June is Hernia Awareness Month What are hernias? The most common hernia is a groin, or “inguinal” hernias. Hernias form as a bulge usually in men but also in women. They may form a bulge in their groin that may or not be tender or painful and are very common. Men especially have approximately 27% …
It is Hypertension Awareness Month, and at we want to bring you the information you need to combat the effects of high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. In the United States alone, 1 out of 3 people suffer from high blood pressure, which translates to over 70 million people living with high blood …
Measles is a highly contagious virus that we thought we’d beat a number of years ago. Unfortunately, recently we’ve seen a resurgence of measles right here in Connecticut, in New York, Massachusetts and California. The Connecticut Department of Health reported 2 confirmed cases in Fairfield cases, supposedly un-related to one another. Connecticut had …
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It is national heart health month and at we strive to keep you heart healthy. You do not have to accept heart disease as your fate, even with genetic risk factors. There are always things you can be doing, especially if you are at risk for a heart disease to help prevent a heart attack. …
At AFC Urgent Care Danbury we often see people coming in to our urgent care center with heart attack-like symptoms. People are often confused about whether they are having a heart attack, as the symptoms of a heart attack are very similar to other conditions, such as indigestion or an anxiety attack. In this Medical …
We see many people walking into with strep throat like symptoms. It can be difficult to differentiate between strep, or “Streptococcal pharyngitis” which is a bacterial throat infection of the throat and the tonsils, and a sore throat, which is often times viral, and not treatable with the use of antibiotics …
Bronchitis is a respiratory disease in which the mucus membrane in the lungs’ bronchial passages becomes inflamed. As the irritated membrane swells and grows thicker, it narrows or shuts off the tiny airways in the lungs, resulting in coughing spells that may be accompanied by phlegm and breathlessness. The disease comes in two forms: acute …
As we enter flu season, has prevention tips we want you to pay attention to. We offer the flu vaccine here at our urgent care center, and urge everyone, especially those falling into the categories below to lessen their chances of getting the influenza virus, and get the flu shot. The flu vaccine is recommended …
