For kids playing at school, October signals the continuation of plentiful activities. Fall sports, and horseplay may seem like fun, but injury may be lurking just around the corner. For Hospitality Health ER and parents, Back to School season means getting ready for another year of colds, viruses, bumps, bruises, and even broken bones. We’ve [...]
You feel it coming on — that ever so slight pain in your head that tells you a migraine is about to happen. Thankfully, there are medications that can prevent it from progressing. But sometimes it hits like a freight train out of nowhere. BOOM! The worst pain you can ever imagine and then it’s [...]
Birthday parties, school celebrations, and end-of-the-week dessert splurges… sweets and candies seem to haunt us wherever we go. It’s no wonder why parents wince at the thought of a bag load of sweet treats come Halloween. After all, we are all more aware of childhood obesity, diabetes, and cavities, right? So for all the households [...]
There are a million things that can go wrong with our bodies, and it makes even harder when one of them happens to your kid. That’s because there’s nothing worse than seeing your child suffer and not knowing exactly what’s wrong. Throat pain… fever… chills… stiff neck. It could be anything. But if these symptoms [...]
With busy children and a lot more activity on our streets today, Hospitality Health ER in Longview and Tyler believes that one of the best ways to keep your kids safe in and around your neighborhood is to teach them how to practice safety on their own. Parents, remember the freedom we had as kids? [...]
Today, there are so many ways to decompress. Catch some deep breaths and stretches at a yoga class at Longview Yoga Studio, take a hike at Cargill Long Trail, or simply indulge at one of Longview spas or massage places. So, moms and dads, if you were thinking of doing something to release and unwind [...]
All of a sudden, your allergies begin acting up again—nose gets stuffy, eyes and throat get a bit itchy, and you feel unusually lethargic. You wonder what’s causing this flare-up only to realize it’s the beginning of a new season. Oh, it must be fall allergies. You may be right, but what does it mean [...]
Flu season is underway. But did you know that the flu vaccine is only about 17 to 53 percent effective in older adults? Since you’ll be going through the trouble of getting a shot, isn’t it important for it to actually work? Well, now there’s evidence of how you can make the flu shot work [...]
It’s one of our favorite times of the year at Hospitality Health ER. That’s because it’s time to enjoy the outdoors with crisp autumn weather, the beauty of changing foliage, and family time at one of the pumpkin patches in Longview. Fresh air does a body good! As a matter fact, there’s been scientific proof [...]
As parents, our natural instinct is to want to shield our kids from sadness and tragedy. Unfortunately, avoiding scary topics may negatively shape the way children view themselves, others, and the world. They’re bound to hear about tragedies, like the recent Las Vegas shooting, from other kids or adults, so it might as well come [...]
