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    How to Clean Your Belly Button and Prevent Infection

    July 27, 2015

    Did you know your belly button can harbor 67 different kinds of bacteria? Learn more about how you can clean and protect your belly button from infection. Read More

    Medically Reviewed by Urgent Care

    Categorized as: Living and Wellness, Safety, Skin Care

    Tagged with: belly button, bellybutton, clean, clean bellybutton, how to, infection, navel, piercing, skin

    how to keep your bellybutton navel clean the right way
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    How to Wrap a Sprained Wrist or Ankle

    January 31, 2015

    Discover how to wrap a sprained wrist or ankle with the help of Dr. Heather Rosen, medical director of UPMC Urgent Care North Huntingdon, Read More

    Medically Reviewed by Urgent Care

    Categorized as: Orthopaedics, Safety

    Tagged with: ankle, ankle sprain, how to, injury, sprain, video, wrap, wrist, wrist sprain

    how to wrap a sprained wrist
  • Article - 3 Minute Read

    How to Safely Clean Your Ears

    August 12, 2014

    Avoid injuring yourself with potentially hazardous cotton swabs and ear candles. Learn how to properly clean ears and remove earwax buildup. Read More

    Medically Reviewed by Ear Nose and Throat

    Categorized as: Family Health, Living and Wellness

    Tagged with: clean, directions, ear, ear canal, ear wax, how to, tips

    How to Properly Clean Your Ears
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