Severe sinus infections are not joyous, and can be very serious. I have seasonal allergies and food allergies, and I tend to get one or more upper respiratory infections a year. I know that sinus infections can irritate the nasal passages, and cause irritation to all the bronchial tubes …

I had a recurring Urinary Tract Infection since I was in high school and it became worst when I started working. I had my worst attack just recently that I end up being hospitalized for a week. I got fever and chills and the doctor said that my infection …

Have you ever have vertigo in your life? When you have vertigo, you will see everything around you are turning around and that will caused you a headache because you can not see straight anymore.
If you have something like that, you should check immediately to your doctor. Maybe you …

I have a hard time swallowing vitamins and herbal supplements in pill form, but know how essential they are to help support health. One of the supplements I actually enjoy taking are the Rainbow Light Gummy Omegalicious Omega 3 Formula in Sour Raspberry. These supplements are tender like gummy …

Steven Harter M.D. is an obstetrician and gynecologist, and simply the best one I’ve ever been to. I’ve been going to this office for six years now, and I’ve been very happy.
First, he is board certified and very knowledgeable. But more importantly, he is really nice, caring, …

When I was in my early adulthood, I was diagnosed of having Iron deficiency anaemia. I remember I used to have symptoms like fatigue and irritability. My skin was also pale and my friend would sometimes tease me as Edward Cullen’s brother. There were also activities that I had …

It’s been few days since my kids got cough. I think the virus was coming from their friends at school. There is no body sick for the last few days. I thought it was just a small coughing but after few days it did not stop, I brought my …

For some reason I have had plenty of aches and pains the last few years. The worst aches were my backache and my toothache. For quite some time my mom was telling me to try BC powdered aspirin. She told me it provided fast relief. I hadn’t heard much …

I have been struggling with quite a bit of pain through my hands and elbows. I often feel that they are strained and can feel swelling throughout those areas. I try my best to stay away from over the counter medications, but this is not always possible. Whenever the …

For me CVS pharmacy is one of those stores that I hate but at the same time I love it also for many reasons. Let me explain why I hate the place, most of the things are very expensive there and if you need to buy something like Oreos …

For the past week, I’ve been battling a serious cold. I caught it from my father who also caught it from my mother. To think, I did my best to avoid coming in contact with them and still fell victim to it. I was experiencing practically every symptom imaginable. …

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 had the chance to use this heat wrap when I had a mild sprain on my back after I fell down in the bathroom. My sister in law recommended this product to me because she used it when she sprained her hip joint and it worked well …

I’m not sure if it was something I ate Friday or if I picked up another stomach bug, but I had a very upset stomach this past weekend. At first, it wasn’t a big deal; I was just running to the bathroom every half hour or so. But, by …

A lot of people experience itching of their scalp on a daily basis and they naturally assume that it is dandruff since this is a very common problem. When the problem does not go away you should ask yourself if it is possible that you have lice and not …

Unfortunately for me it is very easy to get a yeast infection. These infections can be both painful and irritating at a level 10. I try my best to treat symptoms before they get too intense and unbearable, but I am not always successful. Once the symptoms are very …

I have had to take my daughter to the emergency room a number of times over the last few months. I have always taken her to Gilbert Mercy Hospital located in Gilbert, AZ. We have had excellent experiences at this hospital until recently. It saddens me greatly to write …

Like many people, I’ve had anxiety attacks. It can be very uncomfortable to get these attacks. It makes you feel frighened even if there is no reason for it. For those of you who get them, you know how uncomfortable these attacks can make you feel. I …

I take tylenol pm when I cannot sleep. Every so often I find I just cannot fall asleep and this really does help. When you take this with a glass of water it takes about 30 minutes before you feel a little sleepy and about an hour …

First thing is first, I want to talk about the fact that Aspirin has never been high on my list of medications. I would opt out of using Aspirin because they are blood thinners. My doctor has always told me that if I don’t need to take Aspirin then I …

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 …

While some might consider Glaceau’s Vitamin Water a food, I consider it a medicine. Anytime you are taking vitamins you are essentially self medicating, and at least this is a tasty way to do it. Eight ounces constitutes a serving of Formula 50 Vitamin Water, and each bottle …

There is one thing that I always keep in my medicine chest just in case I get a cough. I have used Vicks Formula 44D for many years to get rid of late night, hacking coughs because it works well. I pay $6.94 for an 8 oz. bottle at …

AS a young man not too young. I deal with acne from time to time. I hate calling it acne because I feel as if that’s for the teenagers. But unfortunately I get bumps all over my face to the point where I have to try tons of different …

Since I was a kid I’ve been choking down liquid cold and flu remedies. They all taste gross to me and give me heartburn. Tylenol now has their medicine in pill form so I jumped at using those as an alternative. The liquids work great — …

I am always somewhat skeptical about medications that claim to prevent or get rid of colds and the flu, and other viral infections. I do believe you can do your best to eat well, exercise, wash your hands, get enough rest and all the other preventative steps to prevent …

