3 Things to Keep in Mind When Going to the Emergency Room
Having to go to the emergency room in hospital is never a welcome thought. Especially if you are having to take your children. Even if they have the best doctors and the most up to date medical help, you still never want to have to be there. When my first born was two months old […]
Addiction is Real and Cannot be Ignored Benefits of Treatment Facilities and New Treatment Options
Addiction is not a new word. People have been addicted to various substances for centuries, from opium to alcohol and beyond. But before you joke around about how addicting a food is, you should know that adults and teenagers suffer from serious addictions every day. Currently, there are approximately 20 million citizens in the United […]
Three Signs Your Loved One May Be an Addict
If you have known someone with an alcohol addiction, you know that it can be a debilitating, life shattering illness. While society has an almost romantic idea of alcohol mostly due to media portrayals and its ubiquitous presence in everyday society and culture, it can be just devastating as any hard drug or addictive substance, […]
How to Find the Right Medical Specialist
One unfortunate truth of life is that health can be fleeting. Even the most healthy people can fall ill — 50% of patients who suffer their first heart attack have “normal” cholesterol. Indeed, there were over 51.4 million procedures performed at U.S. hospitals in 2010, and 129.8 million visits to U.S. emergency rooms, so it […]
Can Urgent Care Diagnose Strep Throat?
If you or a family member have the signs or symptoms of strep throat you may want to seek urgent medical care. Most urgent care centers (60%) will have a wait time of 15 minutes of less and (65%) will have a physician on-site at all times. A number of centers (66%) are open prior […]
Should I Use An Urgent Care Facility Instead of The ER?
You wake up in the morning to your little 15 month old baby boy crying. The rosy cheeks and hot tears running down his face let you know that something is wrong. You take his temperature and your fears are confirmed; he has a fever of 104 degrees. The thought of an Emergency Room (ER) […]