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 …

Acidity and constipation is one thing which can be a nuisance, it gives a bad stomach and at times it can even cause severe pain around the abdomen and back area. Recently after eating all the oily and spicy stuffs I got a very bad acidity, it was acute …

I am not a fan of cough medicines, as I usually stick to throat lozengers, but when I had a cough I just couldn’t get rid of, my pharmacist suggested I try Buckley’s Mixture. I was hesitant at first, most cough medicines I have tried have
either left me so …

A few days ago, I had to be shifted to another medication for my asthma. There have been several medications that I have tried, but had problems with its prolonged use. Over time, I usually develop some resistance to the medication and when I do, I have to go …

About three years ago, On Christmas Day, I woke up with an excrutiating ear ache. I’ve had them before and I have to say that the pain is actually worse than child birth, and since I’ve had two children, I can say that with some authority! In the past, …

Accutain is a treatment that a lot of doctors will prescribe to their patients that have severe acne because of the fact that it can be effective on cystic conditions. If you have an acne condition that feels like you have big boils on your face or you have …

Tempra Forte is a brand name of Paracetamol that is produced and distributed by Bristol-Myers Squib in the Philippines. Tempra forte is an analgesic made specially for adults, it is prepared in tablet or syrup form. I personally take this drug whenever I am sick and I can say …

About a month and a half ago, my dog and I were playing. His tooth accidentally hit the inside of my left wrist. I had immediate pain and a burning sensation shoot up onto the top of my hand toward my fingers. The pain and burning …

My son is now in High school and you better believe that one of the things that we deal with on a daily basis is the fact that he has acne. I never thought much of it because when I was younger that was something that we dealt with and …

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 …

Keppra was originally designed to be used as an anti seizure medication but further research was done and is being widely used as a drug to combat nerve pain in people who have chronic back and leg pain like me. I had used some other drugs of the …

I have always wanted a maintenance treatment for my asthma. And having to try one medication from another can be quite scary and also a burden. I never know what will come as a side effect for the drug that I am trying. But nevertheless, I keep on experimenting …

‘You should go back home. And, don’t expect much’.
This statement is still reverberating in my ears. One of the most famous neurosurgeons had uttered it for my brother. My brother was diagnosed with recurrent High Grade Glioma (Glioblastoma, a brain cancer). He was operated in 2008 and then undergone …

I was first prescribed Xanax for anxiety and panic attacks 6 years ago. In just a few minutes, it relieves the symptoms of a panic attack (trouble breathing, trembling, throat closure, rapid heart beat). I would recommend it to anyone with anxiety/panic disorder because the pill can be your …

I have my fair share of acne scars. Even in my mid twenties, I struggle to keep blemishes at bay. To fight my acne, I use Neutrogena products. One of my favorite products is the Neutrogena On-the-Spot Acne Treatment.
On-the-Spot Acne Treatment, a maximum strength effectiveness product, is true to …

Safi The blood purifier , A product by Hamdard ( WAKF) Laboratories , is a wonder product for all kind of skin diseases .As the name suggest it purifies the blood and thus cures all the problems related to the skin. Skin diseases are the result of blood …

I wasn’t sure what was going on with me. Every time I would eat salads, raw vegetables and certain cooked foods I ended up feeling badly. I was bloated. Other times, I was bloated and nauseated. Nothing I could buy from the regular drug store shelves seemed to help …

Since I spend a great deal of time on the phone at work, it isn�t uncommon for me to develop a sore throat by mid-week. For this reason, something that can always be found in my desk drawer are Ricola Herbal Throat Drops.
I’ve looked at similar drops at the …

Having a sore throat can make me feel really down and out. I hate dealing with the sharp pains that make it uneasy for me to swallow. I hate also that scratchy feeling that always makes swallowing anything feel weird anyway. I think that sore throats not only hurt, …

Celexa is an antidepressant from the SSRI family. It has a ?new, improved? version called Lexapro, but I have only tried Celexa and used the latter product for chronic, clinically diagnosed major depression. Celexa took about 2 weeks to take effect, although unlike other antidepressants, I didn’t …

I am one of those unfortunate adults who never had there tonsils taken out of a kind and should have. As I got older I was catching more and more throat infections and all of the mucus would move down to my chest. I would catch bronchitis and even …

Last year I had a very bad cold which leaded to horrific sinus congestion and ultimately the worst earache that I even had in my life. I don’t even remember, prior to this incident when I even had an earache. They are not something that I get …

I am a housewife and I have 3 children. My son is very healthy and he is very good but the only problem with him is, due to sudden change in weather or due to eating a lot of ice creams which are his favourite, he catches the …

Xanax is a powerful prescription for calming the nerves. It shouldn’t be taken in larger quantities then prescribed by your doctor. As you take Xanax over time, you will notice that your body builds up a tolerance for the medication. That is why it’s important not …

