Advanced Family Clinic

Dr. Lindsey Hay Joins Boone County Family Medicine

BOONE, Iowa—The new member to the medical staff at Boone County Family Medicine has now begun her practice. The Boone County Hospital wants people to welcome J. Lindsey Hay, M.D., to the Boon…

Where are drugs stored in the body?

Mary* was feeling great! She was no longer taking medications which made her feel emotionally numb and clouded. She felt clear-headed and stable, something she had not felt for a long timeThe Truehope program was really working!She felt energized and motivated, so she began to go jogging. She wanted to improve her health and lose some of the weight she had gained over the last year. All at once her symptoms began to backslide.When Mary called Truehope, her support person…

A salty tale: What EMS personnel need to know about electrolyte disorders

Learn what causes electrolyte disorders and how to recognize when sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, phosphate and magnesium levels are too high or low

With more young people having strokes, be alert to these warning signs

Being able to identify if someone is having a stroke can literally save that person’s life.

Is It Indigestion or A Heart Attack?

The holiday season can sometimes lead to unhealthy behaviors. We indulge at holiday buffets, enjoy an extra cocktail, skip our regular exercise and stress about everything that needs to be done. Perhaps that’s why there’s an increase in heart-related deaths during the holiday season. After analyzing 25 years of data and 53-million U.S. death certificates, researchers discovered the correlation, with heart-breaking numbers peaking on Christmas, the…

Drinking Coffee Linked With Increased Risk Of Ovarian Cancer

A new meta-analysis finds a correlation between coffee and increased instances of ovarian cancer.

5 potentially deadly body pains you should never ignore

Nearly everyone experiences a headache or leg cramp on occasion. But when do these aches warrant a visit to the doctor's office or hospital?

7 Exceptional Books to Read in Times of Grief

Grief comes at us hard – and often unexpectedly. When it does, there’s much comfort to be found in literature. Take solace in these books.

(M) Lowe's How-To-Clinic: Install Interior Door

Want to build a new deck or pergola? Or maybe do some general home improvements? Whatever your project, Lowe s can show you how. You can find step-by-step instructions on how to install ceiling fans, faucets, windows, and more, or learn how to fix broken things around the house. We also have hundreds of home improve...

List Your Travel Clinic

Are you a health care provider interested in travel medicine? Add travel medicine to your practice with Travel Clinics of America Expand your practice – Travel Clinics of America makes it easy Why Travel Medicine? Looking for a new revenue source? Want to invigorate your business? Don’t have the time to learn travel medicine? …

Can you get a jab at a walk-in clinic?

Mayo Clinic Minute: Should You Take Statins?

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 100 million Americans have high cholesterol. Statins are medications [...]

Tips and Tricks from the Max Corcoran Clinic

While there are approximately 213 takeaways from Max Corcoran’s seminar, this was the number one lesson learned. Always have baby powder on hand.

We're Mobile! Take Harbin Clinic With You Anywhere

Harbin Clinic care team is right at your fingertips with the newly released Harbin Clinic mobile app on iOS and AndroidTM tablets and phones.

Mayo Clinic Minute: Fill'er Up to How Much?

Focused on your weight? New research indicates you might want to focus on water, too. A study published in the Annals of [...]

What is the Mayo Clinic Diet — and is it healthy?

The Mayo Clinic Diet focuses on building new healthy habits and breaking old, less-healthy habits to help with weight loss and overall health.

Book clinic: what postmodernist writers should I try?

An admirer of Ben Lerner’s highly praised new novel looks for other avant garde avenues to explore