, says her daughter still

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dreams of making the Olympic team, and that she has her eye on trying out for the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil, with even greater hopes of making the team for the 2020 Games, eight years away.

“When Emily left Bettendorf,” recalls Mary Kay, “she wrote a letter to Dr. Hoffman and the OS team, thanking them for helping her save her knee and her dreams. Without them, she wouldn’t be the player she is today.”

For more information on understanding knee and ACL injuries and the various treatment options open for discussion with your doctor, visit the Orthopaedic Specialists PC website: www.osquadcities.com.

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Essential Oils and MRSA

By Karen DeVault, RN, BCHHP

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ethicillin-resistant staphylococcus Aureus, commonly known as MRSA was first detected in the 60s, only a few years after a new form of penicillin, known as Methicillin, was introduced. Staphylococcus Aureus is a common and relatively harmless inhabitant and can be found on the skin and in the nasal passages of people. The MRSA form of staphylococcus is not so harmless. Once contracted, a person can have MRSA for life, and it can be fatal.

MRSA originated in hospitals and where it is principally found today; however, it can now be found in other parts of our community, including gymnasiums and playgrounds. The two types of MRSA are classified as: HA-MRSA, which is acquired in hospitals; and CAMRSA, which is acquired in communities.

Michelle Moore, a Microbiologist and Scientist, states that MRSA is much more resistant to the following antibiotics: • Methicillin, Oxacillin, Penicillin, and Amoxicillin: These are all in the penicillin antibiotic family • Cephalosporins: These antibiotics are another class of Penicillinlike antibiotics • Vancomycin: Some strains of MRSA (VISA and VRSA) are now becoming resistant to Vancomycin, one of the best last resort antibiotics. Vancomycin has traditionally been used for serious and life-threatening infections that are not responsive to more common antibiotics.

“Unfortunately, MRSA is constantly becoming more resistant to more antibiotics, and it may be a matter of time before antibiotics can no longer can be relied upon,” says Moore.

MRSA Statistics According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), in the year 2005, MRSA was responsible for an estimated 94,000 invasive life-threatening infections and close to 19,000 deaths (more than AIDS).

Hospitals in England have seen a 548% increase in MRSA related deaths from 2003 to 2004.

David Stewart, PhD, who is the Director of the Center of Aromatherapy and Research Education, and author of the books, The Chemistry of Essential Oils Made Simple, and Healing Oils of the Page 26 — Healthy Cells Magazine — Quad Cities — ­ July 2012

women’s health Bible, says a powerful and effective way to combat MRSA can be found in nature, with the use of therapeutic-grade essential oils, (those produced by Young Living Essential Oils). According to Dr. Stewart, these essential oils are effective antimicrobial agents with powerful antibacterial properties, without side effects. They, unlike their pharmaceutical counterparts, are incapable of producing resistant strains of bacteria.

Why Essential Oils Essential oils are extremely complex, comprised of hundreds of naturally occurring chemical constituents that circulate throughout a plant, keeping it healthy in many different ways. In contrast, manmade medicine is made with laboratory precision, always producing the same identical drug with every batch. A drug usually consists of only one or two active ingredients. It is easy, therefore, for bacteria to become resistant when exposed to the same, exact drug over and over because the bacteria eventually figures out the drug’s properties, or “breaks the code” so to speak, and this is how they develop resistance.

Essential oils are never identical duplicates like man-made medicines, because nature has so many variables. Since plants adjust to their environment, their oils are different from morning to evening, season-to-season, and year-to-year. Each batch of essential oil from a lavender plant for example, can be different depending on the time of day of harvest, amount of rainfall it was subject to, soil and climate variations, etc. If you compare the same species grown in different parts of the world, you will get even greater variations of essential oils.

Dr. Stewart likens essential oils to fine wines. Even from the same vineyard, no two years produce exactly the same wines.

Simply said, bacteria will never “figure out” or become resistant to an essential oil because of the ever changing but naturally occurring chemical constituents found in essential oils. Even if bacteria did figure out the constituents of an oil in a given year, it would have to figure it out all over again with the next year’s crop.

Young Living produces quality, therapeutic grade, or as some professionals call them, “medicinal-grade” essential oils. Do not expect to get the same results from a non-therapeutic grade EO because non-therapeutic grade oils have either been diluted with an odorless, colorless solvent, or they have not been grown, gathered, distilled and bottled in order to obtain all the naturally occurring compounds. To understand what constitutes a true therapeutic grade EO, I invite you to read the following article at: www.youngliving.com/en_US/company/therapeutic-grade.html.

