Sitting in the heart of the city, amongst the rest of the busy buildings, sits the hospital called Palmetto Health Richland Memorial Hospital. I have worked in this hospital for a few months and I know a lot about what does on inside the nurse’s stations and what happens …

I work with my hands all the time and that means often immersing them in water, getting in contact with abrasive substances be it soap or even natural ones (the most notorious are chilli, onions and garlic when cooking). I try to wear rubber gloves to protect them …

When my child was less than 1 year old she got a cold. It is her first time to caught a cold, we dont know what medicine to give to ease her congested nose, so my husband decided to buy medicine for cold for infants. The pharmacists recommended Disudrin …

Another freebies I got while strolling inside a mall, one lady gave me this Ascof Lagundi Tablets. I know that this is part of their brand ad awareness campaign of this product. I am not actually into taking herbal tablets like this but I gave it a try when …

When my baby wasn’t feeling so well, there was not much I could do. I am unable to medicate a baby of course, and the humidifier just wasn’t cutting it for him. I wanted something that would put him at ease during this terrible time. I found a product …

I found that my throat was not progressing with my cold. I had been taking cold medicne and felt many of the symptoms subside, but not the pesky sore throat that I was dealing with. I decided to get some lozenges so I could work this pain away as …

I admit, I always have hyperacidity, maybe because I am having too much stress in my work. I am always too busy causing me to have skipped meals sometimes.
One day, I had another episode of hyper-acidity. This may be due to the softdrinks I took on an …

Ultra Strength BENGAY is the strongest BENGAY ever made. It comes in a bright red box and is hard to miss. It is located in the isle of your grocery store which has all of the medicines in it. Inside of that bright red box is a tube …

I have trouble sleeping at night. There are times that I would just lie in bed for hours trying to find the right spot and right moment to get the sleep that I badly needed. I have tried several home remedies for sleep including milk and taking a warm …

Having a good dentist is valuable when one is living overseas. Dr. Berg, a German dentist who has settled here in Botswana is the best one you can go to. His clinic is a bit far from the center of the capital, Gaborone and I normally can go only …

Equate: Anti Itch Hydrocortisone 1% Cream works decently well, although I would not say it is a product that has successfully put an end to all my itching when I get bitten by a mosquito or if I seem to have a repeated itch for some other reason. This …

One of my favorite medications to take when I am feeling under the weather is Thera flu. It works great on all of my flu and cold symptoms. The only thing about Thera flu is that it is a quite pricey item to purchase. I wanted to be able …

Typically, in my first aid box I like to keep a tube of A plus D First Aid Ointment, but lately it has been a bit pricy so I just did not repurchases, which was a bad thing because apparently our first aid kit did not have anymore left …

Verapamil is a medication that is used to treat high blood pressure. It is a medication I have been on for approximately 3 to 4 years. I have used both the standard form of Verapamil as well as the slow release tabs.
I have to say I really prefer the …

When I get stressed out, angry or upset I turn into an insomniac. It also happens whenever I let my emotions get the best of me. It’s not something I’m proud of, but it is something that happens and something that I’ve learned to deal with. People love to …

I bought a box of Medi Care adhesive bandages when my last supply of band-aid nearly ran out. I accidentally bruised my two fingers recently while at work, so I had to run to the customer service department to get some adhesive bandages. As a part-time baker …

I knew my time would come eventually. One of my kids was sick about two weeks ago and started sporting a fever, and I was pretty confident I wasn’t going to get it because I hadn’t had so much as a cold in more than two or three years, …

I have been suffering from constipation and IBS. One of the fiber supplements I have been using to help relieve and prevent constipation along with my IBS symptoms is Yerba Prima Psyllium Husks Powder. I have been using this fiber supplement for about 2 weeks and have seen a …

A couple of months ago I was having some weight gain, acne, and woman related issues, so per my primary care doctors recommendation I went to C-Med Endocrine Doctor Office and saw Dr. Bhaduri.
C-Med ended up being a great experience, and the office is …

My family goes to this clinic since January 2009 and so far we are still going there for health check-ups and for my baby’s shots. Harbor Medical Clinic accepts mostly Russian clients but there are also non-Russians catered such as me (my husband is a Russian but I am …

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 …

Armour thyroid medication is made from desiccated pig thyroid. For me, Armour works better than synthroid, which is the most prescribed medication for thyroid problems.
Armour thyroid helps with the muscle aches and fatigue more so than synthroid did. I did take synthroid for a number of …

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 …

I don’t have anything to put the blame on other than the heaps of stress I’ve been getting earlier. It must be the reason why I feel under the weather these days, bad enough to make me manifest coughing fits. I have this dry, unproductive cough for …

My four year old daughter was diagnoised with asthma at the age of two. She suffered with severe wheezing and coughing in which the doctors could not seem to control. She was given several medications but until the Advair HFA, the ashtma was not controled.
Since starting the medicine …

