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The common cold is pretty darn common. Each year, Americans catch approximately one billion colds. Each one will vary in severity, and each person will respond to getting sick differently, but on the whole, colds are fairly innocuous. The common cold is a viral infection of your nose and throat (upper respiratory tract). It’s usually […]

How to Treat and Prevent Chronic Headaches and Migraines Can’t find relief from chronic headaches and migraines? You’re not alone! Chronic headaches and migraines are among the most common neurological disorders in the world. People experience different symptoms, but often it is intense pain in the head that can be debilitating. This pain can be […]

Conjuctivitis First, your eye feels scratchy or uncomfortable. Next, you might notice redness, swelling, or discharge. They all add up to what doctors call conjunctivitis—though most people know it by the everyday name pink eye. This common condition occurs when the conjunctiva—the thin, smooth layer of tissue lining the surface of your eye and the […]

By Jeanine Bradley, RPh, Cert. MTM, Ch Herbalist How important is the expiration date on your medication bottle?  A lot of us will look at expiration dates on food as more of a suggestion than a rule. If it passes the sniff test and there’s no visible mold growth, it’s fine, right? Maybe not. But […]

Vagus Nerve Stimulation at The Ear Strengthens Communication Between Stomach and Brain The finding might open up new avenues to treat eating disorders and obesity. JOHANNES VAN ZIJL Editorial Director; IFLScience.com New research from the University Hospitals of Tübingen and Bonn has shown for the first time that non-invasive stimulation of the vagus nerve can strengthen the […]

A private study conducted by Milliman revealed that between 44% and 65% of all ER episodes could’ve been taken care of in an urgent care clinic. Unfortunately, many people simply aren’t aware of what urgent care is, and where the centers are located. WHAT CAN URGENT CARE DO? For any parent, it is important to […]

HOW FAMILY URGENT CARE FACILITIES CAN UNCLOG OVERCROWDED HOSPITALS If you are in need of medical treatment but are unsure what warrants a hospital visit, consider an urgent care center. Hospitals can be quite crowded and often take a long time to provide care for anyone not in immediate need of medical help. In fact, […]

Urgent Care Description For an ailment or injury that cannot wait to be seen by your primary care doctor but is not serious enough to have to go into an emergency room. Mount Sinai has a great description: Should the cut on your finger or the pain in your chest send you to the emergency […]

CHICAGO (CBS) — For healthy adults, rhinoviruses and enteroviruses infections are among the causes of the common cold – but for children, the symptoms can be severe. Doctors say they have been seeing an uptick in cases now that kids are back in school. CBS 2’s Charlie De Mar spoke to one father who said he […]