How to Prevent Flu This Season Flu season typically picks up around October and is usually at its peak between December and February. AFC Urgent Care Lyndhurst highly recommends getting the flu vaccine early, before the virus begins spreading in your community. It can take up to two weeks after vaccination for the protective antibodies to develop, so scheduling your flu vaccine sometime this September can go long ways in protecting yourself and those around ...
The Importance of Food Safety September marks National Food Safety Education Month! This is an ideal time that families can use to raise awareness about safe and healthy food practices that prevent cross contamination. Cross contamination can occur when dangerous germs from one food spread to other foods. As kids head back to school this fall, eating in a cafeteria around other children, practicing safe food handling becomes even more important. Everyone is at risk ...
Mastoiditis is an infection of the mastoid bone. It can be caused by a number of different bacteria and can lead to hearing loss, meningitis, or even death if not treated properly. In this blog post, we will discuss what mastoiditis is, its symptoms, and how it is treated. AFC Urgent Care Lyndhurst is open seven days a week to help patients with any urgent medical need. From flu shots to injury treatments, AFC Lyndhurst ...
There are many potential allergies that people can have, and one of the more common ones is an allergy to bee stings. If you're wondering if you might be allergic to bee stings, there are a few things you can look for. In this post, we'll discuss the signs and symptoms of an allergy to bee stings. AFC Urgent Care Lyndhurst can treat patients who have minor reactions to bee stings. It's ...
