" Common symptoms of conjunctivitis (pink eye) are: Redness or swelling of the eye Increased tears Discharge from the eye Itchy or burning eyes Crusting of eyelids Pink eye is caused by a virus, bacteria, allergens, or irritants. Depending on the cause, there are different treatments for conjunctivitis. When mid, pink eye often gets better on its own but those with pink eye should still consult a doctor. If it is possibly due to an allergic ...
" AFC Urgent Care North Andover has Flu Shots available! No appointments needed, just walk-in and get your Flu Shot at your convenience 7 days a week. Flu Shots are covered by most insurances, and only $20 for self-pay patients. Some common Flu Symptoms can include: fever *( often but not always) body aches headache chills cough sore throat runny or stuffy nose fatigue sometimes diarrhea and vomiting The Flu can sometimes be deadly. To avoid the ...
" Sport Concussions : The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Unfortunately, concussions are an inherent risk of any sport. There are now estimated to be over 3 million concussions per year, most in adolescent and pediatric age groups. The top sports for concussions are football, soccer, lacrosse and basketball. There is no protective gear that will prevent a “mild Traumatic Brain Injury” which is medical lingo for concussion. The definition of a “mTBI” is when there ...
" More and more medical studies are showing how important our healthy intestinal bacteria are to keeping us healthy. This has led to a growing support of the value of probiotics. Probiotics are simply healthy bacteria. Yogurt is one form of probiotic. It typically has 1-2 types of healthy bacteria. They also come in pill or liquid form with up to 20 healthy bacterial strains. A group of college students were given a probiotic pill with ...
