As a bit of a surprise for our oldest daughter, I decided to take my family out for dinner Friday evening (despite not really having the money to do that).
The dinner was pretty decent but, for some reason, during the course of it, I started developing a cough. And, …

This medicine is used often when one has mouth sores or a legion where it is inflammed or whatever. THis can be applied both INSIDE of the mouth as well as outside (but from what I heard, I doubt anyone wants to put this inside the mouth, it feels …

I was 20 years old when I discovered that I have allergies.
At first I just let my allergies and I am not taking any medicines or anything to prevent it.But one time it happens to my life that all the parts of body are all have red …

When I get a cough, the whole world knows about it. It goes on and on for weeks on end, and is a nagging dry cough that just won’t stop at any time of the day or night. If I leave it without any kind of medication, …

I have suffered from many stomach problems over the past few years. I often find myself having to deal with indigestion and heartburn more often than I would like to. Since my indigestion and heartburn become unbearable at times, I try to keep medicine in the cabinet to treat …

I get stuck with allergies in the summer time. One of the products that I used to use all the time was Benadryl. A friend told me that I should try out Wal-Dryl. That it is like Benadryl but is the Walgreens version of it.
For about half of …

By now I am sure that everyone in the United States is familiar with Aleve. It’s commercials are pretty well-known and despite a few of them being annoying they really get the message across. Personally I really like Aleve and can say that the commercials are exactly right when …

I am a regular patient at the NYU Trinity Center, and I have been since I moved here 2 years ago. I really needed to see a doctor, and my usual PCP (Dr. Emily Taylor) wasn’t available, so I made an appointment with the next available doctor, who …

I love to go home earlier this year, because i can not wait to see and play with my little baby. To make him laugh, to hold him tight, its really a pleasant activities for me. But it’s all became a nightmare when i found out one day that …

About two years ago, I was going through some pretty big changes in my life, including starting a job after a seven year haitus raising my kids, and buying our first home, after years of living in a paid-for mobile home, not to mention my husband’s adoption of my …

Of the main over the counter painkillers, I generally prefer to get ibuprofen as it seems to have the fewest side effects. Not that I get a huge number of problems with any of the popular medicines in this sector, but I do think it is better to be …

This insulin is available in a vial and pen to be used in insulin pumps, syringes, and with pen needles for diabetic people. It’s onset is within 2-4 minutes from injection.
This insulin is fairly new and is a great switch form your regular Novalog/Humalog. We use it in my …

I have used Imedeen tablets for the last two years after reading about it in many trusted journals.
I used to have a very dry skin but I noticed a very big improvement soon after giving them a try. My skin is combo; it has both extremely dry patches …

I have been taking Vicks Nyquil for colds and coughs for years. Even when I was a kid, that’s what my mom always gave me when I was sick. It’s well know that Nyquil is effective in reieving cold and flu symptoms plus helps you sleep. Recently I …

Whenever I have cough and colds and my phlegm is hard and sticky, I use Carbocisteine Solmux to help me out. It has been my “friend” for a long time now. I easily get sick especially when I alternately go inside an airconditioned buildings and then out under the …

I am diabetic and test my blood glucose daily. I obtained a One Touch Ultra Mini glucometer through a free offer. I love this meter. It is small and sleek and can fit anywhere. There are only two buttons on the front to use for navigating the menu, …

The leaves of Lagundi or Vitex negundo L. is a traditional Philippine herbal medicine for curing coughs. Traditionally, Lagundi leaves were boiled and the resulting broth is drunk to relieve and cure coughs. In the form of tablets, it provides less hassle in preparation. Tablets also mean that …

The last time that I had an ear infection I was in a tremendous amount of pain, so the doctor ended up prescribing painkillers for me called “Dr. Reddy’s Nimesulide Tablets”. I wasn’t sure what to think about it since when I was in pain before, I was usually …

After Medical City moved to its new location, I just wanted to be sick all the time. Aside from the hospital equipment, you’d think the rooms are from five star hotels. Glass windows, gorgeous bathrooms, modern furnishings; it’s all too comfortable to be a hospital room really. This is …

The operation that I underwent last year was the very first time that I had gone under the scalpel. The surgery was done to remove the gallstones in my gallbladder. The procedure was simple and had little incisions to my abdomen. I opted for the more expensive procedure since …

My friends new me before as the one who always got muscle cramps during basketball games. I would often call a time out because my body just couldn’t keep up. That was until I found out about Calcium Phosphate (Dibasic) in an advertisement. It immediately caught my attention so …

If you suffer from extreme menstrual discomfort the way I do, you’ll be tempted to pop a couple Midol Complete(s) just to ease the pain. Midol is good specifically for lower back pain. And when I’m coming down with one of “those” headaches, they usually disappear after …

I used to be a patient at another doctor’s office who called me mental and said a bunch of horrible things to me as loud as possible in front of her workers and other patients. Horrified, i was searching for a new doctor the same day.
I talked to …

When you have a cough, it is always irritating. That is why I wanted to take a medicine that can expel the illness in no time. The sudden change in temperature has brought a lot of illness. In out house, all of the members of my family have been experiencing …

I have to say, I have really found the cure for snoring at nighttime. I have been looking for this remedy for the longest time, since I was positive that I snored at night. It’s so bad that sometimes I would be awakened by my own snore!
I …

