by Social Joey | May 15, 2020 | Family Health, Healthy Living, Urgent Care Clinic, Walk In Clinic
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that around 795,000 Americans suffer a stroke each year. Although there are some risk factors you cannot control, including your age and family medical history, there are some things you can do to help reduce your...
by Social Joey | May 1, 2020 | Family Health, Healthy Living, Urgent Care Clinic, Walk In Clinic
According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, more than 50 million people living in the United States suffer seasonal allergies. Now that many of the trees and flowers are blooming around us, there is a high chance that you or someone you know...
by Social Joey | Apr 15, 2020 | Family Health, Urgent Care Clinic, Walk In Clinic
First off, we just want to thank everyone in our community for doing their part to flatten the curve. We all know these last few weeks have been filled with anxiety and stress, especially with not knowing what is going to happen next. However, our team at AFC Urgent...
by Social Joey | Apr 1, 2020 | Family Health, Healthy Living, Urgent Care Clinic, Walk In Clinic
To say people are feeling stressed right now is probably an understatement. Many of us are just trying to get our bearings with everything going on. And while there are definitely things that seem out of our control right now, the one thing we can control is how we...
by Social Joey | Mar 15, 2020 | Healthy Living, Urgent Care Clinic, Walk In Clinic
This year in the United States, around 140,000 new cases of colorectal cancer will be diagnosed. It is the third most common type of cancer among Americans—and also the third most common cause of cancer death. During National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month this...
by Social Joey | Mar 1, 2020 | Healthy Living, Urgent Care Clinic, Walk In Clinic
During National Nutrition Month this March, our team at AFC Urgent Care Athens, TN wants you to learn exactly what a healthy diet is, as well as what foods you should be incorporating into your diet on a daily basis. What Is the Point of Following a Healthy Diet? Not...
by Social Joey | Feb 15, 2020 | Healthy Living, Urgent Care Clinic, Walk In Clinic
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 75 million people living in the United States have high blood pressure. This number works out to about one in every three Americans. Are you one of them? In continuing our goal of providing ways to...
by Social Joey | Feb 1, 2020 | Family Health, Healthy Living, Urgent Care Clinic, Walk In Clinic
If you think smoking only affects the health of your lungs, think again. Smoking can also damage your heart and blood vessels, which can, then, lead to heart disease. Currently, heart disease is the leading cause of death among people living in the United States....
by Social Joey | Jan 15, 2020 | Family Health, Healthy Living, Urgent Care Clinic, Walk In Clinic
The short answer is—no! The cold weather cannot give you a cold…or any other illness, for that matter. So, what does cause illness this time of year? Our team at AFC Urgent Care Athens, TN wants to share some insight about how we catch viruses in the winter, as well...
by Social Joey | Jan 1, 2020 | Healthy Living, Urgent Care Clinic, Walk In Clinic
It is important that we all do our best to take care of our eyes. While we don’t usually think about our eye health until an injury occurs, our team at AFC Urgent Care Athens TN wants you to share some tips about how you can improve your eye health during Eye...
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