Although it should be summer here, I found the weather to be quite strange. There are days when it would be so hot and after some rains and thunderstorms, the atmosphere would be cool again. Anyway, everyone in the family has been feeling strange but my daughter in …

The last time I got a tattoo, I remembered that using antibiotic ointment was much better than any lotion or cream that they may suggest. My tattoo that I used ointment on came out brighter and nicer than any other that I have. I wanted to make sure that …

I have had back pain every day for as long as I can remember. I have tried so many different products, and I am always willing to experiment until I find something that effectively relieves my back pain enough so that I can function throughout the day. …

Since my high school football days, I have had some serious problems with my shoulder. It was very hard for me to deal with initially, but over time, I learned to ignore. For the most part, I can live with the pain, but on occasion like to play some …

The Tanglewood Festival of Lights is a Light Show in the Winston Salem Triad area of North Carolina. The Light Show is similar to the ride “It’s a Small World” in Disney World for anyone who is familiar with that ride. The drive through the festival is …

Diprobase Cream was prescribed to me for my eczema and it the best that I have ever used to protect my skin. It is truly excellent and I love that it is a no-frills cream thats works well on dry, chapped, damaged and raw skin.
It has no active medical …

I am very susceptible to sore throats and infections of the tonsils. It used to be of great discomfort and something I had to put up with on a regular basis. They say this is a common ailment for those falling under the Taurus Zodiac sign. …

Tylenol Pm is a medicine or drug that is available at almost any local pharmacy and I first tried it when my family went away for vacation and I was unable to do. They were on a research trip to Mexico and I do not have a passport so …

I had suffered from hives or urticaria few months back. There used to be sudden appearance of red bumps at various parts of my body with itching sensation. Initially, I thought it to be a case of allergic reaction. However, when it didn’t go away, I consulted a dermatologist. …

A few weeks ago I accidentally sliced my finger open while de-boning some chicken things and the next thing I knew there was blood everywhere. Though the cut was not really all that deep, it was long and I knew I had to close it up. However the problem …

Pankaj kasthuri is the name of the herbal powder, which is taken to maintain good health. This is the powder of some very rarely found herbs and many such contents. This powder is very effective and very good even for the children. Every we must take …

I get headaches and migraines quite frequently. In a week, I usually get a migraine at least once if I am lucky. Sometimes more depending on the situation, stress levels, and my relaxation. I usually use Advil and it has been working so far. However, when I ran out …

Seroquel is an anti-psychotic medication. This means that is prescribed for mental disorders such as schizophrenia and schizo-affective disorder. These are disorders which cause the sufferer to hear voices or have hallucinations.
The main side effect of this medication is extreme tiredness. In people who are severely mentally ill and …

Ever since moving from the humid hot climate of Arkansas to the humid cold climate of Michigan, some eight years ago, I’ve suddenly become over-run with serious allergy problems that previously never existed. The first time I stepped out of the car into a Michigan september, I was overcome …

I am a teacher and a social worker who believes that it is simply being smart to have regular check ups regarding our health. One of these check points that I find people are reticent to take care of is the HIV testing. I am delighted to write that …

I’m a worry-wort of a mother, and I’m very careful about what I give to my children in the way of medicine and food and anything that could affect their health in the positive or the negative. They typically tell me when they aren’t feeling well, and by the …

Lately I have decided to incorporate more exercise into my life. I have been taking brisk walks as well as distance walks to get myself into shape. After walking for a few days my knees started to hurt really badly. I have had knee pains in the past and …

NyQuill is one of those medicines that I grew up on. I can remember my parents always wanting to give it to me when I was younger, but I could not stand the taste. Now that I am older and have real responsibilities, I am perfectly willing to deal …

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 …

When my child was really young and had nasal congestion, I tried the Little Noses Stuffy Nose Kit on her, and I hated it so much that I never bought another kit. I did like the drops, however, but felt that the extra cost for the entire kit …

I know when I get a really sever cold I try to do anything to stop the dreaded cold symptoms. I am always looking for day time medications but they never work the way they should. After trying a few I realized that I feel better after taking medicine …

Few years ago, I had a problem if I eat seafood. When I eat seafood, I will get skin allergic reaction fro the seafood that I eat. It’s really sad because I really love to eat seafood. So for sometimes I had to stop eating seafood until a doctor …

Sometimes, though it only happens maybe three times a year, I get bad fluid retention and it causes my legs and feet to swell so badly that they look fit to burst. It gets to the point where I cannot even walk because it is swollen so tightly …

Due to a minor accident in the kitchen, I suffered burns on my right hand - which was terribly painful. Even after applying an antiseptic cream on my burns- the burning sensation was making me go crazy. To make matters worse- my skin started peeling off- giving way to …

I’ve been an allergy sufferer for about a year now, it’s crazy how I just developed it recently, because as a child and a teen I never had a problem with allergens during the spring. While I was out playing in the beautiful warm spring weather enjoying the flowers …

