I always have a stock of Betadine Cream in my first aid box. Especially because I have small children. Sometimes they felt when they run and had a little wound on their knee or feet. If that happen, I will immediately clean the small wound and apply this Betadine …

I had recently come back from vacation and I had one of the worst sunburns. On the last day of our vacation, I decided that I really wanted to get lots of sun, so I remained in the sun all day. Between the sun reflecting on the water, and …

The T.E.N.S machine provides pain relief without drugs. Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation is a means of directing very controllable electrical pulses to the area of the body where pain is experienced to provide relief.
The machine is very small and portable. There are four pads that are placed around the …

I found out the last time I visited my gynecologist that I had a uterine fibroid. I had some outpatient tests down and found out it was benign. Fibroids can cause pain and heavy bleeding during menstration.They are very common in women past the age of 45.
I decided I …

In almost every drugstore, it only requires a terse question to ask the pharmacists what kind of laxative is good, rather bestselling. And the straightforward answer would be Bisacodyl. Maybe, the most abundant brand of this laxative is Dulcolax —“ the name is probably more definitive to …

On July 14, 2005 I decided to make a change in my life. I traveled to Mexico and underwent weight loss surgery. I had the Lapband surgery done. This is where they place a band around the upper part of your stomach which gives you a …

The worst thing about have seasonal allergies is that once one symptom begins the rest of them are sure to follow. My biggest symptom is the sneezing: I don’t just sneeze once and that’s it, I end up having a thirty minute to hour long sneezing marathon. The downside …

After a two year battle with mental health problems, I was prescribed Lithium by my psychiatrist. I was extremely hesitant to try the drug since I had tried it years earlier as a teenager with horrible side effects. My doctor explained that as an adult, the drug would effect …

I travel by plane a lot, but using Dramamine never occurred to me until a friend mentioned it when we went on a cruise ship. She would take a half a pill each morning and then before bed to make sure she didn’t get sea sick. What a concept! …

When it comes to sinus colds, I get them so often and so badly, that I usually have to take prescription medication to tackle them and get better. Otherwise, I am suffering for over a week with it. At home, I would usually use some of my …

When it comes to pain relievers Tylenol extra Strength tablets are great for minor things like headaches, backaches, and other pains. I have been using Tylenol Extra Strength off and on for a few years and I have yet to find anything that works as well. I purchased mine …

I am unsure why I had never tried and of the DayQuil products before last week; it might be because I associated this brand with NightQuil for sleeping, but I should have tried its daytime equivalent. I also likely thought it was only available as a liquid, which is …

I’m not sure what it is about this fall season, but I have been suffering from a really bad case of seasonal allergies since this past weekend.
After having to drag myself out of bed yesterday and realizing I couldn’t call in sick to work (we had too many people …

Good Sense Naproxen Sodium Tablets are simply a generic version of Aleve. I usually do not take Aleve but I do every now and then for joint pain and arthritis. I purchased this medication and my local dollar store for $1.00. The box contained 100 220mg caplets …

Sometimes new doesn’t mean better.I took this drug for hypertension in the early years of my high blood pressure.
This is one of the few high blood medicines that I have taken without having any side effect.Funny though what I know now, I did have side effects I just did …

My son came home from football practice with a huge cold sore on his upper lip that just kept getting bigger and bigger as the night went on. The cold sore really bothered him and the itchy feeling was driving him crazy.
I took him to my local pharmacy …

Hold cough drops with dextro-metho-phan cough drops are one of the newest brands of cough drops that I have ever tried. I found them at my local walgreens and they were about three dollars for a package of ten. That seemed a little on the expensive side to me …

Among all the pain relief medicine I have tried (Advil, Aleve, Tylenol, and generic brands), Advil works the fastest for me. You don’t even need to buy the more expensive “liquid gel” version. The regular caplets work just fine. One additional minor benefit is that you only need …

Recently, my three-year old daughter had a slight fever. In addition to the medication that she took, we also put Stona Cooling Gel pad on her forehead. She was very curious about it. When we explained that it is used because she is having a fever and that her …

One time, my grandchild suffered and on and off fever. I thought it could be because of his colds so I gave him first aid treatment. However on the third night his fever turned worse. His body temperature rose up to as high as 39 °C. I …

There are many types of medication used for treating depression, and one of these is known as Elavil, or Amitriptyline. I took this medication for depression many years ao, and although my condition is now all but dimished, I do continue to take it for Panic Disorder. The medication …

Pepto Bismol seems to be a versatile medicine, and one that I have used since back when I was a child. I never cared for the chalky taste, though I did like the color when I was younger. It is a thick pink liquid that when swallowed, will …

My car was recently sent in to the auto shop for some repairs. I then had to wake up earlier in the morning and to commute all the way to work which involved an hour taxi ride and then a 30 minute train ride. The commute was a real …

Until I found Evoxac I had problems with severely dry mouth. I had tried a number of dry mouth type products with little positive effect on my Sjogren’s Disease. As a result of the dry mouth I would often have stinky breath regardless of how frequently, and steadfastly I …

