One of the biggest problems for college students is the fact that they are so far away from home and in most cases they have nobody to speak to since they are not trusting of most of the people around them If you couple these problems along with …

Equate sore throat spray is a medicine which is designed to lessen the pain associated with throat soreness much like the version released by Vicks which sells for almost double the price and so when I had to have my tonsils removed since they had been bothering me for …

I am a very active woman, I love doing sports and adventure traveling. As a result, I have had several minor scrapes in my time. Whenever I travel I always bring Mediplast First Aid Kit. This is a very handy pouch with everything that I need for my emergencies. …

For several years I was treated for acid reflux, or GERD, which is a condition where acid flows backwards from the stomach and into the esophagus, causing heartburn pain and damage to the esophagus. I ate what I wanted, except for when a week-long flare-up would occur, and …

I have had lumbar spine problems due to poor gym form while lifting weights and also from sitting in a poor posture for very long periods for my job.
I use this product for my chairs at my office and at my desk at home when I am using my …

I get a lot of aches and pains due to my work and my activities, so I have tried it all, it seems, to try and find the one wonder-drug that takes care of all my pains. One medicine I used to take until I started having reactions …

This is one of the first products that I’ve seen for kids or adults that come in a blueberry flavor, and it was the main reason I bought it for when my godchildren visited me. I hadn’t seen them in a while, but it always seemed they came to …

Though I’m always willing to try out new medications that are sometimes hard to find, or even some kinds that are only available online, because I have some serious allergy problems, I’m not always willing to pass those “experiments” on to my kids when they start suffering from sinus …

Commercials about Dermatix Ultra Advanced Scar Treatment Formula have been replayed on television last 2009. At first I was very skeptic about it until I’ve tried it for myself. I recently got operated last December 17, 2009. The operation left an ugly scar on my once flawless skin. I …

Appetason Syrup is a Vitamin B complex + Iron + L-Lysine. It belongs to the class of appetite enhancers. It is used for the treatment and prevention of vitamin-mineral deficiency. Mild drowsiness may occur at the beginning of treatment which gradually disappears after 2-3 days of continuous therapy. Occasional …

When ever myself or any person of my family had nasal congestion due to common cold or any other infection, I use to take Otrivin nasal drop. It gives me instant relief from nasal blockage. Being doctor I also prescribe my patient same medicine.
As it gives instant result , …

When people think of Desitin, they think babies and diaper rash. And while Desitin is great for getting rid of diaper rash in babies, it can also be used by adults for a variety of things.
My husband always gets chapped between his legs during the summer months. …

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 …

Thanks to a new city ordinance that prohibits residents from parking their cars on their lawns (even residents like us that only park on a small part of the yard), I was recently forced to expand my driveway to fit our second car (the city also has a beautiful …

I consider imodium loperamide a great medicine for diarrhea or “loose bowel movement.” Once you experience LBM take a tablet of imodium loperamide and healing will come within one to two hours after …

A few months ago, I woke up in the middle of the night with chest and shoulder pain. I was very frightened because my family has a history of heart disease, so I called 911.
When the ambulance came, they suggested I go to St Francis Hospital. St Francis is …

I live right outside of the chattanooga Tn area. We have five hospitals in our local region. The one that I recommend the most for you children would be TC Thompson Childrens hospital. The staff are so friendly and helpful. The doctors are amazing and I truly felt that …

About once a year, I get a cold sore and suffer through it for about a week. This year, I decided to try Abreva Cold Sore Medication, something I had read about as a more effective treatment compared to the usual numbing, protecting gels and creams. I …

I am one of those people who do not deal with a cough very well. I found that it can be difficult to function when I feel like my chest is burning. With each cough I have, my chest starts to hurt. I also hate that my cough is …

I had acute bacterial sinusitis 6 months ago which caused me to have stuffy nose with yellowish nasal discharge. I had a severe case of throbbing headache especially around the eye area and high grade fever. It was so bad I had to absent from my work for more …

I sometimes have problems with my lower back and shoulders aching. While I am not really sure that I know the exact cause of the problem I do know that the pain starts in my shoulders and works its way down into my lower back. It can range from …

Last year when I fell and broke my arm and wrist, I had to go to the Logan hospital. Unfortunately. It was about ten pm, and I knew I was in for a long painful night ahead of me. It was very cold outside, and after waiting one hour, …

One of the things I really hate is having a headache, menstrual cramps, or some kind of physical pain that makes it difficult for me to either fall asleep or stay asleep. Since I am a college student it is imperative for me to get an adequate amount of …

I’m an occasional drinker. A bottle of beer is usually the maximum amount of alcohol that my body could take. Any more than that, and I get a skin allergy all over my body that is very itchy the next day. I was recently invited for a going away …

My son came home from football practice with a huge cold sore on his upper lip that just kept getting bigger and bigger as the night went on. The cold sore really bothered him and the itchy feeling was driving him crazy.
I took him to my local pharmacy …

