Recent Blog Posts

2018 Special Olympics at North Andover High School

" We’re always excited to give back to our community!  AFC Urgent Care had the pleasure of taking part in the festivities and donating water for the 2018 Special Olympics at North Andover High School.  "

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Is It A Cold or Allergies: A Worried Parent’s Guide

" Life might be easier if kids came with an instruction book. Most parents usually have enough questions to fill one and it can be extra difficult when your child is looking to you for answers and you don’t have any. That is especially true when they don’t feel good. All they want is for you to “fix it and make it better” but that’s hard to do when you aren’t so ...

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Allergens Hiding in Your Home

" Many allergy sufferers feel they are waging a battle with the great outdoors this spring season, trying to keep watery eyes, runny noses and itchy throats from keeping them down. But the truth is, allergies can be triggered just as much by allergens hiding inside your home as they can by the ones outdoors. Before you lock yourself indoors to avoid the spring allergy season, the team at American Family Care wants to make you ...

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Allergy Alternative? A Little Exercise RX

" When you have that miserable, stuffy, sneezy, stopped-up feeling from allergies, all you really feel like doing is climbing into bed or relaxing on the couch and taking whatever your doctor has prescribed. Probably the last thing on your mind is exercising! How can you run when you can’t breathe? How do you stretch when you’re sneezing all the time? The experts at American Family Care say a mix of the traditional and ...

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Treating Seasonal Allergies

" As the blissful fragrance of the new season fills the air, the grass turns bright green and birds sing their cheerful tune, most of us will opt outside to reap the benefits of beautiful weather. However, for more than 50 million allergy sufferers in the U.S., seasonal triggers can put a real damper on the blossoms of spring. With everything on the market today, from over-the-counter tablets to doctor prescribed nasal sprays, choosing the ...

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A Parent’s Guide to ‘Can They Go to School Tomorrow?

Every parent knows the moment. Your alarm goes off, backpacks wait by the door, and your child says, “I don’t feel ...

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Kids + Spring Sports: The Most Common Injuries and How to Respond Fast

Spring in Massachusetts feels like a reset. Fields reopen, practices begin, and kids jump back into soccer, baseball, softball, lacrosse, tennis, track ...

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Nosebleeds in Late Winter/Early Spring: When It’s Dry Air vs Something Else

If nosebleeds seem to happen more often between February and April, you’re not imagining it. Late winter and early spring are ...

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