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When you think of early spring, birdsong and blooming flowers come to mind. Unfortunately, another common sign of the season is a rise in strep throat cases. While strep throat can strike at any time of year, it spreads more easily during certain seasons. Below is your guide to understanding how strep throat spreads and how to stay healthy when it’s going around.
When you or your child comes down with an earache, one of the first questions that might pop into your mind is, “Are ear infections contagious?” It’s a fair question — especially with young children sharing toys and sneezing freely. The short answer is: ear infections themselves aren’t contagious, but the germs that cause them can be.
At Xpress Wellness Urgent Care, we believe in the power of community, and as winter settles in, many are in need of warmth and support. Last month, your incredible generosity during our winter coat drive helped provide much-needed warmth to families and individuals. This month, we’re excited to launch our For the Love of Paws Supply Drive.
Norovirus is an infection that is not necessarily dangerous but can keep you home for several days. Young children, older adults, and anyone with an underlying disease may experience more complications or symptoms from the virus for a longer period. It’s important to know not only what symptoms to look out for, but also what you can do to prevent contracting norovirus.
A nutritional and health term that is frequently thrown around a lot is cholesterol, but our medical teams at Integrity Urgent Care hear a lot of questions and have to clarify a lot of confusion surrounding the term. Essentially, while there is good cholesterol that your body needs, many of us have an excess of bad cholesterol. This bad cholesterol can lead to many issues, including clogging arteries and decreasing heart function as well as damaging your liver. Fortunately, if you have been diagnosed with high cholesterol, or if you simply want to head off an issue before it arises, there are ways you can lower your cholesterol with your diet.
Summertime means more time outside enjoying nature – and a greater chance of exposure to poisonous plants. Poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac produce an oil that almost everyone is allergic to. Urushiol is an irritating toxin that causes an allergic reaction in the form of an itchy, red rash often accompanied by blisters, bumps, and/or swelling.
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