It would be nice if we only needed medical attention from 9 to 5. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. The era of the family doctor making home visits in the night hours are in the past. Yet there is a way to find an answer to a family's medical problems to finding a correct response to symptoms of illness. Ask-A-Nurse telephone call would be the solution.

Dad returned from work troubled by a headache in the back of the head together with a feeling of tightness. Junior come was excused from school bothered by itching scalp to itching all over his skin. Other bothersome physical afflictions may bother the family one time or another mom might be troubled by cold hands and feet for no apparent reason there was a burning sensation in the grandpa's stomach about an hour after eating the evening meal little sister may not have many colds, but it feels when the germ strikes it goes down in her chest and last for a long time..

Home cures are many and are quite available cold compress for dad to reduce the pain in the back of his neck Mom would sip hot soups, especially chicken broth to ward off a germ that is causing her cold feet and hands Junior would be given a good scrubbing in a hot bath and then salved with calamine lotion gramps will take anti-acid tablets to reduce the burning sensation in his tummy and little sister would be rubbed with Vicks.

Yet, the symptoms that afflict the family from time to time might prove to be the warning of the incubation of a major disease. For a layman it would be difficult to ascertain whether the medical problem afflicting a member of the family is a simple one that only calls for home remedies or one that requires immediate medical attention.

If you have a health concern that makes you wonder... Should I call a health care provider? Is this an emergency? Can I handle this at home? (If you think a situation may be life threatening, don't hesitate and call 911 immediately or your local emergency service) But if you require information on any medical problems or of need medical attention call Ask-A-Nurse.

Experienced registered nurses answer calls to the ASK-A-NURSE service, which is sponsored by local hospitals. Ask-A-Nurse is a telephone service available for twenty-four hours a day; seven days a week that can respond to general health questions, if necessary provide physician and medical-service referrals.

A consumer or patient may contact an ASK-A-NURSE call center to talk with a registered

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