I first read about Melatonin in one of my health books by Dr. Oz. I heard about it again in my Change your Brain Change your Body reading. It is a supplement that works with your body’s chemistry to promote sleep. It comes in little 5 mg tabs and …

I recently went to the doctor complaining of pains in my right side. I told the doctor I was prone to kidney stones and other infections, and had a family history of these conditions. Though I was showing no other signs of infection, aside from the pain, my doctor …

If you are having trouble sleeping at night your doctor may prescribe Lunesta, which is a sedative and sometimes called a hypnotic.
Lunesta is used to treat insomnia by affecting chemicals in your brain that become unbalanced and cause sleep problems. This medication causes relaxation to help you fall …

I have been looking for something to deal with my dry skin areas. The skin becomes dry, starts to peel and eventually looks like a nasty rash. I hate dealing with this problem because it can happen on any part of the body. I especially hate when it happens …

I had always heard that taking Vitamin C will make you feel better if you have a cold or sore throat. I never really paid much attention to it though. I stopped by my father’s house one day and told him that I had a scratchy throat. He immediately …

After I had my caesarian operation my attending physician prescribed me to take this medicine to alleviate the pain caused after the operation once the anesthetics will disappear and that I have to take only one tablet for three times a day whenever I feel certain pain but he …

Equate Triple Antibiotic Ointment is the generic term for regular Triple Antibiotic Ointment, but it works just the same. The active ingredients being Bacitracin Zinc, Neomycin Sulfate, and Polymyxin B Sulfate, they are the same ingredients as in the regular version. Even the amounts are the same. …

Katinco Ointment, is one good product for pain and itch. I was able to test the product myself and since then I kept purchasing Katinco for first aid relief for headache or any body pain and itchiness. I am glad Katinco even made a Katinco stick which looks like …

I had taken a trip to Johannesburg in South Africa a few years back. Whilst there we went to see a friend who was in service for the navy down there. The car we had taken was kinda dirty so while waiting to see him, we decided to give …

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. …

Ciprofloxacin is an antibacterial medication designed mainly for treating a variety of infection, such as urinary tract infection, skin infection, and diseases that are susceptible of bacteria. I took ciprofloxacin hydrochloride in 500mg many times in my life, which doctors prescribed for my skin infection and vaginal infection.
First …

I always seen to run out of medication at the most inconvenient times. I mean, when I don’t have time to run a prescription down to the pharmacy, and wait for it. But, I have discovered that Walgreen’s Pharamacy, in Eureka, has been a great help to me.
At Walgreen’s …

I had been prescribed Hexidine mouthwash by my dentist after I had gone for scaling . It is a 160 ml transparent bottle manufactured by icpa health products and is blue in colour. As per my dentist’s prescription I was to use this mouthwash twice daily.
The mouth wash is …

Pepcid Complete Acid Reducer and Antacid Berry Blend Chewable Tablets are a great and simple way to get relief from heartburn, or acid indigestion or that hard to describe feeling of having a sour stomach which just does not feel right. The great thing about this medicine is …

I love the things medicine companies are coming up with now! I have a twelve year old son who refuses to take pills unless it’s absoluely necessary, and when he gets sick it’s quite a process to give him anything to make him feel better. Earlier this year, he …

My skin seemed to become even drier in the cold climatic conditions and caused me great discomfort and uneasiness. My chapped and cracked lips were a great cause of concern; because sometimes the condition would become so worse that I would have blood on my lips and this would …

I like to take cough drops in order to get my throat feeling better and to stop the incessant hacking that I sometimes get from a dry throat. My father uses Halls Defense Vitamin C Drops and suggested that I do the same to get the extra vitamin C …

About six months ago, I started to experience a pretty severe interruption in my digestive system. I was having some strong abdominal and lower back pains, and was having consistent diarrhea for almost two weeks straight before I decided to see my doctor about it. My sister was diagnosed …

When I was working for a weight loss company, my manager had something that was along the lines of hypoglycemia, but it was actually the opposite. Basically, any time she had carbohydrates, she would start to get loopy and her blood sugar would drop, so she’d always have glucose tablets …

About 4 years ago, I had a very bad episode of hyper-acidity which caused me to have some nausea and vomiting which made me weak and a little dehydrated. Because I was on duty in the hospital, I had no choice but to find some available medication …

I couldn’t take my menstrual pains anymore and made the decision to buy Advil.
I’m a very picky person and I always want to know what i am taking in into my body.
I did some research on Advil, it relieves pains from headaches, muscle aches, toothaches, backaches, mestrual cramps and minor …

I am one of those people prone to cuts and wounds. I have had my share of paper cuts and scrapes and bruises from my climbing adventures. During my emergencies, I always panic because I am so obsessive about cleaning my wound. I get agitated if I cannot wash …

Sore throat is a very disturbing condition. I normally get sore throat when I have colds and many times also when I engage in too much screaming like when watching games of my favorite basketball team. I do get sore throats too after long and vigorous business discussions. My …

My doctor was unsure if the Diabetes that I have is really Type 1. There are test to make sure of this but it is expensive and it may not be really worth. Type 1 Diabetics no longer produces insulin in their bodies, so the treatment of choice has …

Having a child running a fever can be really hectic and mind boggling. I hate dealing with myself and my kids being sick and try to do whatever I can to stop the problem ASAP. When my daughter got her vaccines before the school year started, she was not …

