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Urgent care providers offer convenient, time-saving alternatives to visiting an emergency room for minor, non-life-threatening medical conditions. These healthcare centers typically have shorter wait times and offer services like X-rays, urgent treatment of colds and flu, sprains, strains, and fractures, on-site lab tests, and physicals. Urgent care centers provide efficient diagnoses of various health problems, ranging from minor to severe. Some are also equipped with on-site lab testing capabilities so that patients can get results ...

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A sinus infection, or sinusitis, is a frustrating ailment that causes a runny nose, congestion, swollen and/or itching eyes, a sore throat, headaches, and other symptoms. While there isn’t necessarily a quick sinus infection cure, there are certainly ways that you can ease your discomfort and speed up your recovery.  If you’re suffering from sinusitis, know that you aren’t alone; approximately 90% of patients with colds have an element of viral ...

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Local urgent care centers in Warrington, or family walk-in clinics, offer patients convenient and affordable urgent healthcare services. When you visit a family walk-in clinic, you can expect quick, quality care at a fraction of the cost of your local emergency room.  Emergency rooms tend to be very busy and crowded and are associated with longer waiting times and higher fees. By going to a walk-in doctor’s office for a non-life-threatening illness or injury ...

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What is an urgent care clinic? And how does it differ from the emergency room? When should you go to the emergency room, and when should you go to an urgent care center? Whatever questions you may have, AFC has the answers.    What Is An Urgent Care Clinic? Urgent care is the level of healthcare that lies between your primary care physician (PCP) and the emergency room. When you go to urgent care, you can ...

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Veteran Day!: Celebrate the Veterans Week!  It's a day to recognize and thank those who have served our country. Whether you're a veteran yourself or just want to show your appreciation, there are plenty of ways to do so. This year, we want to make sure that all of our veterans know that we appreciate everything they have done for our country. We want to show our gratitude on Veterans Day, November 11th ...

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World Diabetes Day: 10 Ways to Reduce your Risk of Getting Diabetes World diabetic date, November 14th is a day dedicated to raising awareness of diabetes. Diabetes is a chronic disease and it is important to understand the potential consequences of living with it. Diabetes can be managed through healthy habits. According to the National Institute of Health, an estimated 29.1 million people in the United States have diabetes and of those, an estimated ...

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Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers with a 5-year survival rate of only 8-9%. World Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month was established in 2007 to raise awareness about pancreatic cancer and its symptoms. The month-long campaign takes place every November and aims to educate people about the disease, its risk factors, and how to diagnose it early. November Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month is a global campaign to raise awareness about ...

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This month is dedicated to the senior pets in the shelter.  They are often overlooked by adopters because they are old, but they still have so much love and life left in them. This national senior pet adoption month, we should all adopt a senior pet and give them a forever home. Adopt a senior pet month is a campaign  (ASPCA Adopt a Senior Pet Month) that encourages people to adopt older pets.  The goal ...

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National COPD Month is an awareness campaign that is held in November every year. This campaign was started in 2002 to raise awareness about the disease and its symptoms.  It’s also a time for people to learn more about COPD and how to manage it. There are many ways that you can get involved in this campaign. You can volunteer your time at a local hospital or clinic, donate money for research, or even ...

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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. and worldwide death rates are increasing.  The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 220,000 people will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year, and more than 154,000 will die from it. This section is about lung cancer month. It provides information about what causes lung cancer, how to detect it early on, and how to prevent it from happening ...

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