Minor cuts and wounds are common to everyone in spite of all precautions taken. And you do not rush to the doctor every time. Rather, we cover these small cuts with the help of plaster, to avoid any infection. These plasters have been effective to an extent but need …

When I first started taking birth control pills, I had a lot of problems with cramping, irregularity, nausea, spotting, etc. I tried many different kinds and had no luck. Finally I switched to Ortho Tri-Cycline and since the first day I started it, I have never had a single …

I don’t think I had many complaints when it came to this pain reliever. I have tried tons of different things when it comes to my period. I have tried Tylenol and ibuprofen but none really seem to give me the relief that I am looking for. When it comes …

I have always had menstrual cramps when my menstrual cycle came around, but it was only until a couple years ago when I was in my mid to late teens when my mother decided to buy Midol, a brand of pain killer for menstrual cramps that I had seen …

I can remember as a child, my mother would bring out a blue jar of Vick’s Vaporub anytime I had chest congestion, and she’d slap it on me before I went to bed. I would usually have my congestion broken up by the time I awoke the next …

Diarrhea. It happens. And it has to be one of the worst and most uncomfortable part of being sick, or if you’re unfortunate enough to get food poisoning as I did one time about a year ago. I had bought some sushi from Ranch 99 store in Chinatown because as …

Walgreens brand medicine has been some of the best medicine I’ve ever invested in, and has worked better than even some (or maybe even most) prescription medications me or my husband or kids have been given over the years. I have taken Wal-Zyr for my allergies in the past …

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 …

Hello everyone. I will speak of Ventolin, a bronchodilator inhaler.
This bronchodilator, I started using it six years ago about my time in Asturias, moisture contrast between the south of Andalusia and the north is very noticeable and appreciable. With it and the fact of being a smoker and a …

It had to happen. It was Christmas and snowy. I was exhausted after a truly dreadful year and what happened? I caught a cold.
Ordinarily, I am prepared for such events and they occur when the shops are open and you can get what you need for all sorts of …

I have been diagnosed with GERD and have taken a proton pump inhibitor daily for about four years now. Occasionally, I have what is called “breakthrough reflux” which is a period where for some reason, my prescription medication is not taking care of the problem.
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Every winter and summer I get the worse colds. I work in an office with over 300 co-workers so once I bring my cold to work it’s just keeps getting passed around. It’s difficult to talk on the phone when you are coughing every few minutes. It seemed as …

I have tried dozens of medicines for my IBS and my related symptoms over the years, both over the counter and prescription ones. I have finally found a daily IBS medication that works well, but I also need to occasionally take medicine for heartburn and other stomach upsets. I …

Last week, I had a splitting headache. It occurred just above my eyebrows then a fleeting pain also in the maxilla of my face. When I feel headache with this kind of frequency, there is only one illness to be blame and that is my sinusitis. I was very sure …

A Patient of about 52years of age came to me with history of hypertension. After examine him, I advice him for some investigation and diagnosed him Angina Pectoris with Myocardial infarction along with hypertension and tachycardia. So, I started oral Tablet Verapamil 40 mg three times a day along with …

I am one of the many people out there that suffers from asthma and the product, Primatene Mist has been a lifesaver to me. Not only is it moderately priced, compared to what doctors want to give me, but is accessible to be purchased from Walmart or other drug …

Of all the Monistat yeast infection treatments, I would say the original 7 day treatment is the best. It is gentler than the other shorter treatments, but still quite reliable. When I first used the Monistat 7 day, I was kind of skeptical. I couldn’t imagine dealing with this …

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 …

In August 2011, my husband was near death. His heart would not have made it much farther. The only option at this point was for the doctors to implant a heart pump to help his left ventricle pump blood through his body. So on …

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 …

Accutane is the most popular name for the Isotretinion-based medical treatment for acne! Accutane is also now controlled by the government, and has very strict guidelines for usage of all accutane products.
There are also several other companies which offer accutane. One more form of isotretinion capsules would be Amneesteem, …

The Sengkang polyclinic is situated within 5 minutes walk from Compassvale bus station. The polyclinic shares the same building as the Community Centre, in which many residents staying around Sengkang would join activities such as yoga, aerobics, badminton club, and cooking classes.
The polyclinic attracts a few hundred patients every …

Few years ago, I tried to use Apisate tablets to help me with my diet program. I need to lose some weight and a friend of mine recommended this tablet since she could lose her weight with the help of Apisate tablets.
I went to the pharmacy store and …

About two years ago, my grandmother woke me up after suffering hours of debilitating shaking and numbness to her arms and legs. She said she’d been having these symptoms for hours but because she didn’t want to disturb my sleep (again, this is how elderly Asian grandmothers are when it …

I’ve had a history of urinary tract infections, and I can’t always afford the time or the money when it comes to going to the doctors office at the drop of a hat and trying to get tested for urinary tract infections. For the most part, I’m familiar enough …

