I know that our body always need vitamin C every day. But sometimes, I did not really eat healthy food which contain the vitamin C that I need for my body. That’s why I often try to get another extra vitamins for my body. And for vitamin C, I …

Shortly after the birth of my child we moved. I needed a pediatrician. I was a new mom and was worried about finding the right doctor for my baby. My dad recommended Dr. Franklin.
Dr. Franklin is at Cleveland Pediatrics in Cleveland, NC. She …

Every one of us has some day or the other, had sprains and aches in the body parts. It is to irritating when a part of the body aches. It seems as if life has gone dull, then. What we usually do is rush to a doctor and pay …

For many years now, I’ve had consistent problems sleeping, both falling and staying asleep. I guess the technical and scientific term for it “delayed sleep disorder”, which is not the same thing as insomnia. Insomnia is when you just can’t sleep at all, sometimes for days at a time, …

As a woman diagnosed with Stage 3A Breast Cancer, on the recommendation of several people, I chose Dr. Dharmen Patel to be my oncologist.
I had heard the following positive statements:
* A pastor’s wife from my mother-in-law’s church was diagnosed with Stage 4 Breast Cancer ten years ago. Stage 4 …

Some oils and liniment are only for temporary removal of pain. I need something that temporary remove the pain that last for a month. I want to avoid having pain even just for a month. Moreover, pain in the muscle is cause by lack of stretching and exercising. If …

I hate dealing with a cough, especially when I have already gotten over my cold. It seems that while I will feel much better, the cough lingers around to torture me for a while. When I have this problem and I am tired of taking cough syrups, I purchase …

I have had more than my share of problems with my stomach, indigestion, and heartburn. I get tired of feeling like I am sick every time I eat something. It is like I can no longer enjoy eating, because of all the problems I have been having with my …

After a hard days work, my whole body (from head to toe) would ache terribly that I would have to take pain killers to get some relief. Although I totally disregarded the idea of taking pain killers and would try getting relief with my massagers for particular areas of …

My mother had a mild stroke last year due to complications by her toxic goiter. One of the medicines prescribed by her cardiologist was Warfarin (Coumadin) for blood thinning to prevent blood clot. The doctor was very cautious in giving the dose because apparently wrong dose could …

Anyone who’s had Buckley’s cough syrup knows it tastes awful and it works.
I bought the Jack & Jill Syrup for my kids because if they even see the adult bottle, they are ready to weep!
I have been using it on my kids and like that it’s an expectorant rather …

After a trip to the ER in agonizing pain from stomach cramps due to an allergic reaction, I was treated and sent home with a prescription for Levsin, in case the cramps came back.
I was absolutely terrified that they would—“ and I was not confident that anything …

A day before leaving for Europe, I went to the doctor again to bring in my daughter who had eczema problems all over her body. She was scratching them all the time and all the rashes on her body were infected. The doctor decided to put her on antibiotics …

Next to childbirth, a toothache and an earache, there is nothing more miserable than sinus and chest congestion, especially if you’re getting them together. I have chronic allergies that I have experienced almost daily for the past three years, though prior to that it was only a seasonal problem …

I have a moderate to severe menstrual cycle. I have problems with cramps being heavy and causing a lot pain and irritation. I usually take a OTC medication but last month I opted to try a bottle of Vitex Herbal Supplement for Menstrual Cycles. A friend of mine uses …

I was having some serious pain throughout my neck and shoulders. It was really bad because the pain radiated all the way down my arms and wrists. I really felt like crap and couldn’t use my upper body without feeling sharp and horrible pain. I couldn’t figure out if …

I’m an asthmatic patient and for years of having my illness, I have been prescribed with many anti-asthma medications. Probably the most notorious causing drug I have tried is the steroid type. This caused the most uncomfortable and worrying side effects that I have ever encountered. This then led …

I’ve spent a lifetime with bad sleeping habits, and those sleeping habits have been the result of an inability to fall asleep. I was diagnosed, in my twenty’s, with “delayed sleep disorder”, though it didn’t do me any good to know that I couldn’t go to sleep, much less …

I have used both Neosporin and Equate brand triple antibiotic ointment, as well as a few other brands, and I think they are all great.
The thing I like best about Equate is that it is cheap! I mean why would someone want to pay something like six dollars …

For some time my friend has been having problems with acne. He tried several acne products but struggled with finding the one that really worked for him. Recently, I recommended he use Clindamycin HCL (Dalacin C).
What’s Clindamycin HCL (Dalacin C)?
Dalacin C is used to treat several infections like boils, …

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 probably take more Ibuprofen than I should. This is one medication that actually works for me. In my experience, Ibuprofen has been effective in relieving pain and reducing fever.
Usually I take Ibuprofen for headaches or mentral cramps, but I have also found it effective for muscle …

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 …

I don’t use a lot of painkillers myself as I’m always wary of side-effects that can occur, and also of possible future effects from repeated use, that we don’t even know about. For the same reason I don’t like giving unnecessary medication to my child.
Luckily she’s only really …

I love Excedrin Headache Relief Medicine. It works every time quickly and efficiently. But it is soooo expensive. This last time I was at Walmart I bought Equate Headache Relief. After all it has the same active ingredients and it should work as well, for more then half the …

