What is Mental Health? When we talk about health, we think about blood pressure, heart rate, immune systems and anything that is related to our physical well-being. However, there is another aspect of your health that requires attention: your mental health. Mental health explores your well-being outside of the physical. When you work on processing […]
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When discussing health insurance, people have many questions. What is a deductible? What is co-pay? What’s a premium? There are countless terms that come with health insurance. In order to make sure that you can best support you and your family, understanding these terms is important. Therefore, we are going to share some of the
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What is TDaP? There are many vaccines that are recommended by Center for Disease control. One of those vaccines is the TDaP vaccines. TDaP is a single vaccine that protects our bodies from three illnesses: tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis. What Does it Protect Against? This vaccine is effective in preventing the following illnesses and their
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Pneumococcal disease is common in young children, but older adults, especially those 65 years of age and older are at the greatest risk of serious illness and death. The best way to protect yourself from a pneumococcoal infection is to get vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Health Watch Clinic has the vaccines
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It is now Fall and the flu season is entering peak season. The CDC recommends that patients get their flu shots before the end of October. Children over six months old should be vaccinated. Also, adults over the age of sixty also should get a flu shot because they are susceptible, at times, to serious
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According to the Mayo Clinic, the 2015 to 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends limiting added sugar, a main component of beverages such as soda, processed sweet coffee and tea, and fruit drinks, to no more than 10% of calories per day. That equals 200 calories per day for the average human diet of 2000
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The dangers of opioid overmedication and addiction are in the news just aboutevery day. But, did you know that drug interactions are also a very serious health threat?Mixing prescriptions with other drugs, foods or supplements can cause seriousand unwanted side effects. “A drug interaction is when after taking two medications, the body reacts in a
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States. HPV infects both females and males. The are many different types of HPV. Some strains can cause serious health problems such as cervical cancer, testicular cancer, penile cancer and genital warts in both females
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Summertime is vacation time. Often, families plan to travel to foreign countries. Published data indicate that more than 1 million people travel internationally every day. Even though most serious diseases such as polio and pertussis have been virtually eliminated in North America, many vaccine preventable diseases are still common in many parts of the world.
When your child is sick, you bring them to your primary care provider. Did you know that when your child is healthy, you should also bring them to your provider for well child checkups? The Bright Futures/American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has developed a schedule of comprehensive guidelines for well child care known as the
