Ontario winters can be bitingly cold. While many of us prefer to curl up indoors or under a blanket, there’s also those braving the outdoors for their workouts. When the temperatures decline and snow has fallen, the thought of heading outside for your workout can be unappealing, but there’s no need to stay cooped up inside. […]
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With cold weather approaching, hats and mittens will soon become staples in everyone’s wardrobes. Who Can Get Head Lice? Head Lice do not discriminate, and anyone (yes, anyone) is at a risk of being infected. Children are at a much higher risk of contracting head lice than their adult counterparts. It is a common misconception
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STI Testing: What you Need to Know If you’re sexually active, you’ve probably heard this many times before- you should be using protection and getting regularly tested for STI’s. But what exactly is an STI? And more importantly, why get tested for it? STI’s are sexually transmitted diseases, more commonly referred to as sexually transmitted
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Prevention is Key: Tips & Tricks for Staying Healthy During Cough and Cold Season Cold and flu season is upon us. As a physician, an important part of my job is helping patients get well and stay healthy. Another important job I have though is making sure myself, my staff and my clinic stay healthy
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Flu Season is Just Around the Corner. Are You Prepared? Our Kitchener urgent care Summer’s coming to an end, and you know what that means: crisp Autumn afternoons, pumpkin spiced lattes, and increased incidences of influenza. Kitchener Flu Shot Clinic Each year Canada experiences a flu outbreak, with flu season season occuring between October and
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Kitchener Urgent Care Onyx Urgent Care is a Kitchener urgent care clinic that offers solely after-hours medical attention. Onyx Urgent Care opened on July 8 2015. The urgent care clinic is located on 580 Lancaster St West, in Kitchener. It will be staffed solely by physicians with extensive experience in emergency medicine. This enables patients to
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