Karen DeVault is the owner of Holistic Alternatives, LLC. She is a Registered Nurse and Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner who specializes in Nutritional Therapy and Essential Oil Techniques (Raindrop; Emotional Release and Neuro-Auricular). Her office is located on Kimberly Rd. in Bettendorf. For details about oil techniques, visit: www.KarensHolisticAlternatives.com or email: holistic.alternatives@yahoo.com.

Skip the Test Before Incontinence Surgery?

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omen may be able to skip a routine bladder function test before urinary incontinence surgery. A new study shows that outcomes were similar whether patients had the test or just a check-up before the surgery.

Urinary incontinence is a loss of bladder control. It affects nearly 13 million Americans. It’s caused by problems with the muscles and nerves involved in holding and releasing urine. Stress urinary incontinence occurs when urine leaks following coughing, laughing, sneezing, exercising or other movements that put pressure on the bladder. Pregnancy, childbirth and menopause can often lead to stress incontinence. Each year about 260,000 women choose to have surgery to treat this condition.

Before surgery, tests called urodynamic studies are used to measure how well the bladder, sphincter muscles, and urethra are storing and releasing urine. These bladder function tests might cause discomfort or pain, and can be costly.

NIH-funded researchers studied over 600 women with stress urinary incontinence. Before surgery, all of the women had a routine check-up. Half also had a bladder function test.

A year after surgery, several measures showed that about 77% of women in both groups had achieved treatment success.

“The findings of our study argue against routine pre-operative testing in cases of uncomplicated stress urinary incontinence, as the tests provide no added benefit for surgical treatment success but are expensive, uncomfortable and may result in complications such as urinary tract infections,” says the study’s lead author, Dr. Charles Nager of the University of California, San Diego.

For more information, please visit www.nih.gov.

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health and wellness

Spotlight on Safety

By Mary Shook MD, MPH, CIME, Quad City & Clinton Occupational Health, a Division of Braaten Health LLC

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he National Safety Council encourages an annual observance for educating and influencing safety behaviors around the leading causes of preventable injuries and deaths.

Safety is a broad topic, which encompasses daily life activities at home, at work, and for our children. Consider the following safety recommendations as small changes that can make a big difference to you personally and to your family’s health and wellness.

Motor Vehicle Safety Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among 5 to 34 year-olds in the United States. Prevention focuses on safer vehicles, seat belt, and booster seat use, reducing impaired drivers (Don’t Drink and Drive) and distracted drivers (Don’t Text and Drive). The Center for Disease Control (CDC) focuses its efforts on helping groups at risk, including child passengers, teen drivers and older adult drivers. Prevention of pedestrian and bicycle injuries also is important.

Traumatic Brain Injury and Concussions Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a serious public health problem. Each year TBI contributes to a substantial number of deaths and permanent disability cases. Approximately 1.7 million people sustain TBI’s annually.

A recent news topic that many parents are now aware of is the risk of head injuries for their children who play contact sports.

• Mild TBI is characterized by a brief change in mental status or consciousness.

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• Severe TBI is characterized by an extended period of unconsciousness or amnesia after the injury.

• A concussion is a brain injury.

Regarding concussions in sports: Concussion Policy Statements can be developed to include commitments to safety, brief descriptions about concussion, and information on when athletes can safely return to play. The CDC recommends that an athlete should be kept out of play the day of the injury and until a health care professional experienced in evaluating for concussions says they are symptom-free and it’s okay to return to play. Parents and athletes should sign the Concussion Policy Statement at the beginning of each sports season.

Falls One of every three adults, age 65 and older, falls each year. Falls can cause moderate to severe injuries, such as hip fractures and head trauma, and can increase the risk of early death. Older adults can remain independent and reduce their chances of falling by regular exercises, review of medication for possible side effects of dizziness, making homes safer by reducing tripping hazards and using a grab bar near the tub, shower and toilet, plus a stair rail and improved lighting.

Getting adequate calcium and vitamin D, doing weight bearing exercises, and getting screened for osteoporosis, can reduce hip fractures.

Prescription Drug Overdose Drug overdose deaths have never been higher—rates in the US have more than tripled since 1990. In 2010, over 2,000 people a day—a total of 831,295—were seen in Emergency Departments because of poisoning, one-third of which were transferred to another hospital or admitted.