I’ve noticed that more and more people are taking aspirin for headaches in the Philippines, the Paracetamol hype has finally died down. And thank god, too because Paracetamol costs a lot more than Advil. I guess it’s because of the long term side effects of aspirin (which is not …

I have to say, I wasn’t always a fan of the idea of using a nasal spray to treat my allergies and the symptoms associated with them. I’ve always been told the horror stories of addiction and nosebleeds to those who use nasal sprays on a regular or continuous …

My son has a huge problem with Eczema and he deals with it around his mouth area as well. We had to learn the hard way that we couldn’t use medicines around his mouth because they would break out his face even more. They would also thin the skin …

I have taken sleep aides before. Usually though it is because I have a terrible headache so I take pain relievers with a sleep aide mixed in them. Every once in awhile though I just have plain insomnia. One of the medications that I have tried is Equate Sleep …

I’m a reflux disease patient. For several months now, I have struggled with the symptoms of my illness. I would often be stressed because I like to eat a lot with my family and friends, love the taste of coffee and am also fond of seating in front of …

I was once saw this in a tv commercial, where a child is sick and has a high fever and his grandmother wrapped him on his blanket so his temperature will go down. Then his mother comes and introduced Dolan, an ibuprofen which is good for fevers or pains. …

My skin can be classified as baby’s skin. It’s so delicate and whenever I am exposed to some outdoor adventures that I cannot avoid to join especially office outings, I expect I can get coldsores somewhere. That’s how my skin and I envied those women who doesn’t have a …

Mylanta is my favorite heartburn solution.
Pain relief: This is one of the fastest working over-the-counter meds for when heartburn hits you hard. When I’m in a lot of pain, I need something that’s going to do the job. I’ve tried Zantac and a few other common ones, but they …

One of the most uncomfortable symptoms of a stomache flu or virus is the nausea that is associated with it. There’s not a whole lot that gets me down, but nausea can do it every time.
I had tried numerous products on the market for nausea, and couldn’t seem to …

Children’s Tylenol Meltaways are a great pill form of medicine for your child. For ages 2 through 6, it is a fun way of giving medicine to your child, especially if they are the type that hates taking liquids. It’s uses are basically to reduce fever or pain. The …

I cannot believe it but having just got over the most horrible flu like virus that worried me into looking up the symptoms of swine flu on the internet, I now have a cold. As a result of that virus, as it was quite severe on my chest, …

One of the babies I cared for had, it seemed, a whole bag of medicine that he must take to function like a normal cooing baby throughout the day. He was just really gassy in his tummy and so one of the medicines he had to take was …

Over the past two years, I’ve begun to experience headaches regularly. These can be mild irritants to all out make-me-curl-up-in-a-ball-and-cry type of headaches which are totally debilitating and keep me from functioning on any real level. Thankfully, these happen rarely, and usually it’s just a garden-variety headache. I’ve been …

For the longest I had a serious problem with my back. After I delivered my daughter, I had put on a lot of weight and had some serious back pains. I was trying different pain killers and muscle rubs left and right. It seemed that none of them could …

Allegra is the common brand name for Fexofenadine.
It is an antihistamine that people use for seasonal allergies. You know, the springtime runny nose, sniffles, itching scratchy throat, eyes that itch so bad you want to take them out to scratch them.
Those are what most people take Allegra for. I …

Not to be confused with Robitussin DM, this Tussin DM cough syrup if I remember correctly is a knock-off brand by Rite Aid or CVS or one of those kind of neighborhood corner store pharmacies. You can easily compare the ingredients, though and they are pretty much the same, …

Somewhere along the line, I misplaced my digital thermometer. I loved that thing, but who knows where the heck it is. Finally, when a friend gave me a gift card to Walmart, I decided to replace it. When I looked to see what was available, I …

I have fibromyalgia. I was excited to hear that there might be a medicine, Cymbalta, out there that could help with the pain. I asked my doctor about it and she was got me going on the drug.
Cymbalta is an antidepressant. I started with …

No matter how much my friends tell me I’m paranoid, I just don’t believe in buying medication for everything that goes wrong with your body. That was until everything started going wrong with my body.
Out side of the allergy situation I was dealing with, I was in the …

My doctor prescribed Lyrica medication for me to assist with diabetes neurological problesm. The medicine can make you sleepy when it’s first getting into your system. Once you get used to it though, that side affect wears off. I find that Lyrica has been a wonderful …

I suffer from terrible seasonal allergies. Grass being cut, pollen, smog or pesticides can give me terrible bouts of sneezing, and make my sinus’s become so full it feels like my head will explode.
I have, for the past 5 summers used Claritin, until recently I bought another brand, ran …

Almost everyone has some periods when his of her resistance is not what it have to be. This can be after an illness or you get tired because you are too stressed.
In this case it is better that you take a product to increase your resistance. Probactiol is a …

This is the second health card my company had provided when they switched from Medicard to Prudential life health card. At first, we were all disappointed because we really liked the Medicard health service to us. We had been using that for two years and never had a problem on …

Abreva Cream prescription is used to treat cold sores and blisters. It has to be prescribed to you by your doctor or dermatologist. I have never had to use this product myself but I have a friend that uses it regularly. The Abreva Cream prescription is …

I am always a victim of headaches due to stress and traffic when I’m going to and fro from home and school and, of course, I don’t always rely on tablets for pain relief because taking too much of such things is bad for the system. And besides, if …