Urgent Care or Emergency Care? It’s Sunday afternoon and you aren’t feeling well. You’ve been dealing with the sniffles for a few days and now you have a low-grade fever and are aching all over. Where can you go for relief from your symptoms? Do you go to the emergency room or an [...]
Is it a Kidney Stone? Pain is our body’s way of indicating something is wrong. While the cause of some pain is usually easily identified, a sudden onset of pain is a warning that needs immediate attention. For any pain you haven’t experienced before or that you do not have an explanation for, [...]
What to Do When You Have an Earache and Sore Throat An earache and a sore throat can mean a number of things—but the combination of both may send you to the doctor. Because an earache can indicate that you are dealing with strep throat or an ear infection, it’s important that you [...]
Summer is Bug Season Tick bites are most common during the summer, when the weather is warmer and people spend more time outdoors. There are 11 types of tick-borne diseases in the United States, but Lyme disease is the most common, with more than 30,000 cases reported annually. Early symptoms of a tick-borne [...]
Exercise good for your heart You know exercise is good for your heart, but how, exactly, does your heart benefit? Exercise strengthens muscles by stressing them, and the heart—a muscle itself—is no exception. A strong heart is better able to pump oxygen-rich blood to every area of the body. More broadly, physical activity [...]
How To Break a Fever When your body experiences an increase in body temperature, it is known as a fever. A fever can be indicative of a number of things—from a bacterial infection to an inflammatory condition. While it may not seem like it, a fever is actually good for your body, as [...]
At Home Allergy Relief What to do when allergies are in season. Seasonal allergies affect people during the spring, summer and fall when tree, grass and weed pollen takes to the air. The best way to prevent symptoms, such as itching, watery eyes, sneezing, cough, stuffy nose and headache, is to limit contact [...]
Summer is here and Tick seasons is starting Summer means flowers blooming, birds singing, outdoor activities—and ticks biting. Learn how to recognize and remove a tick before it becomes a big health problem. Removing Ticks Ticks bite because they must consume the blood of a host to reach the next stage in their [...]
