April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month, a time to spread the word about this degenerative disorder that attacks the central nervous system. According to the National Parkinson Foundation, each year in the United States, 50,000 to 60,000 new cases of Parkinson’s […]
Des Moines University Clinic is kicking off the Power Hour Series, a four-part lecture series focusing on health and fitness, on March 25. DMU Clinic physical therapists will present a variety of topics to help people of all ages live
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Foot pain is a common problem that can improve in a few days, bother you for months or linger for years. Plantar fasciitis is often a culprit, but excess weight, tight leg muscles, overuse, sensitive nerves or simply too much
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What do 26 percent of homeless adults, 20 percent of state prisoners, 70 percent of youth in juvenile justice systems and one in four American adults have in common? They all are affected by mental illness. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI),
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While demand is rising for many types of health care professionals, some of the hottest demand anticipated in coming years is for physician assistants (PAs). For a recent article posted on HealthLeaders Media, reporter John Commins talked with a number
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Active lifestyles, particularly those that include extreme sports, come with their risks. Just ask Russian freestyle skier Maria Komissarova, who recently reported she is paralyzed from the waist down after breaking her back in a training crash at the Winter
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Breathing is so cool. Just think about it. Breathing is the one function our bodies must accomplish automatically to survive, but we can stop if we want! We can hold our breath until we become blue in the face and
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This past weekend I caught an episode of the fascinating, delightful “Radio Lab,” WNYC’s Peabody Award-winning program that, according to its website, “examines big questions in science, philosophy and the human experience through compelling storytelling.” This episode was about various
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Is your stress stressing you out? Do you ever feel like you have too much to do and not enough time? Although it is only a few weeks into the spring semester, it seems like classwork, friends, family and work
If you have the pleasure of meeting DMU osteopathic medical student Libby Abbas, you will know immediately she’s exactly what you’d want in a health care provider. Friendly, compassionate and focused on enhancing her health care skills, this California native-turned-Iowa-farm-kid
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