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  • Aural rehabilitation for improved volume and clarity

    Aural rehabilitation for improved volume and clarity

    The Next Step After the Hearing Device Volume and clarity. These are the reasons that most people purchase hearing devices. Whether you purchased a hearing aid, cochlear implant, or a Personal Sound Amplification Product (PSAP), you are looking for your hearing device to provide increased sound volume and deliver improved clarity. Hearing devices are great…

  • Healing Polk’s communities

    Healing Polk’s communities

    New Research Points to Health Disparities Among Certain Residents How a county thrives is based on how well the citizens within the county are thriving, and Polk County has taken a big step in improving its communities’ health by determining the health needs of its citizens. Thanks to a committee of devoted health experts, the…

  • Pop Quiz: Is your kitchen a nutrition crime scene?

    Pop Quiz: Is your kitchen a nutrition crime scene?

     Find out how much you REALLY know about food safety. One in six people in the United States are still getting food poisoning, leading to 100,000 hospital stays and 3,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. So, how can we be safer with our food at home? Try our quiz and determine how food safe-savvy…

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  • Glaucoma: The Silent Thief of Sight

    Glaucoma: The Silent Thief of Sight

    Did you know over 2 million Americans are affected by glaucoma? With proper treatment, the vast majority will not go blind from this silent disease of the eye.  The most common form of treatment is eye drops, which work to reduce the eye’s pressure. However, some patients may require eye surgery to achieve their treatment…

  • Dr. Narmo Ortiz Offers Advanced Treatments for Infected Wounds

    Dr. Narmo Ortiz Offers Advanced Treatments for Infected Wounds

    A festering wound on the leg or foot can result in amputation, but advanced treatments are helping to save limbs. Davenport Foot and Ankle Specialist Dr. Narmo Ortiz has completed a fellowship to learn these advanced procedures. “They can help with limb salvage for a diabetic person, for someone with a foot and ankle deformity,…

  • Tips for Helping Relieve Your Child’s Pet Allergy in the Home

    Tips for Helping Relieve Your Child’s Pet Allergy in the Home

    Everyone loves the family pet, especially children.  Dogs, cats, birds, ferrets, fish, whatever the friend may be, pets become beloved family members.  They provide comfort, companionship, and so much more.  Unfortunately, some children have pet allergies.  This can be a disappointing situation, especially if the allergy is severe enough to cause an asthma attack.  If…

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