The increase rates of death by unintentional prescription drug overdose in recent years has been driven by the increased use of a class of prescription pain relievers that may become habit-forming.

Tips to prevent prescription drug overdose: • Only take prescription medication that is prescribed to you.

• Never take larger or more frequent doses of your medication.

• Never share or sell prescription drugs.

• Follow label directions. Read and follow warning labels (e.g. do not take medication and drink alcohol).

• Turn on a light when you give or take medications at night.

• To avoid drug interactions check with your doctor or pharmacist.

• Monitor use of medications for children. Never tell children medication is candy to get them to take it.

• Dispose of unused, unneeded, or expired prescription drugs according to federal guidelines. Participate in National Drug Take Back days.

Suicide Prevention Each year more than 34,000 suicides occur in the United States.

Most people are uncomfortable talking about this topic. Prevention is achieved by decreasing risk factors and increasing protective factors.

The primary goal in suicide prevention is to provide individuals, families, professionals, and organizations with information and resources to seek help, provide assistance, and/or implement suicide prevention programs in their communities.

The National Suicide Prevention Hotline telephone number is 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

Food Safety This year 1 in 6 Americans will get sick from food poisoning. Following 4 simple steps can help protect your family from food poisoning at home: • Clean: Wash hands the right way—for 20 seconds with soap and running water. Wash surfaces and utensils after each use. Wash fruits and veggies before peeling, because bacteria can spread from the outside to the inside.

• Separate: Use separate cutting boards and plates for produce and for meat, poultry, seafood and eggs. Keep these foods separate from other foods at the grocery store and in the refrigerator.

• Cook: Cook to the right temperature. Bacteria that cause food poisoning multiply quickest between 40 degrees and 140 degrees °F. Keep hot food hot after cooking (140 degrees °F or above). Microwave food thoroughly to 165 degrees °F or above. Stir food in the middle of heating. Don’t skimp on standing time. Check temperature with a food thermometer.

• Chill: Refrigerate perishable foods within 2 hours. Never thaw or marinate foods on the counter. Know when to throw foods out.

View Safe Storage Times Chart at www.foodsafety.gov/keep/charts/ storagetimes.html Asthma Asthma can be triggered by environmental conditions. It can be controlled by taking medication and avoiding environmental “triggers’ such as dust mites, furry pets, mold, tobacco smoke and certain chemicals.

Mold Mold grows anywhere there is moisture. Exposure to damp and moldy environments can cause nasal stuffiness, throat irritation, coughing or wheezing, eye and skin irritation. Control mold in your home by keeping humidity levels between 40% and 60%; promptly repair leaky roofs, windows and pipes; thoroughly clean and dry after flooding; ventilate shower, laundry and cooking areas.

Mold growth can be removed from hard surfaces with commercial products, soap and water, or a bleach solution of no more than 1 cup of bleach in 1 gallon of water. When using bleach, never mix bleach with ammonia or other household cleaners or dangerous toxic fumes may result. Open windows and doors to provide fresh air. Wear nonporous gloves and protective eyewear. If the area to be cleaned is more than 10 square feet, consult EPA mold remediation resources at www.epa.gov. Always follow the manufacturer’s instructions when using bleach or any other cleaning product.

Avoiding Heat Emergencies Heat-related deaths and illnesses are preventable. Yet annually, many people succumb to extreme heat. Elderly people 65 years and older, infants and children and people with chronic medical conditions are more prone to heat stress.

• Get informed. Listen to local news and weather channels or contact your local public health department during extreme heat conditions for health and safety updates. Heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, and severe sunburn are some of the dangers that need to be avoided.

• Air conditioning is the number one protective factor against heatrelated illness and death. During conditions of extreme heat, spend time in locations with air conditioning, such as shopping malls, public libraries, or public health sponsored heat-relief shelters in your area.

• Drink cool non-alcoholic beverages and increase your fluid intake regardless of your activity level. Liquids that contain alcohol or large amounts of sugar actually cause you to lose more body fluid. Replace salt and minerals if you are sweating heavily; this can be accomplished with a sports drink.

• Wear appropriate clothing and sunscreen. Dress infants and children in cool loose clothing. Shade their heads and faces with hats or an umbrella.

• If you are not used to being outdoors in the heat, pace yourself and your activities. Schedule outdoor activities carefully: morning and evening hours are less stressful. Use a buddy system when working in the heat.

