Two radio interviews with Dr. Arturo Taca of INSynergy, St. Louis on addiction Medicine. More

Rodney: We’re back with Vincent Blair of the Vincent K. Blair agency. Getting right back on track Vince, as everyone knows from the first segment, a few months ago we had a very good conversation and leaning into this segment is pretty simple: why Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield? More

Rodney: Once again I welcome Vincent Blair of the Vincent K. Blair agency. Glad to see you this morning Vincent, it’s always a pleasure coming up to visit with you. A couple months ago I came up and visited with you and talked about some topics we were going to be covering under the radio show today. One of them being the perception of health care from your standpoint as an insurance broker, one of the most respected brokers in the region, and myself being an old hospital CEO practice. We both agree that a lot of the problems out there with health care and the health care reform, things like that, is the lack of knowledge, meaning the cost of health care, who to trust to get your information from, and then obviously the education.  More

Rodney: I’d like to welcome everybody back to the RSVP Health show. Our guest is Dr. Taca. Ed, have you gathered the questions from our panel? More

Rodney: My guest is Dr. Arturo Taca of INSynergy from Creve Coeur up in St. Louis, Missouri. I’d like to welcome you to the show, Dr. Taca. More

Whole body vibration therapy (WBV) has become a popular device among the general public, professional athletic teams, beauty and therapeutic spas. Recently physical and occupational therapist, chiropractors and physicians who often specialize in bone & joint disorders, pain management and age related diseases, especially involving degenerative nature are appreciating the clinical efficacy and outcomes for their patients. More

For some people, it can be one of the most daunting conversations they’ll ever have — bringing up the possibility that their parents might need long-term help. They may need in-home health care, they may need a non-medical private duty caregiver, or they may need assistance with managing their care and finances. Whatever the solution, changing the status quo can be a thorny issue.  More

What is autism?
Autism is one of the autism spectrum disorders, a group of conditions that vary in their severity and the age at which a child first may show symptoms. Autism spectrum disorders fall under a broader category known as pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs). PDDs cause delays in many areas of childhood development, such as the development of skills to communicate and interact socially. Autism typically is diagnosed during a child’s second year and is lifelong, although symptoms may lessen over time. There is no cure for autism, but appropriate treatments can help a child develop life skills to function more independently. More

This is why I see a lot of hope. The science and success stories of service and therapy dogs had intrigued me for some time. Over the past year, that interest turned into a passion of finding ways to facilitate the successes in both schools and communities. When Garrett Gann first got his service dog Noah, I attended training with Garrett and his mother Jessica at the Wilderwood Service Dog Center. Wilderwood specializes in training dogs for individuals with disabilities. To qualify for a service dog, a prescription that a service dog was medically necessary for Garrett was required from a Neurologist . Over the course of the past year, Noah had been trained for his service dog job and the last several months specifically trained for Garrett’s needs. Information and videos from Jessica and school were provided to give insight to the center’s director that was used to design Noah’s training. Our training focused on Jessica and me becoming licensed handlers for Noah. More