Monthly Archives: November 2011

Lather Up for National Hand Washing Awareness Week

Posted on November 30, 2011 by lratner

The power is in your hands when it comes to pre­vent­ing the flu. By prac­tic­ing basic hand wash­ing tech­niques you will pro­tect your­self regard­less of the peo­ple around you. Sure, it is a rou­tine that we often take for granted. … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Healthy Holiday Eating Tips

Posted on November 22, 2011 by lratner

As we pre­pare to wel­come all the hol­i­day cheer, fam­ily and fun, we must also pre­pare to face some not so wel­comed temp­ta­tions. For the major­ity of Amer­i­cans, any attempt at healthy eat­ing goes sail­ing out the win­dow dur­ing the … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Antibiotic Misuse

Posted on November 16, 2011 by lratner

Antibi­otics are used way too often for things they sim­ply can’t treat – like colds, flu or other viral infec­tions. Peo­ple are often mis­guided by the idea that antibi­otics are the “won­der drug,” and either ask their doc­tors for them … Con­tinue read­ing →

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2011 Urgent Care Awareness Week

Posted on November 14, 2011 by lratner

From the Urgent Care Asso­ci­a­tion of Amer­ica: WARRENVILLE, Ill.– Urgent care cen­ters around the coun­try will be cel­e­brat­ing the fourth annual Urgent Care Aware­ness Week Novem­ber 14–20th. The goal of Urgent Care Aware­ness Week is to help edu­cate com­mu­ni­ties – … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Turn Away for a Day — The Great American Smokeout

Posted on November 8, 2011 by lratner

Walk­ing away from tobacco is never easy for smok­ers, but dur­ing the Great Amer­i­can Smoke­out on Novem­ber 17th they don’t have to do it alone. Thou­sands of Amer­i­cans cel­e­brate the Great Amer­i­can Smoke­out through­out the nation with ral­lies, parades, stunts … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Drowsy Driving Prevention Week 2011

Posted on November 1, 2011 by lratner

Next week is Drowsy Dri­ving Pre­ven­tion Week (Nov 6–12) and Impact Urgent Care wants to warn every­one about the dan­gers of dri­ving under the influ­ence of fatigue. Dri­ver fatigue or drowsy dri­ving affects dri­ving abil­ity and judg­ment and ulti­mately increases … Con­tinue read­ing →

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