Category Archives: News

Struggling with speech: Spasmodic Dysphonia

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Nina

This week we take a look at a rare vocal dis­or­der called Spas­modic Dys­pho­nia. It can greatly effect your vocal cords, result­ing in a strangled-sounding or hoarse voice. For some, it seems like they have lost their voice. It can … Con­tinue read­ing →

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How pure is your air?

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Nina

Today, Dr. Rat­ner tells us how impor­tant it is to have good air.  An aver­age adult breaths over 3,000 gal­lons of air daily, and chil­dren breathe a larger amount of air rel­a­tive to their body weight. A 3,000 gal­lon tank would … Con­tinue read­ing →

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What?! But I have insurance!

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Nina

It’s frus­trat­ing to get sick.  No one ever plans for it to hap­pen.  Luck­ily, most of us have insur­ance.  While insur­ance may cover part of your visit, under most plans, you will still have to pay a por­tion of your … Con­tinue read­ing →

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IBS or a tummy ache?

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Nina

You have a chronic con­di­tion that causes pain, occa­sional embar­rass­ment and lifestyle restric­tion. Nobody really knows why or how you got it, though there are the­o­ries. There’s no cure, though the symp­toms are treat­able. Some­times you can eat what­ever you … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Tsunamis?! But we live in SA!

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Nina

This week, Dr. Rat­ner tells us about prepar­ing for the unex­pected. What’s in your emer­gency kit? Most of us here in San Anto­nio do not know that this week is Tsunami Pre­pared­ness week. Just because San Anto­nio is only a lit­tle … Con­tinue read­ing →

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ALERT! Day 2013–Learning more to stop Diabetes

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Nina

  Today is the Amer­i­can Dia­betes Association’s ALERT! Day. Today through April 9, 2013, there’s a free online test you can take to help you fig­ure out your risk fac­tors, and for every test that’s taken there will be $5 … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Dr. Gutierrez weighs in on National Youth Violence Prevention Week

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Nina

Today, our own Dr. Gutier­rez takes a look at National Youth Vio­lence Pre­ven­tion Week.   As spring break ends and most stu­dents reluc­tantly return to class, the very seri­ous sub­ject of youth vio­lence will be one of the top­ics at the fore­front. … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Breakfast: The Yummiest part of School!

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Nina

March 4–8 is National School Break­fast week. Here are a few words of wis­dom from our own Dr. Gutier­rez about the impor­tance of break­fast for chil­dren: We have all heard it said, “Break­fast is the most impor­tant meal of the … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Zzzzz…It’s National Sleep Awareness Week

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Nina

  Did you know that sleep (which is so lux­u­ri­ous and won­der­ful any­way) greatly impacts your health? Not get­ting enough sleep can cause or con­tribute to obe­sity, dia­betes and depres­sion, all of which are wide­spread through­out the US. And being … Con­tinue read­ing →

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IUC is turning three!

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Nina

On March 1, 2010, Impact Urgent Care offi­cially opened its doors for busi­ness at our first loca­tion on Hueb­ner road. Our team then was tiny, with Dr. and Mrs. Rat­ner, an MA or two and a cou­ple more sup­port staff … Con­tinue read­ing →

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