by Sean Neely | Sep 11, 2015 | Clinical Tests, Wellness
Summer is coming to an end and in most places, cooler temperatures mean less bug bites. However, with fall approaching and camping trips being planned left and right, you may want to think twice before assuming that the days of creepy bugs and itchy bites are behind...
by Sean Neely | Dec 7, 2012 | Clinical Tests, Wellness
Have you had your flu shot yet this year? Or are you one of those that doesn’t believe they’re safe, think they’re unnecessary or just never get around to getting it? According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) this year’s vaccine is...
by Sean Neely | Jul 12, 2011 | Clinical Tests, Wellness
If you engage in unprotected sex of any type or with any person you run the risk of contracting a potentially incurable disease. Between misinformation and shame of their risky behavior people continue to contract HIV and other STDs and then spread them to other...
by Sean Neely | Jun 17, 2011 | Clinical Tests, Wellness
Syphilis is a disease of old-timers and not a problem any more, right? Horror stories from the past about people with nasty sores going blind and crazy in old age make the name itself scary. Unfortunately, the disease is alive and well, so to speak. People engaging...
by Sean Neely | Mar 30, 2011 | Clinical Tests, Wellness
One would expect that doctors, of all people, realize the importance of washing their hands to prevent the spread of disease. Based on the number of superbug cases in Southern California hospitals during the past year, they’ve gotten lazy. Unfortunately, this...