I have suffered for years from pollen allergies, and I also suspect from many other random outdoor plants and who knows what else. It happens every spring, and lasts into autumn. My main issue is that it never seems to be the same things that I am allergic to, or …

Do you have a problem with brown spot in your skin face? Women always care about their skin faces. And sometimes, they have this brown spot problem on their face because of the direct sunlight or other reason that can caused those brown spots.
It is not nice if you …

As a child, I rarely had any issues with allergies or lactose intolerance or anything along those lines, other than an occassional case of bronchitis or the flu. But as I’ve gotten older (I’m thirty three years old now) it seems I’ve been hit with all those childhood illnesses …

I was having the worse coughing fit ever, I had been sick and had the flu for about 3 days now, and my coughing fit still would not stop. I had tried several antibiotics and cough medicines, either they be tablets, capsules, or syrup, they just didn’t work out …

As a child and teenager, I suffered from horrible allergies. These allergies were accompanied by headaches, watery eyes, runny nose, and a clogged nose. I think that is one of the worse feelings a person can ever have. I got tired of walking around sneezing all of the time …

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 …

I started taking Metformin six years ago when I discovered I had PCOS, or Polyscystic Ovarian Syndrome. When I initially started taking it I remained sick all of the time. I started taking 1000 mg and I was constantly in the bathroom. I spoke to my doctor about it …

Hydrocodone is a generic prescription for Vicodine. This prescription is for pain management. After breaking my ankle, I was in a lot of pain. The attending physician prescribed Hydrocodone for me. Because Hydrocodone may be habit forming, my doctor only prescribed a few pills with …

If you’re like me then you get a cold sore at least every 1-3 months. Which, to put it mildly, is really irritating. Then, one day, my sister mentioned she had tried a new medicine, called Abreva. I figured, what the heck, I’ll give it a try. And am …

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 …

People would always tell me how bad smoking cigarettes was for me. I couldn’t agree more! Yet, every time that I tried to stop smoking, it never worked. Well, I did quit smoking but then I went right back to it. The longest that I had ever made it …

My english bulldog was having bedsores and calluses from lying around all day, mainly due to her impending pregnancy, and I had her checked-up by our veterinarian because I wanted her skin to be still flawless, I wanted to salvage it and asked her what medication or solution I …

I used this stuff for three to four weeks after talking to my dermatologist on the phone. She wanted me to try some cleansing wipes, and then added a sulfide cream. She thought the combination of the two would be exactly what I needed. It has worked wondering for …

I have been fighting a really bad cold lately and needed some relief from my stuffy head. So, I ended up running up the street to the store to buy a box of Shower Soothers.
First of all, the price of these things is outrageous. It was $4.99 for three …

I use the Detol antiseptic lotion for any kind of hurts or wounds. As I have small children at home, it is very common that while playing they may fell down and they may get some hurts or cuts on their skin and at that time I only …

Ionil T is a coal tar shampoo with coal tar concentration of 4,25%. It is used to cure scalp and skin diseases and infections, e.g. psoriasis, dandruff and several other types of dermatitis.
I personally use it because I suffer from seborrheic dermatitis. This devil can be a real nightmare. …

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 …

My elder brother who is fighting brain tumor stage IV has complained about muscle stiffness. I visited neuro physician and discuss this new problem. The doctor first asked me to get blood test done for Valproate Toxicity. The blood test result indicated the existence of this toxicity.
Well, my …

The Alfred AI Dupont Hospital for Children, otherewise known as Nemours, is located in the heart of Wilmington Delaware, and is perhaps one of the most notorious hospitals for children on in the United States of America. Not only does Nemours commonly obtain only the most recent technology …

The doctor put my husband on this before it went OTC. He uses it daily and has no gastric disturbances at all now. He used to sit up in pain every night. I do not like to take medication regularly so only take it when needed. Even though all …

About three months after I had my son in November, I started to have panic attacks and random feelings of impending doom. I really thought that is was my birth control messing with my hormones. It turns out that I had postpartum depression. My family doctor wrote me a prescription …

About a few weeks ago, I went with some friends and went camping down at Lake Mead in Las Vegas. The weather was super hot but at the same time it was very nice down near the water. However, my allergies started to kick up and near sundown, my entire …

I have used Tylenol PM for years and it always works very well for me. I’m a total worry wart and tend to have many sleepless nights. The first time I took it, I was a zombie within a half hour and didn’t even remember falling asleep the next …

I recently had a cold and a bad throat with what felt like a bit of a fever and it had been stopping me from sleeping properly. My lack of sleep was in turn making me feel even worse, which was preventing me from sleeping - in a …

I think that anyone can agree that migraines are not a joking matter. I cannot stand any type of headache and a migraine is really unbearable for me. I can’t really concentrate when I have a really bad headache and find that I cannot focus my eyes because the …