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HOW CAN YOUR DEDUCTIBLE HELP ALLEVIATE ALLERGIES?

Posted on July 16, 2012 by admin

I love San Anto­nio. It’s a great city, but year round we have all kinds of aller­gens in the air. With the sum­mer months being the kind­est to allergy suf­fer­ers. Well, you know what they say… out of sight, out of … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Water Safety

Posted on June 18, 2012 by admin

Ahhh.…… the school year is done and that means the kids are home. And, if you have kids, you know that “home” is not exactly where they want to hang all day. For­tu­nately, we are blessed with clear blue skies … Con­tinue read­ing →

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How to exercise in the heat

Posted on August 15, 2011 by admin

As two-a-days fire up across Texas in this unwa­ver­ing heat wave, we should review the rec­om­men­da­tions from  the National Ath­letic Train­ers Asso­ci­a­tion for exer­cis­ing when it is hot outside.

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How to Prevent Swimmer’s Ear

Posted on August 6, 2011 by admin

A few sim­ple steps before and after swim­ming or con­tact with water can greatly reduce your risk of this very painful infection.

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How to Prevent and Treat Athlete’s Foot

Posted on August 3, 2011 by admin

Two-a-days are fir­ing up all across the coun­try and kids are beg­ging to go to the pool to beat the August heat. Both these activ­i­ties usu­ally mean shared show­ers and locker rooms which increase the chance of a con­tract­ing a com­mon … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Vaccinations for Seniors

Posted on July 27, 2011 by admin

Despite some our most-experienced cit­i­zens strongly-held beliefs, seniors may need one or more vac­cines, even if they received vac­cines as a child or as a younger adult.

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Vaccinations for All Adults

Posted on July 25, 2011 by admin

You never out­grow the need for vac­cines. The spe­cific immu­niza­tions you need as an adult are deter­mined by fac­tors such as your age, lifestyle, high-risk con­di­tions, type and loca­tions of travel, and pre­vi­ous immu­niza­tions. Through­out your adult life, you need … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Vaccinations for College & Young Adults (age 19–24)

Posted on July 23, 2011 by admin

Most vac­cines are given early in child­hood, but col­lege stu­dents and young adults need cer­tain immu­niza­tions, too.  These vac­cines are specif­i­cally rec­om­mended for young adults ages 19–24:

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Urgent Care or Emergency Room?

Posted on July 17, 2011 by admin

One of the most com­mon ques­tions we get both at our clinic and when we are out and about is “How do we know when to go to the emer­gency room and when to go to Impact Urgent Care?” Emer­gency … Con­tinue read­ing →

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San Antonio Healthcare Hero Dr. Evan Ratner

Posted on July 13, 2011 by admin

Our Med­ical Direc­tor and Founder, Dr. Evan Ratner, was recently recon­g­nized as one of San Antonio’s 2011 Health­care Heroes. Last year, he was rec­og­nized as one of San Anto­nio Top Docs, this year he is a hero. What will he become next year?

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