" At first, you might notice a weird, dry cough. As the coughing continues, you notice a raspiness in your voice. Then your voice is gone, completely. Laryngitis is the inflammation of your voice box (larynx) that may cause your voice to sound hoarse or raspy. Besides vocal weakness or loss of voice, you might experience a tickle in your throat, a dry cough, nasal congestion, and difficulty or pain swallowing. Laryngitis is the inflammation of ...
" Keep Your Friends and Family Healthy This Holiday Season This Thanksgiving, pass the turkey, not the flu! Illnesses, such as the flu, can be transferred through sneezing, coughing or surface contamination. According to the CDC, germs can live approximately two hours on surfaces such as door knobs or kitchen counters. With a few preventative steps, your friends and family will be able relax and focus on the fun and food, rather than worrying about sore ...
" Flu season is just beginning, which means more and more people will find themselves sick with the flu in the coming months. If you have flu-like symptoms, it’s always a good idea to seek the help of a medical professional. But instead of seeking medical attention, many people try to self-diagnose, which can be a dangerous thing to do. If you take the wrong medicine or simply try to wait it out, you could ...
" Summer might be fun, and spring is lovely, but the best season has got to be fall. The changing leaves, the brisk winds and the warm fires bring everyone closer, and the leisure activities can’t be beat. Over a third of Americans list fall as their favorite season, blowing all of the other seasons out of the water. However, fall requires a change of habits to stay healthy, especially as the days grow shorter ...
" For many kids, the summer is a three-month-long outdoor adventure, and they celebrate the warm weather and free time by riding bikes, hiking and playing sports. But as the school year begins, it can become harder for families to carve out the time to be active and stay healthy. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, kids are getting less physical activity and more junk food than ever, which can lead to a ...
" Now that another school year is in session, another sports season has begun. This means sports injuries are back, whether it’s lacerations, dislocations, bruises or sprained ankles, we at AFC Urgent Care Arlington are here for all your sports injury needs. Seeing as field hockey, soccer and football are in season, now is an appropriate time to discuss the perils of sprained ankles. Chances are, if you have ever played a sport before, you ...
" September is Healthy Aging Month, and AFC Urgent Care Arlington is dedicated to helping our patients maintain healthy and happy lives as they age. As you age, your healthcare needs become more unique. Situations might arise that are scarier as a senior adult than they would have been if you were 20 years younger. At AFC Urgent Care Arlington, we understand the special nature of senior adult health concerns, and we are equipped to provide ...
" As a parent, you want your child to do well in school. The best way to ensure their success is to give them the tools and the fuel they need to do well, both in the classroom and in life. We’ve got you covered there, with our blog last week on back-to-school health kits, and now we’ve got more information for you! The team at AFC Urgent Care Arlington has put together a ...
" Schools in Massachusetts are set to begin this week. This means another season of sports is primed to start again. While many sports teams have already begun training this summer, many teams still need to hold try-outs. This means there’s still time to get your child’s sports physical taken care of this back-to-school season! At AFC Urgent Care Arlington, we administer sports physicals 7 days a week, all on a walk-in basis. This ...
" The Watertown Tab reported this week that the Watertown Health Department has found mosquitoes in Watertown that tested positive for West Nile Virus. Should this cause alarm for Arlington residents? What does this mean for the Arlington community? While West Nile Virus is no laughing matter, fortunately, the majority of people infected with West Nile typically exhibit either zero or few, non-serious symptoms. However, people over 50 years of age are the most susceptible to ...
