Due to the drastic weather where I live, I have found myself sick once again. I hate being sick and will try almost anything to get rid of the symptoms. I wanted to take something that would not only help me relieve a cough, but also soothe my throat. …

My family has been going to Kroger Pharmacy for 5 years now. My husband has been going ever since he was a child, and he started the whole family using Kroger Pharmacy. However after our dealings with them the past 2 days, we have decided to switch pharmacies all …

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 took Topimax for losing weight but it comes with a price. When it get hot in the summer, You Itch, Have Anxiety or have thought of Suicide. There is also dizziness and overtiredness. Topimax also cause me to go slow and make me goofy. I found Topimax as …

I have suffered from anxiety probably for the majority of my life. I remember panicking as a small child when I thought I was lost. There were countless nights of being unable to sleep so one of my parents would lay down with me or I would …

When I was in college, I noticed that my hair was becoming thinner and thinner. I had dry skin and my nails were brittle. Confused by what was going on, I went to the doctor for a consult. I was then subjected to a set of blood tests to …

I will try almost anything to reduce the acid in my chest and avoid dealing with pesky heartburn. Though I don’t mind taking antacid tablets, my body sometimes become resistant to them, and I find myself needing to try something different to get rid of my heartburn woes. One …

Nellco Special OBH syrup is one of the best medicine that I often take when I have heavy cough. Actually if I read very carefully, this Nellco Special OBH product is not only for coughing. When you have a little fever or you have flu, you can also take …

You know those old wedding vows that state: to have and hold in sickness and in health? Well, I got a test run of that a few months ago when my fiance suddenly became stricken with the flu that had been going around at his work.
Of course, having a Cancerian …

Crosin syrup can be used whenever our kids suffer from extreme cold, cough and fever. If the fever is not too high in degrees the crosin syrup can be used for them. I use it for my child, whenever he falls ill due to fever or extreme …

I had suffered from hives or urticaria few months back. There used to be sudden appearance of red bumps at various parts of my body with itching sensation. Initially, I thought it to be a case of allergic reaction. However, when it didn’t go away, I consulted a dermatologist. …

Amongst the characters you are going to meet in your life, Dr. Ned Culberston is definitely one you will remember. His humor is blunt and sarcastic. He is friendly and personal in a way that makes you feel as if you have known eachother since grade school. …

Last week, I had my medical exams done at CIMA. I am suffering from migraine headache but my attending physician do not want to prescribe any medicine until I have my blood works reports. I am taking over-the-counter medicine and it seem not to work that well.
This …

Working long hours in front of a computer, eight hours graveyard schedule. This was my job for five years when I was still connected to an offshore call center here in the Philippines. When I got home, my eyes will never had some rest because I still need to …

Talking to different people over the phone,long 8 hours of pure explaining,hearing complaints and what not. And the worst part is, doing this during a graveyard shift, it was really a burden. This was the type of work I had for almost 5 years of being a call center …

Since I started my period during my teenage years and before I got pregnant with my first child, I experienced painful monthly cramps on the first day which hurt so much that I always ended up missing school or work because I was confined to the bed to rest. …

If ever there will come a need to be placed under medical care, I cannot think of a better place than Manila Adventist Medical Center. At first glance, it may be smaller than the more famous hospitals in the country, but the care it gives is markedly different.
I …

I’ve tried various medications for sore throat over the years, and there are some I much prefer over others because of their effectiveness or how long lasting they are. Then there are some that I have tried and would never try again because they work so poorly. …

One of the most uncomfortable symptoms of a stomache flu or virus is the nausea that is associated with it. There’s not a whole lot that gets me down, but nausea can do it every time.
I had tried numerous products on the market for nausea, and couldn’t seem to …

I am sure that many of you can relate to my story. I’m 5′2″ and have always found it hard to lose weight and had tried many diets and products until I heard of reductil from my doctor. I had two stone to lose so decided to …

My mother is under treatment for osteoporosis and weakness of bone. A bone density test had confirmed this disease when she complained about continuous mild pain on her spine and arms. Her 25 Hydroxy Vitamin D test was also abnormal showing the level of Vitamin D well below the normal …

I couldn’t take my menstrual pains anymore and made the decision to buy Advil.
I’m a very picky person and I always want to know what i am taking in into my body.
I did some research on Advil, it relieves pains from headaches, muscle aches, toothaches, backaches, mestrual cramps and minor …

Earlier on at the beginning of the year, I had an accident at work. The stairs was slippery and I fell down a couple of steps even though I had almost finished descending it and ended up hurting my lower back. At first, I guess that the adrenaline of …

It’s actually fun to do mountain trekking with my friends, especially when we take the more challenging route uphill. It’s more tiring but definitely rewarding since I know that it’s good for my health plus its excellent cardiovascular workout. Before actually leaving home, I make sure that I have …

Fevergan is indicated for the relief of fever as implied by the name itself. I discovered this medicine by accident when I purchased a generic paracetamol at The Generics Pharmacy since I was trying to buy Myrex.
Fevergan is a 500mg white tablet of analgesic/antipyretic. It is good in …