I have been using different products to deal with the muscle pains I have been feeling in my arms and hands. I do not have a high tolerance for pain and will try almost anything to fight it. Though I have found NSAID drugs that help with the problem, …

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 …

A year ago, my doctor was worried with my health. He diagnosed me as anemic and malnourished. People used to ask me if I have anorexia or bulimia. I didn’t have any appetite back then. I’m very picky with food and I don’t eat vegetables. I don’t like to …

I’ve had this persistent diarrhea that came back periodically. I just couldn’t trace the reason and the cause. It would strike me when I least expected it–most of the time, where I couldn’t find a nearby bathroom. This extremely annoyed me since I have tried a few antidiarrheal medications …

Aveeno daily moisture lotion can be applied daily. It works for 24 hrs. I apply to my daughter every day after she takes bath. She was having eczema and I was using several soaps,lotion,medicinal creams.
Now I am using only Aveeno lotion for her daily and no other medicinal soaps …

One of my puppies had a lymph node on her neck before, and I was so scared to death about her safety that I immediately rushed to the vet to have her checked. The vet said it was an infection and I could apply a hot compress on it …

My family and I have been going to the Wal-Mart Vision Center on South Campbell for the past three years. This includes my wife and two teenage daughters. I’ve worn glasses and contacts my whole life, and as I’m now in my middle 40’s have visited lots …

I remember when I was younger, a doctor prescribed me to take Imodium (Loperamide) whenever I have diarrhea. Imodium is just one of the brand names for Loperamide. It comes with a tablet, capsule or liquid form and is taken orally. Anyway, just a bit of information about diarrhea. …

For 3 years now I am taking this medicine. Tylenol was just a prescribe by my friend for me to take when I get this headache due to allergic rhinitis. But I never realized that I shouldn’t take the medicine without any prescription. This allergic rhinitis had cause me …

After contracting a cold, I decided to try Sinex decongestant nasal spray.
I had tried Vicks active Defence, but it was horrible and didn’t help at all, so I was hoping that Sinex would be better. And it was.
It really does help unblock you when you are feeling bunged up. …

Hyland’s Calms Forte Sleep Aid, Tablets is a great choice for nights when you can not sleep due to stressing about certain things. If I am worried about something, then I simply take a couple of these tablets and then fall asleep within the hour. These tablets are all …

My grand mother is 80 years old and she had the saviour pain in all her joints and she was unable to walk for a lot time and after sleeping for a long time it was difficult for her to get up and sit. She was fed up …

I once had sore throat and I remembered our doctor recommending this Bactidol. Bactidol is an oral antiseptic which contains Hexetidine (100mg per 100ml) and alcohol (9%). Hexetidine is an active ingredient antibacterial and anti-fungal agent used in mouthwash and gargles. It is used to …

Bach original flower remedies - rescue remedy is designed to give you comfort when you need it. The packaging suggests some areas where you might to choose to use the product including before a test,interview or exam. The question is, does it work? Well I have …

Recently, I have started to get heartburn. It’s been years since I’ve had this condition, but boy, do I remember the pain and the discomfort vividly! It first started when I was in college and with the stress of being in a new school, in a new environment as well …

For me, Biogesic is the Paracetamol that is tested by time. Our family trust Biogesic since then. There are several Paracetamol have been launched and introduced and as a matter of fact I have tried already some of them but still I keep on coming back to Biogesic. …

I self-medicate most of the time. I contract Tonsillitis a few times in a year and whenever I feel symptoms like: difficulty swallowing, fever and an inflamed throat upon inspection, I take Klavox 1 gram, as I have been given this medication in the past. Recently, I came down …

On a good day, I spend an average of eight hours in front of the computer to do all my freelance writing. I enjoy myself so much that I get aches and pains in my shoulders. Massaging it at once only increases the pain, and so I have taken …

Over the course of the last nine years, I have taken more kinds of allergy medications than I care to count. Probably more than most people have taken in their lifetimes. I’d never experienced allergies before I made the move from Arkansas to Michigan, and the change in climate …

This liquid suspension comes in a glass bottle of 100 ml. and is made by Adcock Ingram of South Africa. This medication was prescribed by the doctor when both of my kids had the horrible cold during the peak Southern hemisphere winter months (June-July 2009). It is …

I actually ended up taking Vanadom after I specifically requested it from my doctor. I had done a little research on muscle relaxers and medications to help treat pain and symptoms associated with muscle spasms and this one seemed to have a lot of positive feedback, so I talked …

I have always had trouble sleeping. It takes me a long time to fall asleep, sometimes I lay in bed awake for over an hour before I finally doze off. Then I wake up several times throughout the night. Often, I can’t get back to sleep …

Whenever I have a cold, I switch between various medicines, depending on my symptoms. when I have an all-out cold with all of the symptoms, I usually buy Vick’s Non-Drowsy DayQuil Liquicaps. I prefer these over the liquid medicine because I can take them with me wherever …

I am one of those unfortunate adults who never had there tonsils taken out of a kind and should have. As I got older I was catching more and more throat infections and all of the mucus would move down to my chest. I would catch bronchitis and even …

Lexapro is a very good prescription medication that treats depression and anxiety. Lexapro has greatly improved my life, and I am so happy that I told my doctor how I was feeling. Lexapro taught me how to deal with my depression, and made me see things more …