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Pre-Travel Consultation

September 26, 2015

When people prepare for taking a trip they often have a checklist of things they need to do and what to pack before taking that vacation, but they often don’t prepare their health care checklist. One of the most important things in our lives that we need to manage well is our health, when traveling

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What is Pneumonia?

September 25, 2015

Inflammation of the air sacs is typically caused by any number of organisms such as viruses, fungi, and bacteria. When any of these invading organisms enter the air sacs the resulting inflammation can cause fluid or pus to build up in the lungs causing pneumonia. Pneumonia may vary in its level of seriousness and certain

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What is Pink Eye?

September 24, 2015

Pink eye is inflammation of the mucous membrane that covers the eye/eyes and underside of the eyelids, this is called the conjunctiva. The conjunctiva is typically clear, but when this lining becomes infected either by a virus, bacteria or allergies the conjunctiva becomes red and swollen, hence the term conjunctivitis or pink eye. At one

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Kidney Infection

September 23, 2015

A kidney infection is medically defined as Pyelonephritis; this denotes a specific form of infection of the urinary tract (UTI) that typically originated in the bladder or urethra and due to lack of treatment or complications has traveled to the kidneys. A kidney infection is a serious illness but almost always treatable with antibiotics, however

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What is Impetigo and Who Gets It?

September 22, 2015

Anyone can get impetigo as it is very contagious, but pre-school and school age children are most likely to contract this superficial skin infection. Impetigo is indicated by red blister like sores that appear on the body, typically on the face around the mouth and nose, neck, arms, legs, and on hands. In small children

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Common Cold

September 21, 2015

Since the beginning of recorded time mankind has suffered from the common cold, there are over 200 different mutations of the common cold virus so coming down with a cold at least once or twice a year is almost as certain as death and taxes. Yet, even though a cold is typically a fairly benign

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What is Chickenpox?

September 19, 2015

Chickenpox or Varicella (the medical term) is a highly contagious viral infection caused by the Varicella-Zoster virus which produces a very uncomfortable, itchy, red rash all over your body. Eventually the itchy red rash turns into fluid filled blisters that pop and later turn into scabs. Who Gets Chickenpox? Typically chickenpox is not a serious

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Why Urgent Care Centers are Overtaking Hospitals

April 21, 2015

It’s 2 p.m. on a Saturday, and you’re on the lake with your friends. As you start to get out of the water near the rocky shore, you trip over one of the unseen stones beneath your feet, and before you know it, you’re gasping in pain while your ankle turns a sickening shade of

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Michelle Phelan Arrested for Stealing Medication for Neighbor’s Child

February 20, 2015

Fairfield, Connecticut – A woman named Michelle Phelan went into the house of her neighbor and stole an urgent care medication that belonged to the neighbor’s child and exchanged it with a low-dose aspirin. The woman arrested was 41-year old Michelle Phelan residing in Mill Hill Road was charged of illegal possession of a controlled

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Barack Obama

President Obama Tries to Get $6.2 Billion Funding to Fight Ebola

February 4, 2015

Washington, D.C. – President Obama said requested Congress on Wednesday for $6.2 funding to fight the Ebola epidemic and to prepare urgent care near me and hospitals in the country against the possibility of spread in the U.S. According to the officials of President Obama’s Administration, $2 billon of the emergency fund would be allocated

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Maine Nurse Kaci Hickox and State Officials Reaches Settlement

January 30, 2015

Fort Kent, Maine – The officials of Maine and Nurse Kaci Hickox have reached a settlement deal last Monday concerning her quarantine suit and now she’s permitted to freely travel in public. Hickox was the nurse who assisted in treating the Ebola victims in one of the urgent care clinics in West Africa. The settlement

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Gates Foundation Increases Aid towards Eradicating Malaria

January 24, 2015

New Orleans, LA. – In an interview of philanthropist Bill Gates, he said that he wants to stop malaria and that he is prepared to boost aid to stamp out the disease. This is just one part of Gate’s steps towards fighting against tropical ailments treated in urgent care clinics that are getting unusual attention

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