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Get prepared for your next overseas trip at AFC Natick

March 27, 2013

" Here at AFC Natick, we offer travel consultations and immunizations on a walk-in basis 7 days a week. Arm yourself with the knowledge of what you’ll need and more importantly with the vaccinations that you’ll need. Be safe and have fun. "

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See a doctor when you need to not when he is available…

March 26, 2013

" Everyone has a busy schedule. Your doctor’s time isn’t more important than yours so her when you need to not when she’s available… "

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AFC Natick Pan Mass Challenge Sponsor

March 22, 2013

<div class="entry-content clear" itemprop="text"> <p>AFC Urgent Care in Natick is a proud sponsor of this year’s Pan Mass Challenge Kids Ride to help raise money for the Jimmy Fund. Let’s help spread the word!</p> <p>As always if you need urgent or immediate care fr non life threatening illnesses visit AFC in Natick at 945 Worcester St.</p> </div>

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Acute Bronchitis

February 28, 2013

" Acute Bronchitis Acute Bronchitis is a very common diagnosis especially at the height of cough and cold season. It consists of an abrupt onset of lower respiratory tract infection and is distinguished from a cold because of a few unique characteristics. It is a lower respiratory tract infection as opposed to a ?head cold.? It produces a cough that persists rather than dissipates throughout the course of the illness. Annually, 5 % of the general population ...

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February 16, 2013

" Congrats to our lucky winner Kathleen Fowler Griffin for winning our FREE iPad drawing…Like our Facebook page for a chance to win your own iPad. "

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February 6, 2013

" Congrats to our lucky winner Kathleen Fowler Griffin for winning our FREE iPad drawing…Like our Facebook page for a chance to win your own iPad. "

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February 6, 2013

" Congrats to our lucky winner Kathleen Fowler Griffin for winning our FREE iPad drawing…Like our Facebook page for a chance to win your own iPad. "

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Do you know what vaccinations you may need before your overseas travel?

February 5, 2013

" Are you traveling to China, Brazil, Africa, tropical South America, or even Europe? No matter where you may be going, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advices that you see a doctor at least 4 to 6 weeks before you travel to find out what types of vaccines you need. There are many factors to be considered that are specific to each person including where you are traveling to within a country, the ...

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Flu Season

January 10, 2013

" Winter means influenza season and as such should be a reminder that prevention is always better than treatment. Influenza kills approximately 36,000 people worldwide on a yearly basis and 90 % of those people are 65 and older. It is thought that influenza affects 20 % of children and 5 % of adults yearly. It is transmitted like most viruses by inhalation of aerosolized secretions from infected people. These secretions are aerosolized by talking, sneezing, or coughing ...

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Dermatitis in the Winter

January 10, 2013

<div class="entry-content clear" itemprop="text"> <p>Winter is here and the air is getting dryer. Many skin conditions are exacerbated in the winter months due to dry air both outdoors and indoors. Dermatitis is a condition of skin inflammation that occurs from many causes.</p> <h3>Atopic Dermatitis</h3> <p>The skin generally is red, dry, and inflamed. There is often scaling or vesicles. This type of dermatitis is immune based and usually associated with other atopic conditions like seasonal allergies and asthma. Keeping skin ...

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