My baby had mild diarrhea with frequent passing of motion. I just consulted a doctor near by. He prescribed Loperamide syrup. This grape flavored syrup is effective. I gave just this single syrup to my 14 month old baby and diarrhea was gone after the medicine …

I am extremely impressed with these Galprofen Ibuprofen Long Lasting Capsules as they really do work and they live up to their claim to provide 12 hour pain relief. I just tried these out because I suffer with severe period pain —“ which is debilitating to the extent …

It is very rare that I find myself needing a laxative. However my diet can sometimes put me into situations where I need one. I don’t use them often and don’t have a certain brand that I go after and decided to pick whatever looked good. I was seeing …

Suffering from a cough is the worse part of a cold for me. I dread dealing with the coughing and the burning sensation that comes in my chest. I also hate that nasty scratchy feeling I get in the back of my throat every time I get sick. I …

I first encountered thermacare like many other products when I had a coupon for it. There are so many different medications and products at the store and I never know which will work great and which will be total duds. Luckily for me if you watch carefully …

When my daughter was a few months old, she suffered from wind in her tummy. She was visibly upset and had difficulty falling asleep. Someone recommended that I give her Woodward’s Gripe Water to relieve her pain. As soon as I gave a tiny bit of the Gripe Water, …

I was prescribed Zyprexa for depression and anxiety by my doctor making it one of the many medications I have tried to find the right one for me. Zyprexa was not it.
My first impression was that I immediately began to get tired to the point where I could not …

I’ve tried a few Bodyglide products in the last year, and have really liked them all. I’ve got a bodyglide stick for my inner thighs to prevent chaffing when I’m walking, and I also use a different stick for my feet to prevent blisters and soreness caused by my …

First off with the technicalities;
-the box cost around 25$
-there are 30 pills (1 per day)
I was advised to buy these by my doctor, because I had pain in my legs and there was no straight forward reason for them so one option was that I might lack a mineral or …

I have been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. MY doctor prescribed Lantus, a long acting basal insulin that is injected thru needles and syringes. I have been using Lantus and I am very satisfied with its result. MY glucose levels are getting better each day with the help of …

Lasix is a prescription loop diuretic, which is prescribed for excess fluid accumulation in the body, which can arise from a variety of causes. In my case, I was having edema (swelling) in my lower legs, ankles, and fingers. The swelling seemed to be related to my …

Soffell mosquito’s repellent is one of a product that I often use in the house. Actually we also use another mosquito’s repellent. We did not really stick to one brand of mosquito repellent. But we do always have a sock of mosquito’s repellent. So if I go to …

I sometimes get an upset stomach because I eat the wrong things and end up with a lot of acid in my stomach. The only way to get rid of it is to take some type of acid reducer. I decided to try the store brand of acid reducer …

Even though I don’t really care for Aspirin it is good to keep it in the house. When I really have bad pain or a bad headache I prefer to take Advil or Ibuprofen but I will take Aspirin whenever I am all out of Advil and Ibuprofen or …

Certain foods react badly with me and any foods that are red, orange, or yellow, spicy or acidic. If I consume them, I will get heartburn. since I became hypoglycemic, I;ve pretty much eliminated most of the offending foods, but I still can;t say no to a …

I get the worst menstrual cramps. My biggest complaint with the medications that I take to relieve these cramps is that they take forever to kick in. It’s not that Motrin and other medications like it are not effective. They do get rid of the pain, but they take …

One medication that continues to be on the market though used less often is Fioricet. Fioricet is an old school migraine medication that was prescribed to me back in 1993 when my migraines began. For several years, a combination of Fioricet and a drug called Elavil worked …

I’ve been using this product for the past couple of years now, and honestly, there’s nothing else that can compare to it! Vicks has been apart of my life since I was a little girl, I remember whenever I was sick with a cold, my parents would use Vicks …

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 …

Accu-Chek Aviva System made by Roche Diagnostics is the latest most technologically advanced way for anyone to monitor their diabetic testing. Diabetes runs in our family, and we are always on the lookout for a more painless way to test our blood sugar.
This Accu-Chek System is a two …

When I was in my teenage years, I was diagnosed with having Leukaemia. It is a condition where my white blood cells are in excess and that my whole immune system was just overwhelmed by immature white blood cells that quickly outnumbered the red blood cells in my body. …

Okay, I have to admit, I’m a total sucker for products that have a catchy look to them. If it looks “old world” or has a catchy title or humorous catch-phrase, then I’m usually all over it like white on rice. I have some serious back problems that have …

I visit this hospital very rarely, just to visit a friend or relatives who must treated because their illness in this hospital. This hospital is an exclusive hospital and the only and first hospital in Indonesia who got accreditation from the United States.
I love the layout of this hospital …

Whatsoever precautions one may take, mouth ulcers do crop up in the mouth sometimes. These mouth ulcers are small boils inside the mouth, on the inner sides of the cheeks or the tongue. They are probably caused by spicy food and heat inside the body.
I often get these mouth …