What's Going Around Jan. 12th - Strep Throat

In the first weeks of the New Year, Skaggs Urgent Care and Walk- in Clinic in Branson has been treating a lot of Group A Strep in Children.

Exposure to common environmental bacteria may be source of some allergic inflammation

Could some cases of asthma actually be caused by an allergic reaction to a common environmental bacteria? New research findings published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that this idea may not be as far-fetched as it seems. In a research report appearing in the February 2012 print issue, researchers show a link between common environmental bacteria and airway inflammation ...

What's Going Around 1-11

In this week's What's Going Around, it should be more like what isn't going around. The doctors in and around the Valley are busy with all kinds of illnesses.

Bitten by flu bug

TWENTY-eight-year-old Sandra was very lively five days ago during the company’s anniversary. After all, she was just promoted in her department. She partied and dined. When she returned home, she immediately went to sleep. But the following day, she felt flattened – as if ambushed from behind.