Many young children overdosing from medicines at home – CDC
New educational program reminds parents to keep medication “Up and Away and Out of Sight”. Each year, one of every 150 two-year-olds visits an emergency department for an unintentional medication...
View ArticleStill Not too Late to Vaccinate
CDC Says U.S. Seeing Latest Flu Season in Nearly Three Decades February 10, 2012 –According to the CDC influenza surveillance report “FluView,” flu activity in the United States increased for the...
View Article11 Ways to Save Money on Healthy Food
Smart grocery store swaps By Tina Haupert Source: Health.com You’ve heard the old excuse before: Healthy eating is expensive. I can confidently call my food choices healthy—at least most of the...
View ArticleHealth Tips for Pregnant Women
Pregnancy is one of the most joyous times of a woman’s life. It is the doorway to motherhood, and many pregnant women find delight in seeing themselves change physically and emotionally through the...
View Article10 Foods Tough to Digest
Fried Chicken Nuggets Anytime you take a food, dip it in batter and then deep fry it, you turn it into something that can be a bit hard on the gut. Fried foods inevitably are greasy and high in fat,...
View Article17 Worst Habits for Your Heart
Bad habits for your heart By Lisa Zamovsky Health.com Everyone wants to have a healthy heart. Still, cardiovascular disease affects more than 1 in 3 adults in the United States. The good news is that...
View ArticleWhat’s Bugging Our Patients?
What’s Bugging Our Patients helps you to stay informed by monitoring what our medical team is seeing in the clinic this season. The Integrity Urgent Care Team is committed to keeping our community...
View ArticleWater and You
Are you drinking enough water? So why is water so important? Water is vital in order for our bodies to function; it lubricates eyes and joints,...
View ArticleSun Safety. Save your skin!
Integrity Urgent Care agrees with the FDA and the Food and Drug Administration…sun safety is never out of season. Summer’s arrival means it’s time for picnics, trips to the pool, hikes in the...
View ArticleHIV (human immunodeficiency virus)
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is the virus that causes AIDS. Today, in honor of National HIV Testing Day, Integrity Urgent Care encourages you to get tested for HIV. The only way to know if you...
View ArticleImmunization Awareness
We all need immunizations (also called vaccines or shots) to help protect us from serious diseases. To help keep our local community safe, Integrity Urgent Care is proudly participating in National...
View ArticleNew Study Paints Grim Health Picture for Obese Teens
Doctors should inform families about short- and long-term consequences, researcher says. MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2013 (HealthDay News) — Severely obese teens are at increased risk for a host of serious health...
View ArticleThe Burning Truth
A lot of people believe indoor tanning is safe. The truth is, tanning beds injure thousands of people each year badly enough to go to a hospital, and that’s just the beginning. People who indoor tan...
View ArticleDOT PHYSICALS MUST BE PERFORMED BY A “CERTIFIED MEDICAL EXAMINER” EFFECTIVE...
Are you aware of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) new requirement that after May 21, 2014, DOT physicals can only be performed by a medical provider listed in the “Registry of...
View ArticleMental health experts offer antidotes to what they see as unnecessary Ebola...
Ebola Anxiety: A Bigger Threat Now Than the Virus Itself TUESDAY, Oct. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Headlines remain riveted on the three Ebola cases in Dallas. But, mental health specialists say...
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