When I deal with my pain, I don’t always like to take the same old caplets. I often look for different medications to try and will try almost anything once. Since I am so used to my pain medication coming in pill form, I was intrigued to see some …

In hopes of quelling a recent worsening of my asthma, my allergist recently gave me a professional sample of the Symbicort inhaler from AstraZeneca, which includes the drugs budesonide and formoterol. Budesonide is a corticosteroid that fights inflammation of the lungs, and formoterol is a long-acting beta agonist …

I began using the NuvaRing two months ago after seven years of using several different brands of birth control pills. NuvaRing is different because it requires attention only once a month, unlike birth control pills, which depend on you remembering to take them every single day. With …

Last year when I fell and broke my arm and wrist, I had to go to the Logan hospital. Unfortunately. It was about ten pm, and I knew I was in for a long painful night ahead of me. It was very cold outside, and after waiting one hour, …

I remember a couple of years ago, I constantly have yeast infection. It is recurrent. I know the symptoms and I was sure it was yeast infection. I did my part researching about it and I found out that yeast infection is a common type of vaginal infection caused …

If you are looking for a great nurse practitioner, you need to make an appointment with Pam Burns, CRNP. She practices out of Hanover Family Medical Center on Hanover Avenue in Allentown, PA.
My entire family has been patients of Pam for a few years now and she is …

I have two small children who are constantly falling down and cutting themselves. Whenever I treat their cuts or scrapes, I always make sure to use Neosporin. I just apply it directly to the scrape, and bandage it up.
Neosporin does not burn on application. This makes it easy when …

There are times when I get really stressed out, and it affects my sleep where I will lie awake all night with a million things going on in my head and I cannot shut down and actually get any rest. On those days, when I do finally fall …

Flintstones vitamins have been around for years and I have been taking Flintstones vitamins for a s long as I can remember, ever since I was a little young kid I always ate them like their were candy because of the simple fact that they taste so good and …

I am always looking for the easiest way to help keep my kids healthy, and sometimes some of the medication on the market just doesn’t provide that kind of security that it’s doing the best job it can be doing. And not only that but most medicine is something …

Q Street MDs is the best medical office I have ever been to. I have never had as many positive and perfect experiences as I did at the Q Street MDs’ office. The office is in a quaint old townhouse on Q street by Embassy Row. The office is …

I have a dead toenail since a long time now or so I thought. My little toenail on my left foot is completely black. It does not hurt nor is it uncomfortable but just that it looks dead and black. It is very unsightly, I did not even want …

Yes folks, after buying a second hand pair of shoes, I found myself the unlucky recipient of a plantar wart. Immediatly I went to the drug store, to get some help. Dr. Scholl’s has always been a brand I trust, (love their insoles) so naturally I didn’t go the …

I have two cats that I am not usually allergic too unless they are shedding and have a lot of dander which is usually in the summertime. Lately, I have been sneezing my head off because of how much dander they have lately since it has been a really …

When I got so tired I’m easily got a cold or fever, but I hate to go to the doctor. Feels like my stomach always sick when I’m there. I always buy my own drug in drugstore first to cure my cold, if it’s not getting better, I go …

Last week was the worst for me because the weather changed so drastically that my sinuses were not able to adjust thus causing me to get sick. Apparently I wasn’t the only one having a hard time adjusting to the change in weather because when I went to Wal-Mart …

I hate to be sick. I can’t imagine anyone is ever really ok with being sick, but I am a huge baby about it. I suffer from asthma and when I get a bad cold all I do is cough and cough. When I have other …

When my daughter was about four months old she caught a mild cold. She had a little cough and her chest was congested. My husband told me to rub Vicks ointment on her chest but I was skeptical because I feared it would be too strong for her delicate …

I used to never get migraines. The most I would get is a little headache when I was sick or something. But, when I turned 17, I started getting the most painful headaches ever, and when I described them to my mom, she told me what it was: a …

I enjoyed eating Japanese sushi and sashimi. Over the weekends, I had a little too much of them and as a result suffered from mild indigestion. There was a lot of wind in my stomach and that made me very uncomfortable. Occasionally, I would also let out air in …

I am one of those unfortunate people who will breakout with dandruff during stressful times. I have tried to use anti-dandruff shampoos so many times, but unfortunately, I need a stronger formulation for my problem. I bought this Sunsilk Anti-Dandruff Scalp Lotion in the hope that it will help …

Since few months ago, I started to take some more supplement for my body and health. We are getting older so we need to take a good care of our health and body.
It’s been few weeks already since I take Nutrilite Echinacea tablets. A friend of mine brought …

For years I have suffered from IBS and though most of the time due to diet it is under control, now and again it flares up and causes pain and distress.
That’s where this comes in handy!
It is a powder called Ispagel that comes in a small sachet, and is …

Benadryl is the medication that I took for my allergic reactions on my skin. I have allergic reactions all throughout my life and it helped me a lot. It works really well and my puffiness and itchy would subside. I have took it for at least 10 times all …

Sinus congestion is something I don’t have to deal with often, but when it hits me it hits me with a bang. This sometimes happen to me during the seasonal change, especially from summer to fall and winter to spring. It seems like these are the windiest seasons where …

One of the biggest issues that I have with my personal appearance is the many scars that I have on my legs. I have my mother’s genes in that I scar very easily and since I have an olive skin tone they are very ugly raised, purple scars that …