If you’re like me, then you are a frequent sufferer of headaches, migraines and other tensions in your head that drive you crazy. So many questions are asked, all of which are annoyingly obvious. “Do you drink enough water?”. Yes. “Is it your eyes?”. No. It just seems to …

Ikadryl syrup is another brand of medicine that you can use when your kids have cough problem.
Same as the other kind of medicine that you can give to your children, Ikadryl syrup have fruit taste as well. But this one is using apple taste for this medicine syrup.
Ikadryl can …

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 …

If you suffer from allergies and are tired of trying medication after medication, with only half working and all of them making you drowsy - you owe it to yourself to give Aerius a try. Not only does it work, but when it says ‘non-drows’ it means just that. …

I have discovered that having a cat in the house is a wonderful thing. But the side effect is I am allergic to all the hair and dandruff on our cat. A friend of mine suggested that I get some Benadryl Allergy from the drug store and …

I have found that for a stuffy nose, fever, body aches and pains, or nauses, Thera Flu hot medicine does the trick for me. Thera Flu is sold at pretty much all local drug stores and costs under ten dollars. Its an over the counter medicine that …

Though this is an “addictive drug”, it works wonderfully for major pain. My husband had surgery for his shoulder and was given oxycodon for pain during recovery. He only ended up having to take one or two before he was ok. We had most of the prescription left, so …

After being diagnosed with respiratory tract infection, my physician prescribed me of three different medicines namely Cefalexin, Mucobron and Iron Supplements. He told me to focus on my cough and buy Mucobron capsules good for five consecutive days and take it three times a day, once after each meal.
I …

I live in cold place in the Philippines and more often than not children suffer from colds and cough easily. One time my daughter catch a cold and ended up having cough as well because of post nasal drip. I have a problem giving my daughter certain medications even …

I learned about BioFreeze while visiting my chiropractor. Its what they use on their patients. I rub biofreeze into my aching shoulder and the heat truly seems to melt the pain away. It doesn’t get rid of all my pain, but I can truly feel a …

Purell hand sanitizer can be seen everywhere these days, thanks to the recent outbreak of swine flu. Walking out a door? Put on some hand sanitizer first. Going into an elevator? Put on some hand sanitizer. Going to the library? Hand sanitizer. Eating? Had sanitizer. However, what gets a …

My husband developed some acid reflux problems after the pattern of food and the timings at which he ate the food changed due to his work. This caused acid reflux a week ago. He had problems of reflux occuring at night time for the past one month. …

If you are the type of person that has a lot of money to throw away then you probably have never been to target and if you live like this then I suggest that you stay away from here because this is a place where you will never be …

One product that I am very familiar with is Icy Hot Medicated Patches. I used this product quite a bit while playing sports and always had decent results. They are readily available at any walmart or drug store and are a great way to relieve sore muscles or even …

For as long as I can remember I have been plagued with sore throats. There seems to be no underlying problem as to why I get them (I have had countless tests over the years all pointing to..nothing!.
It seems to be one of those things as my doctor …

I don’t have a cavity or tooth decay. But last month of March, I felt this discomforting pain on my bitewings, that’s how they call it here. It was one of my molar teeth. If I am going to drink cold water or eat cold foods, …

Flexeril is a medication that falls under the category of muscle relaxers. It comes in pill form and is not available over the counter, but can only be obtained with a physician’s prescription. Unlike a pain killer, flexeril is designed to eliminate muscular contractions and pinches by …

Metformin, or Glucophage, is an insulin sensitizing drug that is usually used to treat those with Type 1 diabetes, but recently has gained popularity in being used as a treatment for infertility in patients with insulin resistance and/or polycystic ovarian symdrome (PCOS). I personally was diagnosed with insulin resistance …

I have always hated dealing with nasal congestion and feel like it really takes a toll on my body. I have noticed more nasal congestion recently, due to the high winds and dust blowing. I find myself having a difficult time breathing through my nose and feel my nose …

As I get headaches frequently I was going through a lot of Tylenol very quickly. I soon realized that Tylenol was indeed very expensive and so I decided that I would try another more economical version of Tylenol so that I could get the relief without the price.
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I have a very beautiful and small family in which my children, my husband, my brother and my parents do live. My father is a service man. My father is very fine and he is perfectly healthy. The only problem to my father is, the digestion …

I got sick when we were at Hurricane Evacuation at a hotel. It was my whole family in two hotel rooms. It was a horrendous experience. With the recycled air and being trapped with all the other people in their rooms. The whole hotel was in complete lock down …

I really hate having any type of illness. Even the common cold seems to bring me to my knees. I had a cold recently for like the tenth time this year and I was just losing my mind. Because I did not want to deal with the pesky cold …

I had such awful vision that I couldn’t make it from the bedroom to the bathroom without my glasses. I had been going to several optometrists in town until I was referred to Peter Rhee ophthalmologist at Marshfield Clinic. Just the thought of surgery scares …