I’m a huge fan of Mucinex but hate the fact that it’s as expensive as it is. So I was thrilled when I found Walgreens Mucus Relief PE Sinus Congestion Immediate-Release Tablets and knew it was the Walgreens version of Mucinex and it was SO much cheaper. Mucinex is …

I love to eat spicy foods. I am in fact crazy about them. I would put chilli in nearly every dish I eat. In fact, if it was just me and my husband eating, I would make all the dishes I prepare spicy. Alas, I have kids who could …

Many years ago I used to take natural products, I guess that comes from habit, among the products which have been or are still taking a seasonal beer yeast, horsetail, soy lecithin, argan oil, ginseng, royal jelly, tooth lion, valerian, and a myriad of products in a long list.
But …

It’s rather sad that I should have to admit this, but I’ve taken a LOT of allergy medications over the course of the last nine years, some of them okay, some of them completely ineffective, and some of them neither pleasing me nor displeasing me one way or the …

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 …

To me, Ecotrin is a very effective pain reliever and anti inflammatory. I have a neck and shoulder problem that sometimes causes me horrific pain. Nothing really seems to help except rest, because i can’t even turn my head when the pain of my pinched nerve strikes. …

I have used Cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril) for muscle tension in my neck and back due to an automobile accident. This muscle relaxant works by blocking pain signals sent to your brain. I found that it was helpful in giving me short-term relief from the pain, which was quite …

Finding the most birth-friendly hospital can be a tough search especially when you see a lot of hospitals around, and hear different feedbacks about each of them, and don’t really know if it is a good place to go or not, unless you’ve tried their services yourself. We have …

For years I’ve struggled with my weight. I’ve tried crash diets, over-priced supplements, box o’meals and everything else under the sun. I realized the problem couldn’t be solved with a miracle cure for the weight I already had. The problem was I couldn’t stop eating. I was always hungry, …

Two months ago, I experienced some series of vomiting and loose bowel movement. I was alone in the house, feeling weak and exhausted. Then, I remember the last time that I was in this situation, the doctor prescribed Hydrite Granules-Oral Rehydration Salts. I poured out the entire content of …

My friend and I took the pills. Her cousin suggested her to take Mercillon since it is effective and affordable. She decided to take pills for family planning. She is married with three beautiful kids. After following finishing taking the pills for almost 3 weeks, she got her first …

Ok so I bought one of these Sqush Therapy Pillows the other day. They are pretty cheap and are really nice. One thing I liked about them is that they are small easily fit in your hand. You can squeeze these small pillows to relive stress. They are made in …

I use to think that all eye drops were the same but I recently found out that they weren’t. In fact Rohto V eye drops are in a category of their own. I first discovered this product while watching a makeup tutorial video on Youtube. One of my favorite …

Sometimes it can get really hard to fight the sleep. I am one of those people that don’t always have a lot of energy. It can be hard to get that get up and go into me on some days. I tried drinking coffee, but that does absolutely nothing …

The Dr. Jose G. Tamayo Medical Center (UPHSL Hospital) - Sto. Niño, Biñan, Laguna which is more popularly known as The Perpetual Help Medical Center has always been tagged as one of the worst hospitals in this locality. This hospital has the bad reputation of over-charging its patients …

If you suffer from nasal congestion because of allergies, there is no medication available — even by prescription — that can help you more than good old pseudoephedrine. Its effects at clearing out the sinuses are second to none. There have been many times when I have …

I needed some paracetamol tablets quite quickly not so long ago, when somebody I was with developed a nasty headache and wanted these particular pain-killers rather than (for example) ibuprofen or aspirin. As it so happened I was in a town which had a branch of the Home Bargains …

The Cellufresh MD is the very first drops that I have been used for my eyes. I have never tried yet any brand before. My friend who is a medical representative gave me this eye drops for free. I have told her that my eyes sometimes become watery when …

Phentermine is a an appetite suppressant prescribed by doctors for weight loss. It works best when paired with other medicines. You might remember when it was paired with fenfluramine and marketed as FenPhen.
Although FenPhen was found to be dangerous phentermine by itself is perfectly safe when …

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 …

Unfortunately, diarrhoea is one of the symptoms of a virus I have had lately and the last time I had diarrhea this badly was following a bad pint of Scrumpy about twenty years ago which literally had me running for the lavatory and included one disturbing moment when I …

The Advil Extra Strength tablets sure do the trick. I’ve be having headaches lately. I don’t know why, but it happens in the mornings when I just wake up. These gel tablets are roughly the size of peanuts, but only slightly thinner.
I got a bottle of Advil Extra …

I don’t usually have that hard of time falling asleep. In fact, my husband jokes around that I can lay in bed and be snoring before his head ever hits the pillow. But, there are those rare occurrences during which times I just can’t fall asleep no matter how …

These little blue tablets are supposed to provide you with non-drowsy relief from your allergies for 24 hours.
Well, they do work, but only for about 8 hours. Then you start sneezing a bit again. However, out of all the over the counter medications for allergies I have …

My son had a case of allergic reaction after using an antibiotic medicine for viral fever. It started with small red bumps which developed into big red rashes within one hour of giving medicine. He was also crying indicating unwanted sensation like itching.

I had to rush him immediately to …