• Monitor those at high risk. Do not leave children in cars. Visit the elderly at least twice a day.

• Use common sense: Do not eat hot foods and heavy meals.

If you have other questions about your safety, health and wellness, Quad City & Clinton Occupational Health’s (QCOH) team of occupational health professionals deliver complete and compassionate patient care to area employers and workers in the QCA. Call us at 563-3222103 or 563-242-2900. QCOH is located in Davenport at 1820 West Third Street and in Clinton at 1647 Lincoln Way. Ask your employer to send you to Quad City & Clinton Occupational Health, a Division of Braaten Health LLC, serving the Quad City Area for our 12th year.

Visit us at www.braatenhealth.com to explore our other Best-InClass Outpatient Services: Midwest Therapy Center with four convenient locations in Davenport and Clinton, IA, Moline, IL and The REM Center™ 24/7 Sleep Lab. Remember: It’s Your Life, Your Health, Your Choice.

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awareness month

Effective Pain Management and Cancer Submitted by Mississippi Valley Pain Clinic

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uly is cancer awareness month, and when someone is stricken with this disease, a frequent concern is how to ease the pain that can occur as the disease progresses. The World Health Organization has a treatment ladder that starts with simple painkillers taken by mouth such as Tylenol and other non-steroid anti-inflammatories such as Ibuprofen and Naprosyn. When these are ineffective alone, other medications are added that have codeine, hydrocodone, and oxycodone to them. Stronger painkillers are added as needed such as morphine, methadone, and hydromorphone. The medications have to be escalated to stronger forms because the disease can progress which leads to increasing normal tissue disturbance and destruction including destruction of embedded nerves, which respond with painful impulses to the brain via the spinal cord pathways. The opioid medications which include most of the pain killers used beyond the first ones mentioned above produce physical tolerance which means that the body gets used to them and they lose their effectiveness. This seems to occur more often when larger doses are used, as is the case when given by mouth. These medications work in the brain for the most part and in order to get there they must first pass through the circulator system, as they are absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. The side effects of these medications used in this way can be bothersome to the point of intolerability in some people. Constipation, nausea, sleepiness, inability to urinate, and sudden jerks of muscles can interfere with daily lives and interaction with family and friends.

An alternative method to avoid severe side effects of oral painkillers but yet create effective pain control is to use small amounts of pain killing medication in the spinal cord area. The pain killing effects are magnified in the spinal cord area because the medications can directly act upon the spinal cord pain nerve pathways to lessen the pain nerve traffic on its way to the brain. The doses are much less on a daily basis and the exposure to the rest of the body is minimized leading to less side effects. Frequently, cancer victims can lead a more normal life and interact with those around them better than they would normally be able to do.

The usual process for this treatment, which is known as intrathecal drug delivery, is to test the effect of spinal administered drugs by placing a small tube within the spinal space via a needle and hooking it up to a pump in a fanny pack. An infusion of medication over a 2-3 day period is done to see if the pain is well controlled. If it is successful, then a permanent pump hooked to a small tube is permanently implanted under the skin for continuous infusion of the pain killing medications for as long as needed. There are many options for medications to use and fine-tuning is done to produce comfort with a clear mental function. Your physician can explain further if you are interested and can be contacted at Mississippi Valley Pain Clinic 563-344-1050.

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hearing loss

Annual Hearing Tests Are Important!

By Audiologist Dr. Molly Parker, Owner of Parker Audiology, P.C.

H

ave you had your hearing tested recently? Studies show that hearing tests are one of the most routinely missed tests as it gets skipped over nearly 70 percent of the time.

Hearing loss can be mistaken for several conditions and it can signal other medical ailments. Remember that your physician is the best person to diagnose and treat medical conditions…but an audiologist can point you in the right direction.

Alzheimer’s/Dementia: Hearing loss can present similar symptoms as dementia or Alzheimer’s. If you cannot hear information correctly, how are you supposed to remember it? Conversely, if your mind is not being exercised (with hearing and vision being our primary senses of gaining information), then you may be at greater risk of developing memory/cognitive problems.

Diabetes: Hearing loss can be one indicator of diabetes. Diabetes affects more than just your eating habits, toes, and vision. Hearing loss can signal whether you should be concerned about diabetes.

Autoimmune Disease: There can be an autoimmune condition that is related to hearing loss. Abnormal hearing loss can sometimes be related to potentially treatable autoimmune disorders.

