Back-to-school season equates to sports season for many middle and high school athletes. While team sports impart many wonderful things like discipline, focus, interdependence, and physical fitness, there is also an ever-present risk of orthopedic sports injuries. Sports injuries are the leading cause of seeking emergency medical care for 12-17-year olds; according to USA Today,
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At what point is your child’s fever a cause for concern? Fevers are not actually harmful themselves. In fact, fevers have some benefit, in both signaling when something is wrong inside the body and killing off heat-sensitive bacteria and viruses. But they sure can be uncomfortable for children – and scary for parents. Children’s temperatures
Read MoreWhen Are Antibiotics Necessary?
Antibiotics are a wonderful classification of drugs that have saved hundreds of thousands of lives, and improved the lives of countless more. However, do you know when antibiotics are helpful and when they aren’t? Antibiotics target and kill bacteria, so for bacteria-borne illnesses and bacterial infections, antibiotics are great. The problem is that the majority
Read MoreMy Throat Is Sore. Do I Have Strep Throat?
When you wake up in the morning, there’s nothing worse than having a dry, sore throat. Unless you have kids with a sore throat, too. Unsure of whether your symptoms are serious enough to call your doctor, you start thinking about what could have caused your throat to hurt so bad. Is it allergies? Are
Read More5 Weight Loss Tips for Women Who Have Tried Almost Everything
You’ve tried it all – fad diets, meal plans, and even popular exercise routines like P90X or CrossFit to manage your weight. But still you can’t seem to lose those last 20 pounds so you can fit back into your favorite pair of jeans. It can be extremely frustrating, especially if those around you, such
Read MoreHow Can I Make My Workplace Healthier?
Every workplace, whether you’re in construction or a call center, has its share of office illness. You (hopefully) enjoy working with your co-workers and would like to keep everyone healthy and happy. After all, who would want to go to work everyday next to someone sneezing and coughing, spreading their germs everywhere? You spend about
Read MoreFight Colds Easily by Boosting Immunity
This past winter and early spring season has been especially harsh on everyone, with colds and flu being spread easily amongst those with weakened immune systems. Even people who normally don’t succumb to viral and bacterial infections have found themselves calling into work, feeling under the weather and unable to shake the tiny microbes making
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