Qvar, a product of Ivax, is a prescription inhaled corticosteroid (anti-swelling drug) used to treat asthma and other conditions that cause the lungs to swell. It is available in 80mcg and 40mcg dosages; your health care provider will prescribe the appropriate dose. The active ingredient in Qvar …

I am such a big fan of antioxidants, I do believe that it helps our body and our over all wellness. I drink green tea and or take food supplements and I know I feel very healthy physically and mentally. Of all the anti oxidants sold out there in …

It is really disturbing when I encountered insect bites and even rashes that due to irritation from climate changes.It often result to minor wounds and it becomes severe when I am scratching it, later on I will seek to my doctor’s advised. But when my doctor prescribed me to …

Recently I pulled a muscle quite severely in my upper shoulder. I take mild painkillers, but find they alone are not enough to dull my shoulder pain. My Pharmacist suggested a liniment, and that Absorbine Jr, Original Pain Relieving Liquid was the way to go.
This is a great product! …

I personally believe that people should stay away from these types of medicines. I have tried using Tylenol PM, time and time again. The only reason why I tried using it was because I didn’t have any headache medicine and I had a huge problem going to sleep. My …

Spicy foods are my favorite. I can’t live without having a spicy sauce in the table even if its a mismatch on what food is prepared in the table. I crave for it and I just can’t stop myself liking hot and chilly viands. Just last week I visited …

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 …

I get sinus headaches all the time. No matter what season it is or where I am at, I always seem to get them. I have tried everything under the sun to get rid of my headaches, but to no avail. I finally tried the Equate …

It is the usual problem for me in the cold period of time that I am catching cold in the head. I do not know for sure what the cause of this problem is. Either because of my absolute disliking to wear the cap or because of the allergy …

When it comes to having colds one of the symptoms I really hate is having a sore throat. It’s bad enough that I have to deal with loads of other afflictions like persistent cough, sneezing, runny nose and body aches just to name a few. When I was a …

I had been on the pill for the last three months, and in the first two months I was actually using one that didn’t have side effects on my body. However, on the third month, the pharmacy near my place ran out of my regular so I had to …

Metropolitan Hospital is one of the more advance medical facilities in Manila. This hospital has endeared itself to my family already for reasons that my sister and I were born here and that practically my whole family has experienced being confined here although not a good thing.
The Metropolitan …

I am 30 pounds overweight. The doctor prescribed this for me and it does not seem to do much. The pill seems to cut the cravings a little bit, but not as much as I expected. Sometimes it makes me a little dizzy. I am …

I use Genebs caplet as a pain killer if I suffer from body pain and headache which usually happens when I feel feverish or due to lack of sleep. Genebs caplet is white in color, about ¾ of an inch long in size and come in a bottle of …

About three years ago, I came down with R.A..It hit hard and fast. I’m 42 years old and I could not get out of bed. My husband and daughter had to get me out of bed and help me take showers and so on. Even though I …

It has been four years since I was diagnosed with type II Diabetes. My General Practitioner had put me on a million little pills, and some not so little ones. We even tried Insulin, it was like a dose of extreem PMS and Menopause all in one daily shot.
Finally …

Recently when I had a cold, I was happy that I didn’t get a cough with the cold. I just breezed through a few days of a stuffy nose and a little sneezing. After about the third day, I started to get a dry hacking cough, but it …

Cramps can be downright dreadful and tiring. Menstrual cramping always leads to fatigue and a lot of pain in my back and lower abdomen. Though I do not experience these pains every month it is really bad when I do. I sent my husband out to get me some …

Whenever allergy strikes me, it causes clogged nose–this is on top of the sneezing and teary eyes. This has been a problem to me ever since so I have been trying various products for years now to ease this problem. I have tried home-made remedies to solve this problem …

If you ever have to buy over the counter allergy medicine, then I have a recommendation over Claritin. It is called AllerClear. AllerClear is an allergy relief medication. It has 300 tablets and claims to give allergy relief for 24 hours. It can only be purchased from Costco since …

Visine is an eye liquid drop for those that have red eyes or irritation. It’s an eye lubricant and you can use it if you have red eyes, irritation, and dry eyes. This is extremely helpful if you have those problems. All you need to do is drop some …

I always have high blood pressure. I think its because one, it runs in the family, second, I love to it albeit I am not overweight. They say exercise is important to combat and dissolve all the fatty food you ate but sometimes I have high blood pressure no …

Last week I accidentally pulled a poison ivy vine away from my herbal garden without realizing what it was and broke out in a nasty poison ivy rash that was severely red and itchy. The anti itch cream I used to help relieve the itching and help heal the …

While on a recent trip to Florida, I contracted an extremely painful toothache that threatened to ruin the entire trip. Rather than have that happen, I visited the local Walgreens to get something to ease the pain until I could get home and get to the dentist. I rushed …

I’m pretty sure there couldn’t be anything worse than watching or caring for a child that’s sick. I don’t have kids of my own, but I take care of my godchildren a lot, or used to when they were younger, and so I have a good idea how to …

Nourish Skin Ultimate is another kind of supplement that you can take to give special treatment for your skin, especially your skin face. Most people said that Nourish Skin Ultimate can give you special antioxidant that we know can be use as anti-aging treatment for our skin face.
I bought …