Cymbalta is one of the newer antidepressants. Its generic name is duloxetine hydrochloride. It is available in 20mg, 30mg and 60mg capsules.
I have been battling depression off and on for fifteen tears. Just when I think I’m doing o.k.; it hits me. Like a ton …

I am very lucky that I do not have to use eye drops in my eyes very often. I only have a problem once in a while —“ but, when I do have a problem all of the popular products like Visine just do not seem to work …

I have suffered badly with a couple of bad colds in the last few months, both of which really got me in the chest, giving me terrible congestion and catarrh and a terrible, irritating cough. I am a lot better now but it is dragging on and I …

Lipitor (atorvastatin) is a medication that is designed to lower cholesterol as well as a preventative against cardiovascular disease. It is one of the more popular statins on the market today for those of us who have high cholesterol. I found out that my cholesterol levels were …

Lasix is a prescription loop diuretic, which is prescribed for excess fluid accumulation in the body, which can arise from a variety of causes. In my case, I was having edema (swelling) in my lower legs, ankles, and fingers. The swelling seemed to be related to my …

Zoloft is an antidepressant and antianxiety medication. It is served in 50mg doses. That the highest dose for most adult patients. I have been on this medication for 3 months now. I am taking it for antianxiety, and social anxiety disorders.
Because of the dosage, this medication sometimes leaves …

When I was younger, I would, at very rare times, get activity caused asthmatic reactions. Asthma ran in my family, so it was not surprising. I suppose I was probably lucky that mine was only sports induced, rather than fully active, like in the cases of many …

My doctor recommended that I get the Gardisil shots. It is the vaccine for Human Papillomavirus. Gardisil is a series of three shots in the arm over several months time. I have a lot of girlfriends that have HPV and have suffered from it. It is a very scary …

My cousin is undergoing treatment for neuro - muscular problem. He had a short paralytic attack. After hospitalization, his physical conditions didn’t improve much. A relative suggested us to see an ayurvedic doctor, which we did. The doctor had prescribed him Divya Rasraj Ras medicine. This is the first time …

So i started using this stuff last summer and I am not sure how id swim so much without it! Last summer i got swimmers ear in both ears, one week after another and ah was it painful. It is a horrible feeling, i had to be out of the …

I live right outside of the chattanooga Tn area. We have five hospitals in our local region. The one that I recommend the most for you children would be TC Thompson Childrens hospital. The staff are so friendly and helpful. The doctors are amazing and I truly felt that …

Since my job as a Technical Support Engineer on a night shift place my health at risk, it’s necessary for me to have my check up once in a while. I’m glad that Borough Medical Care Institute is accessible from my work location. I have undergone several check up …

Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo is a low-dose birth control pill taken over the course of the month in four differing doses. First are white pills, which are the lowest dose of hormones. Following are pale blue pills, a slightly higher dose, then darker blue pills that are the …

Both of my boys have ADHD. My oldest has the kinda hyper kinda and my youngest has more of the attention deficite kind. They have been having problems in school for years and I have been fighting putting them on any medicine because I was scared …

I have always had what my doctor call “loose joints” meaning that I am susceptible to dislocating my joints and I don’t have good stability. It had never actually been a problem for me, though, until last summer when I twisted wrong and fell, dislocating my right knee …

I have been suffering from year round Allergic Rhinitis. This time since I could not bear it any longer because the symptoms are getting worse, I finally decided to go to the doctor and get this over and done with.
Upon checking me up, the doctor prescribed a nasal spray …

Last September, 2008, I began a job working retail, after a seven year haitus raising my children. It was regretful that I needed to enter the workforce again, but unavoidable, now that my children are old enough to fend for themselves for a couple hours at a time and, …

Vitamin C is vital during the winter to protect from the illnesses that run rampant in our most vulnerable time. It gives us the best ability to fight almost any disease that will strike us.
Sunkist’s Chewable Vitamin C Tablets make it a pleasure to take your vitamin C. …

We all know that prevention is far better and less expensive than curing a disease but still then we make the mistake of not taking due precautions. Due to this we generally catch various types of diseases.
Among the most frequent occurring diseases that attacks nearly everyone, every year.
This is …

I’m going to talk about my great discovery two years ago, or at least to me it was a great discovery.
I have this little problem, well not too little problem, a BIG problem that all women who take the pill have…. I get lots of spots on the face …

Shortly after the birth of my child we moved. I needed a pediatrician. I was a new mom and was worried about finding the right doctor for my baby. My dad recommended Dr. Franklin.
Dr. Franklin is at Cleveland Pediatrics in Cleveland, NC. She …

My husband has many lung problems. It’s not very often that we can find something that helps him very much.
We recently moved and his new pulmonologist prescribed him this Acapella Vibratory Therapy System. He called it a “Flutter Valve” too.
This device looks like a rubber bulb, sort of like …

Polysporin Antibiotic Eye/ Ear Drops are a wonderful product. I have been very pleased with it. It is a little pricey but well worth it. It has become something that we always have in our home. Every member of the family has used it at one time or another …

A while back I was suffering from really bad effects of too much gas in my stomach/intestines. I was desperate to find something to help and it had been going on for a couple weeks before I found this product. I did a lot of research on the internet …

Methylprednisolone is a steroid that is used to treat chronic infections for people with asthma and lung conditions. It is also used for many other situations where a person has inflammation that is causing problems. I was prescribed it due to a sever ear infection. Most people have heard …