Recently I had noticed that my usually clear skin waw becoming a paradise for zits. Over the summer I broke out and it just never cleared up. I had white heads, black heads, and full blown cystic bumps. This never happens to me so I was …

I have moderate allergies every year and with those allergies come a variety of symptoms ranging from sneezing and watery eyes to a stuffy nose and headaches. I actually first saw Zyrtec 24 hour allergy tablets at my local Wal-Mart for about 10 dollars for a small bottle of …

Few people enjoy driving to the pharmacy and picking up medications, so I found it hard to believe that my neighbor was not using one of the many available services that will mail order prescriptions and ship them right to your door. When I asked her why she …

Weakness forced me to contact my physician. For obvious reason I was advised to go for some pathological tests. It was prerecorded to my doctor that I was diabetic and had been on oral medication for last fifteen years. While the reports reached it became evident that oral medication …

Retin-A (common name for tretinoin) is a topical form of Vitamin A commonly known to treat wrinkles and acne. You have seen this product on the ads in the past. Though not often showed on TV as often as before, it had earned a good reputation for effectively delivering …

I am one of the unfortuante few in the working class who has to deal with pain on a consistent basis. This makes working sometimes unbelievably difficult, and there have been days I’ve gone home from work almost in tears because my level of discomfort has escalated beyond the …

I first purchased my Airborne not expecting great things. I thought that it would taste vil,e like Alka-seltzer and work just as good. Well, to my shock and amazement, Airborne works!
I have tried a few flavors. I have tried the grapefruit, lime and lemon, and also the orange. …

Back a few years ago, when I went camping with some friends, I woke up the second day with my bank clenched and cramping like crazy. I guess I had slept wrong or on something underneath the sleeping bag, but whatever it was, I could not move my back for …

I am a 45 year old woman and have only, for the last couple of years, been diagnosed with (ADHD)attention-dificit hyperactivity disorder. I have always had the symptoms of “ADHD” but when I was younger I only thought I was a failure, giving up before I could even get …

Coughs are one of the most irritating ailments that can bring me down more than anything else especially when it is a chesty one and the bad part is that I cannot even take a medical leave based on cough.
I have had times when I have had …

I am one of those who are frequently prone to acidity and this would make highly uncomfortable. This was caused primarily due to my frequent travels or eating some kind of unhygienic food. My stomach acidity would literally throw me out of gear and paralyze all my days …

Recently, I discovered that children’s medicine has changed a lot since I had young children. Not only are there far more choices of brands and types of medicine, but they work better too. I was visiting my friend who has a 3 year-old son for the weekend. We caught …

Be-Total Plus is a definite must for those who get those annoying little blisters in your mouths known as ‘aphtha’ or better known as foot-and-mouth desease. This medicine is in pill form and comes in a box of about 30 pills each individually sealed. This particular medicine should be …

Dolfenal is a medicine, a pain reliever for headache, toothache and muscle discomfort and even dysmennorrhea. Before, I always rely on Paracetamol whenever I feel pain. Paracetamol works slowly. It does not work for me. I constantly feel migraine whenever I am at work because of facing the computer …

Anyone who has ever had a cold knows the unbearable feeling of a stuffed nose. It is the most frustrating of symptoms, forbidding a good night’s sleep, inducing headaches, and ultimately prolonging the illness. This is where the genius of Simply Saline comes in to save the day. …

Norgesic Forte is a good medicine in order to have relief from severe headaches.Before I used to take Biogesic for my headaches but I found it not very effective for severe headaches until one day my doctor gave me prescrition for headache and prescribed Norgesic Forte. I found it …

Milk of Magnesia is advertised as a laxative and heartburn relief aid. It is supposed to be taken two different ways in order for it to work either as a antacid or laxative. I read the directions carefully as I always do and took it exactly as they advised. …

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 …

I experience acid reflux from time to time. It happens when I do not move around after eating. I will not notice that when I frequently sit and lie down on bed after having a meal, I experience acid regurgitation and heartburn that last forever.
The worst acid reflux I …

As a physician, it is a usual scenario for me to encounter patients with severe difficulty of breathing due to asthmatic attack. And most of the time, they have already had salbutamol nebulization or two at home which did not give them any relief before they go …

My kids are twelve and fourteen years old and, oddly enough, still love the Mucinex commercials, that show the little snot-looking guys taking up residence in some poor saps nasal cavities, and then the poor sap in question takes the mucinex decongestant, and you see the not guys eradicated …

As a child I had a terrible habit of scratching and picking at insect bites until they became scars. Unfortunately I was in my late teens when someone saw my scarred legs and made the connection between my picking and scratching and my scars. While I do not do …

Last August, my sister (my only sibling) was diagnosed with Stage IV Kidney Cancer. In November, I saw our family doctor for a routine check-up, and was horrified to hear him tell me that my enlarged thyroid showed extreme characteristics of being cancerous. Of course, I immediately …