I bought a First Aid Kit precisely to organize my things better. I do have an antiseptic and a box of plasters nearby all the time in the kitchen but I found that having a first aid kit is even better. Not only are all the things that I …

My stomach was screaming so bad and it beckoned for helped. I have been rushing to the rest room for minutes now and I felt a pathological condition is now happening. I called my high school classmate who is now a doctor and he told me that I was …

Codamol tablets
These tablets purpose is to heal you if your ill, so in them words for the normal kind, like stomach aches, headaches, things that aren’t serious and they are the normal type of symptoms you would get if you caught a flu or ate too much. I think …

I had typhoid fever 3 years ago which caused me to have spiking on and off fever, severe throbbing headache, hard cough and occasional chills. I consulted a private physician who examined me thoroughly and had my blood test done. After which, she diagnosed my condition as …

Imodium AD is a drug that has been something of a family secret in my friend for as long as I could remember. One of my uncle’s uses this all the time, he has used it since it has been very young and he loves the way that …

Most of the ladies and especially the housewives have the same problem and that is the pack pain. Even I have the same kind of problem. Normally after finishing all my work when I try to lay down on the bed I most of the times I …

Blood pressure is an important aspect of body health. There are lots of reason for hypertension. Majority of people having hypertension due to age factor are labled as Essential hypertension. Like other I also detect hypertension at the age of 38 and after some related cardiac and …

Zeno, by far, is the most memorable gift you could give to any troubled adolescent. My son is among the legions who continually yet desperately try to combat pimples. We’ve tried almost everything from lemon wash, hot compress, cold compress, and the list just goes on. What …

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 am a big proponent of using generic medications whenever possible, as opposed to the name brand meds, because I dislike the idea of huge pharmaceutical companies ripping patients off; why pay much more for the exact same formula, just because of the name on the package. Recently, when …

I have had severe excessive sweating or what they call hyperhidrosis, in clinical term, ever since puberty. It ruined my social life because most of the time I would just prefer to stay at home and not go out with friends for the fear of being embarrassed with unsightly …

When I worked the night shift, I needed something to help me stay awake during the last couple of hours but I didn’t want to rely on sugary drinks to do it. I decided to try No Doz Maximum Strength Caplets to see if they would help me stay …

Western Dental in dental hell! I have never had such a horrific experience at the dentist before. I broke my tooth a few months ago and I needed to go to the dentist. Because I was new to the area I had no idea where to go. I …

St. Luke’s Medical Center located at E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue Quezon City is the first and one of the only two JCIA accredited hospitals in the Philippines as of today. My grandfather has been admitted in this hospital and i can say that although its service is quite expensive …

If one needs to lose weight, but would rather like to cheat their way so they lose it fast, drinking any phentermine drug is the most popular way to so.
Phentermine works as appetite suppressant. Weight reduction is achieved through the chemical composition of the medicine which helps release …

I have a hard time sleeping. There’s no other way to say it. If my teeth grinding isn’t waking me up, then my snoring is waking my husband up who then wakes me up, or I’m tossing in turning because I’m either too hot or too cold, or it …

I have always loved nurturing my precious bonsai plants and in fact felt quite proud whenever I received compliments regarding them. Since these plants required regular pruning to actually keep it in good shape, I accidentally happened to cut my skin in between my thumb and index finger of …

For a while I was feeling stressed, and because of that I started having problems to sleep. At first I didn’t want to go to the doctor, so I went straight to the pharmacy and asked if they had something that could help me to get some sleep.
There I …

One time after dining out with my family at a restaurant, I went home with crazy runs that left my stomach painful for hours. I ate something there that upsets my stomach (half-cooked food, I believed so). Just like other people who wanted to wait a little bit …

Although I am not officially diagnosed with a digestive disorder, I still suffer from heartburn on some occasions. I sometimes combated that heartburn by taking Pepto Bismol- which tastes awful and did not work that well. Recently, a friend recommended Tums.
I went to the pharmacy and bought …

Benzonatate is used to treat a cough caused by a number of things, such as a cold, bronchitis, emphysema, or asthma. It reduces the reflex in the lungs that cause the urge to cough. You can take Tessalon Perle with or without food.
You can take it up to …

I have been an obstetrics patient at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania twice — a vaginal birth in 2004 and a C-section in 2006. I must say that both experiences were extremely pleasant, or as pleasant as giving birth can be. Both of my admissions …

I had a very bad cold sore on my lip which was very painful. I wanted to get rid of the pain and the ugliness of the cold sore and someone suggested Abreva. I decided to give it a try. I purchased a .13 oz. tube of Abreva at …

Phentermine was once partned with another drug to supposed resounding success. Remember the fad of the phen-phen diet? Well, phentermine is the drug of that combo which is still legal.
Just because a drug is legal, however, doesn’t mean that it is great for your health. While …

Many people do not even realize that they do have sleep apnea. They snore, loudly, away every night. If YOU find that you are disturbing others while you try to sleep, and find yourself choking awake, gasping for air, you just may have sleep apnea that will need a …