It is time for Spring sports, including Track, Baseball, and Lacrosse. Urgent Care in West Hartford wants to offer some tips to avoiding injury before your child’s sports. 1) Warm Up: If your child has been inactive for months leading up to the sport, it is a good idea to condition the child’s body before participating. Also, to prevent injuries, it is a good idea to warm up muscles before each game or ...
The timing of flu is very unpredictable and can vary from season to season. Flu activity most commonly peaks in the U.S. in January or February. However, seasonal flu activity can begin as early as October and continue to occur as late as May. We are fully stocked and ready to keep you healthy this year. Be ready before the flu season hits this year. *Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicare, Medicaid cover the cost ...
May is Hypertension Awareness Month, and so we are taking this opportunity to discuss the health risks caused by untreated high blood pressure, also known as high blood pressure hypertension, as well as what you can do to control and treat high blood pressure. Approximately one in every 3 Americans have high blood pressure, according to 2012 CDC statistics. Approximately 70 million people; these are epidemic proportions. The concern is that out of those approximate ...
As we’re sure you’ve heard, all over the news, the measles virus has made a comeback in the U.S. in full force. within the past five years, 75 percent of measles cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have occurred in various insular communities, among them the Amish in Ohio, the Somali community in Minnesota, Eastern European groups in the Pacific Northwest and the ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities in New ...
Whether you’re a parent getting ready to take your kids trick-or-treating or you’re someone who doesn’t participate in Halloween at all, everyone needs to be aware of the dangers that come with Halloween night. It’s a whole new world out there these days with everything from candy concerns to clown threats. Here are some simple tips to keep your halloween scary in a GOOD way! 5 Tips to Keep Your Kids ...
Spring Break is almost here, and we suspect traveling may be in your near future! Traveling is well-established as being both spiritually and emotionally healthy. However, between flying in a congested airplane and encountering a near-infinite number of foreign bacteria, traveling can be unhealthy if you’re not prepared. *Also, there’s a resurgence of a new highly contagious and sometimes deadly threat that we’d long ago thought we’d beaten: measles. Certain states ...
If ever there were a time during the year that all workers dread, it has to be flu season. Sniffling coworkers, wheezing kids and running out of tissues or hand sanitizer can make the months of flu season extremely stressful, even if you’re one of the lucky ones who remains healthy. Every year, American businesses lose billions of dollars in sick days and lost productivity. Experts estimate the economy will lose about about $20 ...
You may be taking a break from some of your favorite snacks lately, due to recent concerns over listeria bacteria in food products. Just this week, varieties of Blue Bell Ice Cream were recalled over listeria concerns, and earlier this month, Sabra Hummus was pulled from store shelves after a package in Michigan tested positive for the bacteria. Listeria is a food-borne, bacterial infection that most often is passed through unpasteurized dairy products and deli ...
You feel restless, jittery, nervous, maybe even a little nauseous and dizzy. If you’re blaming a high-stakes meeting or a Type-A personality for your agitation, you might want to take a look at what’s in front of you. If you have a cup full of coffee or tea, a piece of chocolate candy, or even a breakfast bar, you may have taken in significantly more caffeine than you realized! That extra cup of ...
April is Sexually Transmitted Disease Awareness Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): There are 20 million new STD cases in the U.S. every year, of which approximately 50% are amongst youth between the age of 15-24 The medical costs for these new cases are $16 billion Adding the new cases each year with existing infection, there are an estimated 110 million total STD’s among Americans. Experts estimate 75 ...