I have only been “diagnosed diabetic” (Type 2, early stages) for a mere four weeks. However, I have grown really close to my daily self testing of my blood glucose. I use the One Touch Ultra Mini model. This meter has a totally different shape than most other meters …

3 months ago, I was diagnoised with Bi-Polar/ADHD. I have just started my regiment with Adderall XR and I love it. I feel like the fog has been lifted. I was struggling at work to stay focused and alert. I was easily distractied and very …

Recently when I had a cold, I was happy that I didn’t get a cough with the cold. I just breezed through a few days of a stuffy nose and a little sneezing. After about the third day, I started to get a dry hacking cough, but it …

Effexor is an antidepressant that I’ve found to have few side effects. After I had started the medication, there was definitely a period of adjustment where I did not feel myself, I was really sweaty and had difficulty sleeping. Within six weeks or so, I really saw …

I first heard about this medication from my mother, who had heard about it on the Oprah Winfrey show, I think. Anyway, my mother suffers from many things. She is in her late 70’s, has artherosclerosis, high blood pressure and several other smaller things. She lives …

I have used many lozenges over the past few years and most of them pretty much work the same. Recently I ran into some lozenges that were really impressive. I was feeling a little sick due to the inconsistent weather where I am living. It seems like it goes …

Two days ago, I had big headache. I was looking inside my cupboard where I used to store my pills and other medicine inside. But I could not find the pain killer pill that I normally take to kill the headache.
So I asked my brother to go to …

I have always used Robaxacet for back pain, and I have had few complaints, other than that it tends to be a bit expensive (approximately $13 for 20 pills). But it does generally work for my muscular back or neck pain, as long as it is not something more …

Having two small children in the house is not really an easy job. And when we just moved to Asian country, they really have to get to use to the weather. And as you know already, tropical countries has their own sickness that often come to small children. This …

Last September, 2008, I began a job working retail, after a seven year haitus raising my children. It was regretful that I needed to enter the workforce again, but unavoidable, now that my children are old enough to fend for themselves for a couple hours at a time and, …

I don’t normally take lozenges or cough drops because I really just don’t like the way they taste, but because my favorite online store ever started carrying these Quantum Thera-Zinc Cold Season Lozenges in an orange flavor, I figured I could give them the benefit of the doubt and …

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 been having a lot of issues with muscle pain recently. I have always noticed that my muscles can start to ache very easily, but recently the pain was becoming more intense. I had been using many methods to get rid of the pain, but wanted to find …

One night after coming from a very exhausting day at work, I took a shower and was getting ready for bed when I felt really, really cold. It was really cool at that time but I was really cold and I was shivering. It was only after I checked …

I have allergies and sometimes I get a scratchy throat that itches very bad. This sometimes makes me cough, and can be very uncomfortable. Sometimes, because of the allergies, I will start coughing and it’s can be embarrassing if I’m in a meeting at work. Usually the …

My wife was complaining about pelvic and lower abdominal pain. She has a long history of stomach related issues, and hence I was getting her symptomatically treated. It was few months back when my sister who is an OBGyne asked her to go for whole abdomen ultra sound scan. …

I have this sore throat for 3 days and it accompany with a dry cough. This is giving me a hard time from my work at home. I looked forward to my doctors advice to give it a try a Dequadin lozenges.
Dequadin lozenges is anti-bacterial or it can be …

It was my first time to use Dalacin-C Clindamycin 300mg capsule last week. I consulted my dermatologist because of a big pimple that formed on top of my nose. It was so painful, it gave me throbbing headaches and it gave me some embarassment because my nose …

I do not drink very often, and that is why it is very easy for me to get ill from drinking. I do not have a high tolerance for alcohol and find myself feeling dreadful the next day when I drink it. On one occasion, I had a …

Nasaline Nasal Irrigation System. This is a product that is easy to use to clean your nasal passages. I bought it because I have sinusitis and in February and March, my sinuses get irritated. I read about this product in a health magazine and decided to try it as …

Many years ago, I remember that when my son was a baby and had a chest infection and a bad cough which kept him, and all of us, awake all night, the doctor suggested trying Delsym cough syrup. I remember that it worked very well, and got us through …

Deep Heat stinks…but the stink’s worth it! I’ve had lots of aches and pains that Deep Heat has seen me through and I’ll be using it for a long time to come. I’m not too sure about how it works, but I think it’s similar to if …

I asked my doctor to prescribe Champix after reading several newspaper articles claiming that it is the latest and most effective treatment to quit smoking.
The tablet was released in early 2007 and received quite a lot of publicity from doctors calling it the cure for nicotine addiction because …

Out of college, I had a tough time clearing my skin of acne. Breakouts were horrible, and I was a bit naïve about skincare, so I knew very little about acne products. I left the decision to my doctor on what intervention I should take to stop …

I like shopping at this Wal-Mart location for several reasons. Unfortunately, this pharmacy is not one of them. I rarely go to the doctor hence my lack of need to have prescription medications filled. About two months ago I suffered from a personal injury which caused …