I don’t always take the best care of my hair and my nails. I often do things for the sake of beauty that require sacrifices like using heating tools to style my hair even though I know that it can lead to weaker hair with many split ends. Phytophanere …

Since I get heartburn and indigestion really badly, I’ve tried a fair share of relief products. One of my favorites has always been Gaviscon because it has always given me the fastest, almost instant, relief. I buy them in 12 ounce bottles for $4 to $5 each, …

I have been a patient or visitor at many a health places and have to say that this hospital is a cut above. The maternity wing is very well equiped with all the medical necessities and comfort items such as a TV and a large window overlooking outside. The …

From early on, when I got a cut, scrape or mosquito bite, I knew that the green and white squirt bottle would come to the rescue to ease the pain and prevent infection. That bottle was Bactine. Bactine is still is use today. I use the …

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 …

I only recently began having problems with sleeping at night due to pain. I have had problems with my shoulder for years, but recently the pain has really been getting to me. I am unable to fall asleep on so many nights because of the pain that I feel …

When I go on night shifts especially during the cold months I often suffer from gas pain. Sometimes its very disgusting because of the odor but I couldn’t help it sometimes. In addition to this problem I often suffer from being bloated and also nausea. While I was on …

After spending an entire night listening to my grandson crying about a tooth ache my daughter called Western Dental for an emergency appointment. She called on a Wednesday and got an appointment for Friday. Usually you can get an emergency appointment same day, but they told her they were …

As a longtime fibromyalgia patient, I am familiar with the various drugs used to control pain. When I was having a particularly painful bout with my illness, my doctor gave me samples of Cymbalta to try. I had taken neurontin in the past, and it was mildly effective, …

This medicine helped me reduce the duration of my cold symptoms. It really does work. It offers better results if you take it right when cold symptoms start. The great thing about it is that it is non drowsy and not exactly expensive. You can also get a dollar …

Migraine is my best friend. In the Philippines, the meaning of “Best Friend” is different; it means the opposite, your enemy. In a day that I am full of stress, migraine will attack me surely when the day ends. There are lots of reasons why I have migraine and …

YAZ is one of the more recent kinds of birth control to be produced. It comes in pill form, which contains both estrogen and progesterone. So how is YAZ different from other forms of birth control? First of all, rather than taking the pill on a …

Merislon tab is a medicine to reduce the pain of vertigo patient.
2months ago, I came to my doctor, with a headache, and anything I see was spinning around. The doctor analyze myself, and concluded that I got vertigo.
So the doctor make a prescribed for me, and I bought the …

If you suffer from acute gastric and indigestion problem then here is complete solution for it with just no side effects what so ever.I have been using it for sometime and it just doesn’t have anything of side effects but works efficiently in solving indigestion.
We Indians mostly love Spicy …

Red, sore and itchy,this was the first time my sibling had this fungi last week. It started like a welt in his toes thinking it was just because of insect bites or something. Yes its too late for us to know that this is a fungi infection when it …

Immotrex is an injectable medication that can be administered to counteract the negative effects of migrane headaches. While some people feel that they are somewhat decensitized after taking a dose of Immitrex, others claim that they feel no effects, positive or negative. Immitrex is typically only prescribed …

The Equate extra strength pain reliever is an inexpensive alternative to Tylenol extra strength. Both contain the same active ingredient called Acetaminophen which is the actual ingredient which provides relief when you have a headache. The Tylenol extra strength retails for $4.50( 80 caplets) and the Equate version retails …

Some few years back when I was hospitalized and bedridden for several weeks due to heavy bleeding I developed bed sores on the right side of my lower back. I was unable to properly reposition myself so the prolonged pressure on the right side of my lower developed very …

I thought it was just an ordinary fatigue, bloatedness and loss of appetite. Until I began to have jaundice or yellowing of skin. I consulted a doctor and gave me a request to do whole abdomen ultrasound and laboratory tests. The result of the ultrasound shows that I have …

I hate being sick. Though, I think that goes without saying, since I think most people aren’t too fond of it themselves. I don’t get sick often, but what I do experience, is a serious case of congestion thanks to an attack of allergies every single year, and sometimes, …

The onset of summer started with bacterial infection in my right eye. It had turned reddish and there was itching along with little bit of swelling. Due to national lock down in view of COVID-19 pandemic, it was not possible to visit a doctor. I talked to a friend who …

I wear contact lenses occasionally so I need to use some lubricating eye drops as they can cause my eyes to be dry and my doctor had prescribed some preservative-free lubricating eye drops and this was really nice and cool on my eyes. This Cellufresh eye drops have a …

I am really picky about giving medications to my children. It seems there is always a recall on something or a side effect that is unnecessary. A few months ago my daughter was really sick and I had to give her some medication either way. I was nursing her …

I notice my nose is easily upset. I would inhale a swirl of dust, a gust of air from airconditioning or the fug smell of parched ground suddenly moistened by rain and am sneezing helplessly. Not surprisingly, the rainy season has contributed to my allergic rhinitis and …

