Keeping the magic in the bullet

Hailed as wonder drugs when they were discovered in the 1940s, the overuse of antibiotics is leading us towards a future without cures for bacterial infections.

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.

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.

Whooping Cough on the Rise

By Claire Walla It may just seem like a cough. But, if you notice it sounding particularly, uh, “whoop-y,” and if it’s not going away, there’s a very good chance it could be pertussis, or what’s known colloquially as Whooping Cough. According to a letter sent last month to medical practitioners by Dennis Russo of the Suffolk [...]