Multiple Sclerosis: MS affects the plaque of the vision and hearing/balance systems.

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sensitive to these areas of concern, and inspects the ear canal with careful attention.

Fungal infections: These can spread quickly. Fungus can grow in the ear...and it can be really hard to get rid of. It can have different colors and textures. It is often mistaken as earwax because its symptoms are similar. The difference is that fungus recurs quickly and can itch until it is treated appropriately.

Depression: It is easy to pretend you do not have hearing loss and begin isolating yourself. I often hear that it is just easier to back away and not participate. There are numerous studies that point out the relationship of hearing loss and depression. Fortunately the consistent use of hearing aids can treat the hearing loss and reduce the likelihood of depression.

Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder in Children: ADHD symptoms and symptoms of hearing loss in children can mimic each other. If children cannot hear (due to ear infections, hearing loss, wax, etc.) then they will lack focus and be unable to follow directions.

In short, the more active—and proactive—you are with life conditions, the happier and healthier you will be.

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Especially when you’re young, the cost can be downright cheap compared to other products. Term insurance can stretch premium dollars during times of high protection needs and limited resources, such as while children are at home or until a mortgage is paid off. It can be ideal for short-term solutions.

However, term insurance is designed primarily to provide short-term, temporary protection. If you’ve owned term insurance for more than a few years, you know that your cost increases at each renewal. These increases climb sharply the older you get.

The cost can become prohibitively expensive in later years. The result: You could end up with no protection at the very time you need coverage the most.

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personal success

My Success Can Be

Your Success Submitted by Illinois Department of Human Service

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ost people who go by Susan Shaw’s house know it before they get there. How? Easy, it’s the smell of fresh baked goods coming from her business, Central Illinois Events and Catering, in Elkhart, Illinois. Whether it’s her breads, pies or one of seven types of butter cake, Susan Shaw’s business is prospering. The recipe for her success was simple: mix equal parts passion, determination, training, family support and the assistance of The Department of Human Services, Division of Rehabilitation. But as Susan will tell you, the road to success was a challenging one.

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In 2002, Susan was successfully employed as a customer service order correspondent in Springfield, Illinois. “I handled the orders from the initial call from the sales representative, till the time the supplies were picked up and taken away.” Susan balanced her hectic work schedule with the real passions in her life—her family and her baking. “I always loved baking and cooking for my family and also for people through my church. Baking has always been my passion!” It was then that the road became bumpy.

Susan was home recovering from a surgery when she noticed that she didn’t feel well. “I remember I just felt faint, sort of flu-like

symptoms. I decided to go the hospital just to make sure things were okay.” The news at the hospital surprised everyone. Susan was suffering the effects of a blood infection known as Sepsis, and was in septic shock. “My family was told I was being kept comfortable. They didn’t think I was going to make it through this.” Susan ended up losing nine of her ten fingers and all ten of her toes.

“Those were the long days—I felt pretty hopeless for a while there.

But I knew I had lots of family and friends to help me through this.”

That support also included contacting the Department of Human Services, Division of Rehabilitation Services. Staff from DRS’s Home Services Program met with Susan and began to plan how they could help her adjust to her return home. “My work with DRS started with the very basics. They (the staff) helped me adjust to doing things without the use of fingers and toes. It really put things in perspective for me.”

Little by little Susan began to increase her independence and plan for her future. She informed her DRS counselor that baking was a passion of hers that she would like to pursue for employment. Susan and her counselor worked together, and shortly thereafter she began the Hospitality and Culinary Arts Program at Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, Illinois.

Having been through so much already, Susan was determined to make it work. “I knew it would be a challenge to make it happen, but I was confident I could start my own business.” Susan discussed this with her counselor and they agreed to a business plan. The Division of Rehabilitation Services assisted Susan with some equipment to start her own business, as well as consultation on the business plan. The result was Central Illinois Event and Catering in Elkhart, Illinois.

“The Division of Rehabilitation Services assisted Susan with some equipment to start her own business, as well as consultation on the business plan. The result was Central Illinois Event and Catering in Elkhart, Illinois.”

Susan’s business has picked up in a short period of time. “I now go to many of the farmers markets in the area. I also stay busy with catering, and after the beginning of the year I’ll start providing cooking classes. Things have really turned out very well.” Success for Susan is a recipe she doesn’t mind sharing.

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