November is coming to a close & that means the holiday season is officially here! The holiday season is the most beautiful time of the year. Allergies are the last thing that someone wants to be dealing with while they are home for the holidays with loved ones & family members. AFC Urgent Care Bound Brook is here to offer you some tips on how to keep your allergies in check this holiday season & hopefully for all ...
" November is coming to a close & that means the holiday season is officially here! The holiday season is the most beautiful time of the year. Allergies are the last thing that someone wants to be dealing with while they are home for the holidays with loved ones & family members. AFC Urgent Care Bound Brook is here to offer you some tips on how to keep your allergies in check this holiday season & hopefully for all ...
" Trick or treating is every child’s favorite part about Halloween. They get to show off their scary costumes as well as get free candy while they are trick or treating. AFC Urgent Care Bound Brook encourages parents to make sure their kids go out trick or treating! Unfourtunalty Halloween is not the most healthy holiday of the year. On average, Halloween night a child can eat up to 7,000 calories, now that is ...
" October may be spooky, but scary movies & ghost aren’t the only things you have to be scared of this October! September – December is flu season & it is also the season where we see a rise in Urgent Cares for the most traffic. Basically now is the time of the year when we get sick! If you are suffered from a cold at this time of the year have no fear you are not alone ...
The Importance of Getting a Flu Shot Mid-September until the end of December is a time filled with holiday’s and fun, but it’s also flu season. The flu becomes a widespread issue each and every year, but much of that spread could be avoided if people received their flu shots. The flu shot protects you against the flu, similar to how the chickenpox vaccine protects against chickenpox. The difference between the flu shot ...
Fall is officially here which means sports practices, game days, and potential injuries for your child. Playing is fun for the kid, but it often brings on worries to the parent of injuries and days off the field. There is something you can do to protect your child from these potential injuries though; actually, there are multiple things! These are some of the most recommended tips from sports physicians and coaches to help your child ...
We here at AFC Urgent Care hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful summer we have been having! However, we would also like to remind everyone how to stay safe from sunburn while still having some fun in the sun! What is sunburn Exactly? The sun emits 3 ultraviolet rays: UVA UVB UVC Only 2 of these rays make it through earth’s atmosphere, (UVA, UVB). The UV rays are radiation, and our skin has a ...
Its everyone’s favorite time of the year again, summertime! As much as we at AFC Urgent Care want everyone to have some fun in the sun, we also want everyone to be safe! Did you know the body is 70% water? Literally, half of our bodies are filled with fluids! We require fluids every day just from an everyday task. This summer the heat intense which gives us all the more reason to be ...
" Its everyone’s favorite time of the year again, summertime! As much as we at AFC Urgent Care want everyone to have some fun in the sun, we also want everyone to be safe! Did you know the body is 70% water? Literally, half of our bodies are filled with fluids! We require fluids every day just from an everyday task. This summer the heat intense which gives us all the more reason to be ...
" Summertime brings many opportunities for outdoor activities. From camping and hiking to playing tag in the backyard, kids and adults alike can enjoy the warm weather. Make sure your family takes the following precautions to avoid missing outdoor fun due to mosquito and tick bites. Before you go outside: Use bug repellent on your skin and clothing. The CDC recommends wearing an EPA-registered insect repellent that contains active ingredients such as DEET or picaridin. Wear ...
