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How do you know if you have flu symptoms or cold symptoms, and how to tell the difference? Flu symptoms and cold symptoms often mimic one another: both can have nasal congestion, cough, body aches, headaches and malaise. A common cold, however, rarely has symptoms of fever above 100 degrees. With flu symptoms, you will probably have a fever initially with the flu virus and you will feel miserable. Body and muscle aches are also ...

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How to Stay Healthy during Spring/Summer Travel Healthy Tips from Dr. Tom Brown (Medical Director of Urgent Care in West Hartford & Danbury) on Fox CT morning news… What should people be aware of before taking a trip? Medical preparation for travel is increasingly important. Not only are there more serious health risks present around the world, but there is more available for prevention and treatment. offers immunizations for many types of diseases. To expedite ...

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Why do you need to get a flu shot this year? We hear it all the time. That being said, this year it is important to get vaccinated for the flu not only to protect you from the flu but also because COVID-19 is still with us and doesn’t seem to be leaving anytime soon. Both viruses have outward symptoms that are very similar and heading into the flu season, you don’t want ...

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Staying safe around the holidays can be tough as some can become injured by firework accidents, suffer from prolonged heat exposure, foodborne illnesses, and even dehydration. It also doesn’t help that we’re still in a pandemic where large social gatherings can spike up cases of COVID-19. When we head into this extended celebration, let’s remember these important COVID-19 health and safety tips for this Fourth of July. Fourth of July Injuries: Injuries ...

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This time of the year, ticks are a very real threat in the Connecticut and New England area. If you are hiking, or spending time outdoors in a grassy or wooded area, there is a large chance you could be bit by a deer tick (link opens in a new tab). Deer ticks are actually the most common tick carrying Lyme Disease, and so it is extremely important to learn how to avoid the, and ...

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We are staying ahead of the game to you by bringing you the latest guidelines on sports related concussions and head trauma, and how you can help keep your children safe when playing high impact sports. What You Need to Know about Concussions and Head Trauma Connecticut has recently passed laws requiring coaches, trainers, phys-ed teachers and anyone working with student athletes or professional athletes to under-go training on how to diagnose, treat and educate ...

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Medical Director Dr. Tom Brown Interviewed on Your Town – 102.9 WDRC-FM What is the goal of Alcohol Awareness Month? Each April since 1987, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) sponsors NCADD Alcohol Awareness Month to increase public awareness and understanding, reduce stigma and encourage local communities to focus on alcoholism and alcohol-related issues. This April, NCADD highlights the important public health issue of underage drinking, a problem with devastating individual ...

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In this country, 26 million people are impacted by Type 2 Diabetes, however, a quarter of them don’t even realize they have the disease. Dr. Tom Brown makes it a point of assessing a patient’s risk every day. The newly appointed Medical Director of the Urgent Care West Hartford location has a record of seizing the opportunity to delve beyond just routine questions with his patients. Click here to go to the Hartford ...

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November is here, which means that Diabetes Awareness month is here as well. At AFC Urgent Care West Hartford, we strongly encourage you to educate yourselves on the signs and symptoms of diabetes. Diabetes is a growing epidemic, especially here in the U.S. It threatens the lives of more and more people each year. In the U.S alone, over 25 million people are living with diabetes according to the CDC, and it is ...

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The way we view concussions and their seriousness has changed recently. In light of several changes brought to light by the NFL & MLB, concussions are now taken extremely seriously. In addition to now being classified as a brain injury, studies show that concussions can have effects that manifest later on in life. CT is in the forefront of taking this seriously. Recently, it has become a requirement for student athletes and their parents to be ...

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