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" For millions of children, summer camp marks the start of new friendships, exhilarating adventures, and unforgettable life lessons. Some children go to sports-centric camps while others go to sleepover or traditional day camps. Regardless of the type of camp, for insurance reasons, all summer camps require their participants to receive a physical prior to enrollment. Between work and shuttling kids from activity-to-activity, parents often forget until the last minute to take their children to the ...

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" For millions of children, summer camp marks the start of new friendships, exhilarating adventures, and unforgettable life lessons. Some children go to sports-centric camps while others go to sleepover or traditional day camps. Regardless of the type of camp, for insurance reasons, all summer camps require their participants to receive a physical prior to enrollment. Between work and shuttling kids from activity-to-activity, parents often forget until the last minute to take their children to the ...

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" Alcohol is one of the most popular addictive drugs on the planet, but it’s one that people still haven’t quite learned how to use safely. Every year, more than 2.6 million Americans are hospitalized due to complications or injuries related to alcohol. April is Alcohol Awareness Month, so to help bring attention to this issue and give you the tools to enjoy a drink safely, AFC/Doctors Express compiled a list of ...

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" Now that spring is in full swing, you and your family will likely be spending more time outside taking part in activities and enjoying the beautiful weather. However, there are some dangers unique to the outdoors that you should be aware of, to keep your family healthy all season. Here at AFC Urgent Care Watertown, we have some tips on how to avoid a seasonal trip to your urgent care center!   Wear sunscreen — even when ...

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" When advertisers mention “superfoods”, they’re usually describing foods with seemingly supernatural health benefits. While their assertions are indeed over-exaggerations, there is some truth in what they’re saying. Some of these supposed “superfoods” offer significant amounts of nutrients while others help prevent a number of serious health conditions. Avocado You’ve probably heard people say how avocados are full of fat, but with the good kind of fat. These fats are called oleic acids ...

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" It’s early spring, which means it’s time for all young athletes to get ready to join their teams to compete in the spring, summer or fall. According to a report Sports and Fitness Industry Association, about 21.47 million children in the United States participate in organized sports, which comes to about 75 percent of boys and 69 percent of girls. One essential step in your preparation for your sport of choice should ...

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" Medicine is probably one of mankind’s biggest accomplishments. It can be listed up there with farming, electricity and the microchip as one of the advances that fundamentally changed how people lived, mainly because it gave us power over our own bodies that we had never had before. It might seem counterintuitive to think that medications could ever hurt us, but the reality is that medication misuse and adverse reactions cause more than 700,000 ...

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