It is rare for a woman to go through life without having at least one, and often several, Urinary Tract Infections (UTI). Symptoms range in intensity from quite mild to extremely uncomfortable. Common symptoms include painful urination, very frequent urination and the constant urge to urinate. There may also be fever, abdominal or back pain. Although these symptoms can be physically distressing, at AFC Urgent Care we can have you feeling better in a matter ...
We are all good about taking our children to their well child checks and making sure that they have had all their immunizations. Unfortunately, once out of school, living busy adult lives we assume that our PCP’s will remember to immunize us at our annual exams. Sometimes that does happen and sometimes as we discuss other health concerns immunizations are over looked. Adults do need immunizations to protect themselves and their close contacts. Routine ...
Over the past two weeks, you have likely noticed the media blast regarding patients in the Midwest infected with a virus called HEV-68. “HEV-68” stands for “Human Enteorvirus-68,” and this virus has infected over 1,000 patients in 10 states. HEV-68 was first identified in 1962, and there have been several outbreak clusters since that time. The virus is very similar to the rhinovirus, which causes the common cold. Most enteroviruses cause only mild illnesses ...
Mother’s Day is a wonderful time to appreciate all the mothers in our lives. We love taking the day to dote on much-deserving mothers, new and old alike, with gifts of flowers, chocolates, candles and anything else we can think of to show our love and gratitude for all that they have given us. While many choose to give flowers for Mother’s Day, some mothers may not want the sneezing, itchy eyes and ...
Seasonal allergies such as hay fever impact millions of Americans every year, which may lead to lower productivity, increased fatigue, and several uncomfortable day-to-day symptoms. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimate that over 20 million people in the U.S are diagnosed with hay fever annually. Additionally, over 8 million people reported a respiratory allergy in the last year, highlighting the widespread effect of seasonal allergies in the U.S. The good news is ...
