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Dr. Brown discusses what to be on the look out for this summer. Safety tips are discussed when it comes to fireworks, swimming, sun exposure, and more. Dr. Brown is the medical director of Urgent Care West Hartford and offers advice from experience on these cases we have seen from patients that walk in with medical injuries or illness that occur frequently during the summer.

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The medical portion of the immigration process often takes multiple visits to a variety of different sites. At AFC Urgent Care West Hartford, we offer streamlined immigration physicals, designed to get you through the medical exam portion of the process without sending you all over. Our step by step immigration/green card physical allows those applying for a green card to utilize our centers for the entire healthcare process, thereby alleviating as much stress as ...

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What a wonderful time of year! The leaves are changing, the holidays are about to start, and of course, it’s almost Flu Season! Yay! On a more sobering note, last year was one of the deadliest of flu seasons we have seen in a long time. Reportedly, more than 80,000 people died last year from the flu alone. The CDC has issues a statement that everyone over the age of 6-months needs to ...

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Did you know that there is actually more than one flu vaccine? Make sure you are in the know this Flu season and we at AFC West Hartford are here to help! What is the Quadrivalent Flu Vaccines? The standard flu vaccine (and only one available until 2012) is the Trivalent Influenza Vaccine. This vaccine protects against three (3) different strains of Flu: Two A Strains (H1N1 and H3N2) and one (1) B Strain. The ...

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Remember the cyanide scare decades ago when seven Chicago residents died after ingesting Tylenol laced with poison? Though the incident happened weeks before Halloween, it was proof that even sealed substances can be tampered with. Chicago residents, and the rest of the country, were in a panic – some neighborhoods prohibited edible treats from being passed out, while another neighborhood banned trick-or-treating altogether. The fervor has only escalated. Parents have become ever more vigilant as the ...

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2 years ago the guidelines on sports related concussions and head trauma tightened up, spurred on by the news making lawsuits brought by some prominent football players families, most notably but not solely, the death of Ohio State football player Kosta Karageorge, who suffered from multiple concussions and then tragically took his own life. As we were learning, their lives had been severely impacted by concussions, due to the effects of traumatic brain injury throughout ...

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Many find that eating enough vegetables every day can be a pain. There’s a reason First Lady Michelle Obama has to encourage kids to eat their veggies; it’s not fun, and they just don’t seem to taste as good as a bag of chips or a slice of pizza. But for many of us, an unhealthy diet is contributing to chronic health issues that may cause us problems later in our lives ...

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Did you know a few mood boosting foods a day could keep depression away? Researchers and medical professionals agree that eating certain foods can have a direct effect on your emotional state and overall mental health. By including a few simple, easy-to-find foods to your diet each day, you can feel an instant improvement in focus, mood, and energy.   Now is the time when Seasonal Affective Disorder, also known as “seasonal blues” can cause many ...

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WFSB 3 Connecticut We sat down with WFSB to talk about Ebola & Enterovirus. Listen in & get Dr. Brown’s valuable advice…

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Recently, the Connecticut Department of Health reported 2 confirmed cases of measles in Fairfield, Connecticut .We had been clear of the measles virus for years due to the very successful MMR vaccination campaign, and thought it had been eliminated. MMR, aka the Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine was thought to have knocked the disease out of the state of Connecticut altogether. We had not seen it rear its’ ugly head since 2000, up until this ...

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