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" Winter should be a fun season filled with sledding, ice skating, snowman making, and other types of cold weather joy. To keep the winter happy and healthy, it is paramount to remember key safety tips to avoid winter-related injuries during the early part of the year. A little bit of simple preparation prevents painful injuries from slip and falls, freezing from low-degree temperatures, and common seasonal illnesses like the flu. Here are some simple, but ...

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" This month you should take some time & reflect on the condition of your skin! Most people tend to forget that our skin is the largest organ on our body & it needs to be worked on consistently. Instead of ignoring our skin because it may seem to appear okay or covering it with makeup it is important to understand the importance of keeping the skin healthy. This is why AFC Urgent Care, North Bergen is offering ...

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" he Holiday season is upon us once again & we here at AFC North Bergen would like to wish you all a happy & safe holiday season. The Holidays are about spending time with your family, friends & loved ones. The last thing anyone wants to do is be sneezing up a storm at the Holiday party! If you suffer from year-round allergies or seasonal ones, then you know what its like to have allergies this time of ...

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" At this time of the year, a lot of people start to forget about the flu season., but in reality, flu season has just started! Flu season ranges from mid-Septemeber to late December. Even if you have gotten your flu shot you should still be taking precautionary measures to stay away from the flu this year! One of the best ways & easiest ways to get rid of the flu is as simple as washing your ...

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" This Halloween Ghost & ghouls aren’t the only things you should be scared of! We here at AFC Urgent Care North Bergen want you to enjoy the holidays & we know Halloween consists of haunted houses, apple pie, & carving pumpkins! However, did you know that hundreds of people go to the emergency room a year for pumpkin carving incidents? We are offering some tips that will keep you out of harm’s way this Halloween! Clean ...

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" School is back in session & if your kids are returning to school or just started a brand new journey at school you should take note on these tips AFC Urgent Care North Bergen is offering for the new school year! It is always important to be on the same page with your kids about safety at school, sometimes we often feel school is an automatic safe zone however having a some strategies on hand is ...

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" It is that time of the year again, the flu is back in season. Flu season is from the beginning of September through December. We here at AFC North Bergen want you to take all the measures you can to stay away from the flu this year! Read the tips below to take learn more about the flu & preventing it! Get your flu shot! Getting your Flu shot is the best way to protect yourself ...

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" With temperatures soaring this summer it is no surprise that everyone is rushing to get to the nearest beach or pool. Something about laying out in the suns rays is so appealing to a good majority of people. However, if you’re smart you will be applying sunblock! BUT what happens when your sunblock isn’t working? There are different types of sunblock & methods you can use to not let your time in the sun ...

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" Did you know? Did you know 75% of the bodies weight is produced by water? Yes, its true more than half of the body is produced by water! Did you also know that your body constantly loses water by doing an everyday task? Think of your body as a big plant. If you don’t water it, it can die. Causes of dehydration can include: Dehydration Vomiting Sweet Diabetes Burns Complications of dehydration If you ...

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" Poison ivy is the most common allergy in the United States, affecting about 50 million people every year. The rash from poison ivy is caused by an allergic reaction to urushiol, an oily substance in the leaves, stems and roots of poison ivy, through direct contact. Urushiol is also found in poison oak and poison sumac, which means the rash can be contracted by interacting with any of the three plants. Other than direct contact ...

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" 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 ...

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" When it comes to treating your seasonal allergies with home remedies, there’s usually more fiction than fact. There are healing claims about everything from apple cider vinegar to local bee pollen. The doctors at American Family Care understand that not everyone wants to grab a drug off of the pharmacy counter, but people want to be able to breathe too! So are there any proven natural remedies that the doctors here at AFC can ...

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Life might be easier if kids came with an instruction book. Most parents usually have enough questions to fill one and it can be extra difficult when your child is looking to you for answers and you don’t have any. That is especially true when they don’t feel good. All they want is for you to “fix it and make it better” but that’s hard to do when you aren’t so ...

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" When you have that miserable, stuffy, sneezy, stopped-up feeling from allergies, all you really feel like doing is climbing into bed or relaxing on the couch and taking whatever your doctor has prescribed. Probably the last thing on your mind is exercising! How can you run when you can’t breathe? How do you stretch when you’re sneezing all the time? The experts at American Family Care say a mix of the traditional and ...

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" Many allergy sufferers feel they are waging a battle with the great outdoors this spring season, trying to keep watery eyes, runny noses and itchy throats from keeping them down. But the truth is, allergies can be triggered just as much by allergens hiding inside your home as they can by the ones outdoors. Before you lock yourself indoors to avoid the spring allergy season, the team at American Family Care wants to make you ...

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As the blissful fragrance of the new season fills the air, the grass turns bright green and birds sing their cheerful tune, most of us will opt outside to reap the benefits of beautiful weather. However, for more than 50 million allergy sufferers in the U.S., seasonal triggers can put a real damper on the blossoms of spring. With everything on the market today, from over-the-counter tablets to doctor prescribed nasal sprays, choosing the ...

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As long as Jenna can remember, every spring and fall in Ohio brought a familiar rite of passage, red, watery, puffy eyes that were hard to keep open at times, and bouts of near-constant “a-choos” that literally brought her to a standstill because, well, you can’t walk and see where you’re going when your eyes are half closed and you’re sneezing your fool head off. Between tree pollens in the spring, and ...

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" Spring has sprung and so have those nasty springtime allergies. The pollens, the molds; they might be tiny, but they sure can have a huge impact on your health. But, for about 25 million people in the United States that suffer from asthma, spring allergies pose an even larger risk. According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, about 60 percent of all asthma sufferers have something called allergic asthma. Allergies may be a ...

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We’re in the thick of pollen season, where everything from vehicles to patio furniture is painted a bright yellow, signaling the sign of spring and misery for allergy sufferers across the country. Itchy eyes, excessive sneezing, mucus buildup, and congestion are just a few allergy symptoms that have so many of us pleading for any ounce of relief. Luckily, there are simple and natural ways, like changing your eating habits, that help treat and ...

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" When the sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and a light breeze is blowing, it is oh-so-tempting to throw open the windows and enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of spring. Maybe you are even itching (pun intended) to roll up your sleeves and tackle some serious spring cleaning. But if you are one of the more than 20 million sufferers of allergic rhinitis, commonly called hay fever, you know that picture-perfect scene brings ...

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