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What Is Pink Eye & How To Treat It

July 27, 2015

What is Pink Eye? Conjunctivitis or pink eye as it is commonly called is a very common affliction in both children and adults, although children acquire pink eye in greater numbers due to the fact that it is highly contagious and children often share many items that are easily contaminated with germs. In most instances

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Avoid a Consult with Dr. Google

May 3, 2015

For most people, waking up with a sore throat prompts a trip to the medicine cabinet or drugstore for some lozenges or daytime cold medicine. People deal with minor, inconvenient illnesses all the time without visiting their doctors. The problem comes when that sore throat lingers just a little too long or comes with coughing,

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“He’s not a real doctor” & Other Urgent Care Myths

May 1, 2015

With a reputation as a “doc in a box,” urgent care centers don’t always get the respect that they deserve from members of the healthcare community. For patients, however, urgent care centers offer several advantages over traditional emergency departments. There’s a growing trend in the modern American health services industry to provide fast, cost-effective healthcare

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Common School Sickness

April 29, 2015

Common School Sickness When your kids go back to school in the fall, you’ll hear lots of advice for keeping them safe against colds, the flu and other bugs that cause infections. Unfortunately, kids aren’t immune to these same issues once the flowers start blooming. Spring brings its own set of problems. Excessive pollen, rapid

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Why Does the ER Take So Long?

April 28, 2015

Why Does the ER Take So Long? If you’ve ever rushed to the emergency room after a bad fall or sprained ankle, then you might be familiar with a long night spent in the waiting area. You may have watched as seemingly dozens of patients waltzed right past you to receive treatment or check into

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Is it Allergies or a Cold? How to Tell the Difference

April 27, 2015

April showers may bring May flowers, but not everyone rejoices at the sight of fresh blooms. As spring blossoms across the country, pollen count increases, and you may be one of the unfortunate victims of allergic rhinitis, also called hay fever or seasonal allergies. According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, about

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Who Should I Go See if I Have a Certain Injury or Illness?

April 22, 2015

If you have a cough that won’t respond to over-the-counter medicine, then who do you call for help? You probably know to make a trip to the emergency room if you’re experiencing signs of a heart attack, and you may also know that giving your primary doctor a call for a tetanus shot is the

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6 Things You Should Know About Urgent Care Centers

April 20, 2015

If you wake up in the middle of the night with a fever and vomiting, do you head to the emergency room or check in at your local urgent care center? Most people choose the ER because they don’t know much about walk-in clinics and what they do. Here are six facts that you might

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Public Health Experts Turn to Medical Robots to Fight Ebola

February 6, 2015

Worchester, Massachusetts – Public health experts have explored the use medical robots in a bid to stop the spread of the fatal Ebola virus. According to the scientists and engineers who came together at Worchester Polytechnic Institute, what’s great about medical robots is that they don’t get sick and they aren’t difficult to disinfect like

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New Law Permits Kids to Bring EpiPen Medication While at School

February 3, 2015

Westchester, New York – A new law will already make it easier for kids with food allergies, asthma and diabetes studying in the state because they can now bring their life saving EpiPen medication while they are at school. Signed into law, the bill now allows for schools to have the life-saving medication administered to

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Local Health Officials Will Monitor Anyone in Oregon at Risk from Ebola

January 29, 2015

Oregon, U.S. — The state of Oregon plans to closely monitor those who are at risk of having Ebola with the local health officials taking charge. The monitoring plan was published last Wednesday designating various categories according to risk–none, low, some and high. It is the local health departments that will take the lead in

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Department of Health and Human Services Reports Empty Nurse Positions

January 18, 2015

Portland, Maine – The health care leaders across the state are saying that the situation at the Maine Department of Health and Human Services is unacceptable with it reporting 13 public health nurse positions that are currently vacant. According to Dr. Dorra Ann Mills on a report by David Charn, the Maine Department of Health

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