Monthly Archives: January 2011

San Antonio’s Impact Urgent Care earns Better Business Bureau Accreditation

Posted on January 29, 2011 by admin

Impact Urgent Care is com­mit­ted to BBB’s Stan­dard of Trust Con­tinue read­ing →

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New Year, New Healthcare Plan?

Posted on January 17, 2011 by admin

Unfor­tu­nately, you and your house­hold may not be the only ones shak­ing things up this New Year.  It’s been said that employer’s are expected to be mak­ing some changes of their own to your health­care plans.  Because of the health­care reform, … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Influenza

Posted on January 10, 2011 by admin

The flu shot can cause some minor sore­ness at the injec­tion site. Low grade fever and
minor mus­cle aches can also occur and might last up to 24 hours. Con­tinue read­ing →

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Why You Should Not Eat Your Boogers

Posted on January 4, 2011 by admin

An excerpt from Fac­toids by F. Gould The med­ical word for using one’s fin­ger to pick their nose is rhinotillexis and the act of eat­ing boogers is called mucophagy.  Although there are doc­tors that might not dis­cour­age eat­ing boogers, there are … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Concussions

Posted on January 4, 2011 by admin

by Dr. Evan Rat­ner M.D. The topic of con­cus­sions in ath­letes has really been in the spot­light recently. There have been mul­ti­ple sto­ries on the local and national news, news­pa­pers, and the most recent cover of Sports Illus­trated. From the NFL … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Know Your Health Insurance Lingo

Posted on January 4, 2011 by admin

Under­stand­ing your health insur­ance lingo is just the begin­ning to under­stand­ing your health plan. From pre­mi­ums, exclu­sions, and out-of-pocket expenses to PPO, HMO, and deductibles, all of these play a very impor­tant role in deter­min­ing how much you’ll be pulling … Con­tinue read­ing →

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