Lotromin Ultra is a spray that a spray that assists in the fight against Athletes foot and this is a product that I first learned about when I was hanging around some of my friends at a club one night and we had been dancing and looking for ladies …

BT TN Forte a tablet for people suffering from intensive hair fall, I have been suffering from hair fall problem for sometime and have tried plenty of products to prevent the problem. To be honest I have wasted lots of money on them but none of them worked for …

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 …

I’ve struggled with an underactive thyroid since I was a teen. This problem has been treated mostly with Synthroid brand of thyroid replacement over the years, but last year my doctor switched me to Levoxyl brand. Synthroid, while it seemed to do well for many years, had become a …

With four of us (myself, my husband, and our two kids) living in our household, there usually isn’t a month that goes by that at least one of us isn’t feeling up to par. We tend to like to take as many preventative measures as possible, and really just …

I get awful muscle cramping and spasms. Some of it is due to lupus, some to fibromyalgia, some to irritable bowel, but ultimately all too often for comfort of functionality. At night I am often kept up by my muscles twitching unless I take Flexeril to help relieve some …

Xanax is a small medication used for the treatment of anxiety and panic disorders. It comes in several different strengths. I have tried 0.25 mg, the 0.5 mg dosage, and the 2mg dosage. All of them have different effects.
I take xanax on occasion to treat anxiety. I started …

Advil Tablets have been used in my home for years. Not only does it relief muscle aches, it relieves menstral cramps, backaches, toothaches, and any kind of minor pain from arthritis.
Advil can also be used as a fever reducer, but I use it more for aches and pains. I …

I tried these appetite suppressants for a few months. What I wanted was something that would make it easier for me to stop eating everything in sight! There were several good things about this medication. First off, I didn’t crave sugary foods or starches like I did when I …

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, …

Azythromycin is an antibiotic medication that I took for my respiratory infection in my throat. I had an infection and I was sick from it with sputum and coughing. I was kind of ill. I was prescribed to take this and my infection went away within the first week …

Every once in a while I experience extreme muscle pain accompanied by pounding headaches. This was due to my intense gym workout. This stops me from doing my normal activities for that day. Sometimes it would even last for several days. Irritability and intense outburst of emotion are common …

Just last year, I was determined to have my Hemorrhoids removed because it caused so much pain. There were succeeding days that I was not able to report to my work due to I cannot sit straight for long hours. This started when I was in Junior high school. I …

Beaver Dam, WI only has around 14,000 people in it. But, we have about a half dozen pharmacies; including two that are within walking distance of our house.
Of all the pharmacies to choose from, the one we choose is actually all the way across town from us.
We moved our …

Recently I had a cut that was taking long to heal partly because it was so deep and because it was located on a section of my body that I would keep bruising for some reason. I had tried several things from my medicine cabinet that had promised to …

This is a type of blood pressure tablets that go under the name of Hyzaar which is made by the brand merck-frosst. The tablets really contain two active ingredients which are losartan potassium and hydrochlorothiazide. The potassium bit usually is higher than the hydrochlorothaizide (often 50/12.5 mg respectively) because …

Arava is a medication commonly prescribed to those who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system attacks the joints. This causes pain, swelling, and deformity. In order to slow down the joint damage and relieve pain, many different …

I went to this clinic for my prenatal care when I was pregnant with my first child and based on my overall experience, I can say that the services they offered were not what I hoped it was. This clinic was referred to me by my insurance company and …

As collateral damage from my disease, I have hypertension (high blood pressure) due to damage to my kidneys. As my kidneys began to work better, my blood pressure went higher until I was on several medications too keep my blood pressure to a lower level.
Unfortunately for me, I have …

I get a stomach ache whenever I skip meals. I usually experience this burning sensation in my abdomen after one to two hours of a meal. Eating something after a meal that I have missed out aggravates the pain. That’s why I see to it that I eat small …

Dealing with a fussy baby can be a lot to deal with. I tend to get stressed when my baby is sick. This past fall and winter season has brought a lot of sickness to my home. It seems that this cold and flu season has really taken its …

While I was on a camping trip with my nephew and my brother, my blood pressure suddenly shot up. I felt nauseous and my head hurt as well as my nape. When I looked in my medicine bag, I found out that I had already run out of my …

I have some pretty strange friends that introduce me to some pretty strange products that I wouldn’t even know how to find if they don’t tell me themselves since most of what I get for colds are either straight from the doctor or are easily found on the shelves …

I found myself searching for a Vitamin World store in order to purchase a couple of products. Unfortunately, I wasn’t willing to drive the distance to reach the nearest store. I turned to the Internet for help. I quickly navigated to the company’s web site, …

In a world that recognizes Botox as the be all and end all for eternal youth, consumers are forgetting that there is an alternative with Perlane injections. Perlane is a gel that contains hyaluronic acid a substance found in all living organisms on our planet. Even better than …

In this kind of fluctuating morning hot spells alternates with sudden hot showers in the afternoon, most of the small children can easily catch cold and cough. My child falls into this category, she has been coughing for endless day with thick nasal discharge.
Visiting the local doctor prove to …