Inoflox Ofloxacin is a prescription medicine that is used to treat urinary tract infections. After my 3rd child my uterus and bladder never returned to their original position and they are now both tilted. I know that sounds funny but it is true and what that means is I …

I have never really had problems with going to restroom and did not have a lot of knowledge on laxatives. However, I was in need of a really good laxative and picked up something that looked like it would work fine for me. I purchased the Ex-Lax Regular Strength …

I’ve tried a lot of things with arnica in it because I spent a good few weeks researching the homeopathic properties of this herb and found it to be useful for a variety of things, but mostly good for sore muscles. I didn’t know how well an herb would …

My son who is now turning 2 years old is always having a hard time in his bowel movement. It started when we switch his milk to a new brand usually it would take him two to three days to have his bowel movement compared to his regular bowel habit …

It is fairly common knowledge that you can find just about anything, and order it off of the internet. One thing that I did not realize until recently, was that you can acutally order sperm. Yes, now women who want to have babies but do not have …

I hate giving my child medication. But when it gets to the point hwere my child is in pain and or is uncomfortable, I just find it hard not to.
I went to the store a couple of nights ago and I bought a bottle of Childrens Tylenol, cold.My …

I was quite a smoker and on average I needed 5 sticks a day. I long knew that this habit had to stop because of health benefits. The longest period that I went without smoking was 2 days and in the end I picked it up again. I could …

Piror to Ben Gay’s being sold in the Philippine market, Filipinos have been relying on the soothing pain relief provided by White Flower Analgesic Oil. However, I count myself among the few who didn’t like the product. For one, the menthol scent was much too strong for me that …

Fatigon is becoming one of the choice when I need to drink extra multivitamin. Fatigon is good to take when I feel too tired from the activities that I did during the day. This Fatigon multivitamin will help me to release the tired and get the new energy for …

The first time I asked my doctor for help was when I was going through my divorce. I could not sleep, I could not eat, I worried constantly, I was irritable and could not even stand myself. My doctor and I discussed my options. We settled for a maintenance …

I heard that Greens+ has the antioxidant equivalent of 6 servings a day of organic vegetables.
Someone I know in natural medicine sales , has a measurement tool for antioxidant levels in individuals and found that her patients who measured the highest antioxidant levels consistenly took this product.
I see athletes …

Dalacin(R) C Capsules has been popular in our place because many teenagers who have acne problems have testified that they were treated by this antibiotics. Actually even my son tried using Dalacin-C to treat his Acne. Unluckily he did not have the same luck. His pimples were never treated …

Flexeril is a medication that relaxes muscles and is usually prescribed to help decrease pain and spasms in the muscle due to strains or sprains. This medication is only intended to be used on a short term basis, usually a maximum of three weeks unless your doctor decides …

Temazepam is a medication utilized to induce sleep if you are having difficulty falling asleep at night, and staying asleep. After trying several sleeping aides that did not actually seem to accomplish the task of helping me get a good night’s sleep, I got on the lightest prescription available …

Of all places, I’ve been plagued by big breakouts on my back. I suspect it was the aftermath of using a soap purported to be a treatment for backne, but only made it worse! Nobody could have guessed I’ll find that spot treatment for backne under my …

I have always been a total pedicure addict and love having beautiful feet. But for the last few days due to my busy schedule I have not been able to take care of my feet. Slowly my feet started looking tired and fatigued feet and to make matters worse …

I am frequently having pain in my left leg (which lasts for about 14 days) and doctors said that there is nothing to be done with it, that pain has no disease background but is purely muscular-skeletal pain so only anti pain creams would help. There are quite a …

My brother is diagnosed with high grade recurrent glioma —“ a deadly brain tumor (either Astrocytoma Grade III or Glioblastoma Grade —“ IV). He was previously operated for Grade II Glioma in 2008. This was terrible news for my family. To add to the problem, he became totally unconscious …

Dr Scholl’s Freeze Away Wart Remover is a really handy product to have around. It is a huge step above the old wart remover system that used liquid gel. It is really easy and painless to use. The best part about it is that your kids won’t be running …

A couple years ago I tried Yasmin as a birth control and the impact it had on my body was very extreme! I’d previously been on ortho-tricyclen some time before that and after all the weight gain and water retention, I decided to “quit” birth control for a while. …

Levaquin is an antibiotic that is used to treat bacterial infections.
The other name for Levaquin is Levofloxacin. It stops the growth of bacteria.
Take it once a day with or without food. Drink a lot of fluids while on this medication.
It is not recommended that you take medications containing …

I’ve been on the contraceptive pill Necon 7/7/7 for 5 months. It comes in a very small, easy to use container. They provide you with the day stickers so you can choose what day you want to start. It’s a very convenient package. When I …

Alprazolam is under the class of drugs called benzodiazepines. It affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and cause anxiety. It is used to relieve anxiety, nervousness,and tension associated with anxiety disorders. It’s also used to treat panic disorders. This is unusuable strong and fast acting. This …

For a while after I gave birth to my daughter, I was having chronic back pains. I had been taking Tylenol, but it really wasn’t doing anything for the pain. I talked to my uncle and he explained that his doctor prescribed him ibuprofen for his back pain. I …