I’ve been taking Nexium (40 mg) for about four years now, every since my heartburn got to the point where I literally couldn’t eat anything without severe pain and burning. The over-the-counter antacids, such as Tums and Rolaids and Prevacid, were almost totally ineffective, so I finally broke …

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 …

I know when I get a really sever cold I try to do anything to stop the dreaded cold symptoms. I am always looking for day time medications but they never work the way they should. After trying a few I realized that I feel better after taking medicine …

My husband suffers from a troubled knee. We’ve tried liniments like Ben-Gay for the pain, but he often finds they burn his sensitive skin. So I bought The Secret Ointment by Herbs for Health. This product is made exclusively for Canadian stores, and comes in a white round tub …

I was having a series of stomach ache and discomfort for a couple of months. It has been hell on earth for me. It all started with a fever and diarrhea for a couple of days and then i have the worst constipation ever for the longest time. I …

Lately I have decided to incorporate more exercise into my life. I have been taking brisk walks as well as distance walks to get myself into shape. After walking for a few days my knees started to hurt really badly. I have had knee pains in the past and …

I bought an Emla pack from my local chemist in preparation for my nephew’s pre-school vaccination jabs. My nephew was aware that he was going to get two jabs, one in each arm, and I was a bit worried about how I would get him to cooperate especially for …

For years, I have suffered digestive issues such as heartburn, vomiting, nausea, flatulence, irritable bowel syndrome and constipation. One of the herbal supplements I take with meals on a daily basis to help relieve, treat and sometimes even prevent these conditions from happening is the Spring Valley Chewable Papaya …

It seems lately that I am getting way more sore throats than necessary. For some reason I have been getting sore throats even when I do not have a cold. My throat gets irritated and it can even make it hard for me to talk at times. I hate …

I have been using Excedrin menstrual relief for sometime now and have refused to use anything else because of how well it worked for me. However, I had to run to the grocery store for some emergency medicine because I cramping like crazy and was out of Excedrin menstrual …

I have been going to this Walgreens pharmacy every since I had move here in Sun City about two years ago. It is really close so of course very convenient too. I had first went there when I had came from my doctors appointment and needed to fill …

If you have a muscle sprain or suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome then Lidoderm patches are the best things. Lidoderm patches contain the anethetic Lidocaine which is a numbing agent. I suffer from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome after I put 2 of these Lidoderm patches on for 20 …

Orajel is a pain reliever gel for tooth ache and it works like a miracle for me. I had a toothache awhile back and I really need it to relieve my pain because I couldn’t get to the dentist on time and it helped so much. I got pain …

I was taking my Zyrtec, or started taking it anyway, about three weeks ago. It may seem late in the season for most people to start taking an allergy medication, but I thought I was going to escape having to deal with allergies again this year until it just …

When my 3rd sister was born, her umbilical cord wrapped around her neck and it strangled her while she is being pushed out. For that short moment, oxygen supply to her brain was cut off. It is a good thing that it did not much damage to her. Well, that’s …

This is another anti-inflammatory drug but it is not a steroid like the other corticosteroid anti-inflammation drug I have reviewed on. In fact, this drug can be used on other illnesses or discomforts too such as pain for periods for woman, or joint or bone pains for old-aged people …

It started with my youngest child. She was sick 2 weeks ago with recurring fever and a dry cough. Her older sibling caught up very fast. As an immediate remedy, I gave both of them a combination therapy of Paracetamol and Ibuprofen. However, I had to also address the …

I’m all about the all natural way of doing things. Some times I am, I mean really there comes a time where you have to step back and try something new. I had never had a Ricola cough suppressent a day in my life. And I have never wanted …

Since I was a nursing student, I have been to several hospitals. One of the most impressive hospital I have been to is Asian Hospital and Medical Center.
My mother was hospitalized there because of aortic dissection last June 2007. Her stay was for three weeks so comfort was really …

I’m glad there is one cough medicine that is specifically made to treat dry coughs. It is Robitussin liquid (for dry coughs). I’ve taken this and it has been effective to me so that whenever I or any member of my family suffer dry cough I always turn to …

Its Acne that was taking the confidence out of me.Even though I just had a little bit on my cheeks,I felt so ashamed even to be out.I tried to do many things about it like benzoyl peroxide,Retinoids and Antibiotics but nothing seemed to work for me.
Soon after my high …

Now that cold and flu season is going strong, I�m doing my best to keep from getting sick. One of those methods is keeping Vitamin C supplements in my desk.
Normally, I buy the Halls Defense Vitamin C drops. But, looking to save money this year, I decided to buy …

The first time I ever experienced motion sickness was on a ferry. It was a very short, choppy ride, but I found myself feeling so ill I could not even walk back to the car without help.
I toughed that episode out—“ but the next time I …

I was recently having some problems with getting dizzy spells and decided that it might be time to add some iron supplements to my diet. I visited Walmart and purchased Spring Valley Iron Supplement. The iron that I chose came in 65 MG strength and there were 100 tablets …

Moove is the name of the balm or gel like ointment, which comes in the tube. The moove is the must and should for me because as I have already said, I am a housewife and I have 3 little children. I have a lot of work …

The EPT Pregnancy Test is the test on the market today. Normally pregnancy tests try to ascertain very early if hormone HCG is in your urine by doing this it can be determined if you are pregnant or not. EPT Test is the only test that can be used …

Usually, when I get a bout of heart burn or acid reflux discomfort, I just reach for a bottle of antacid tablets, and then I forget about it. The other day, I had a severe case of heart burn because we went to one of my favorite restaurants and …

I used to get really bad migranes. Exhedrine Migrane is a great medicine to have on hand when you get migranes. What it is, is just regular exhdrine pills, but specially formulated to help poeple who get serious migranes. Exhedrine migrane really does work SO much better than just …

I find Glucotrol to be effective in helping me manage my blood sugar. I don’t seem to have many side effects from it either. The only one is I get loose bowel movement the first few days when I restart it if I have been off for …

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 …

The Advair Diskus comes in 3 different dosages.
100 mcg fluticasone propionate and 50 mcg salmeterol inhalation powder
250 mcg fluticasone propionate and 50 mcg salmeterol inhalation powder
500 mcg fluticasone propionate and 50 mcg salmeterol inhalation powder
The most important information you should know about Advair Diskus
1. Advair Diskus has 2 …

I am a big fan of Vaseline products. The stuff has been around since I was a child and it has so many different house hold uses that I keep a jar around just because it’s handy. However, I was at Wal-Mart last winter looking for more Carmex when …

By the time my doctor had prescribed the cholesterol-lowering medication Crestor 10 mg. for me to be taken at bedtime, my cholesterol had reached to over 300 and I had been on several other medicines to unsuccessfully lower it. I weighed slightly under 200 pounds at 5 foot one …

I used this over the counter prenatal vitamins during my first pregnancy before my doctor gave me a prescription for prenatal vitamins and I should say it was pretty good. It was composed of 2 tablets to take once a day, one as a multivitamin and the other one …

I had a recurring Urinary Tract Infection since I was in high school and it became worst when I started working. I had my worst attack just recently that I end up being hospitalized for a week. I got fever and chills and the doctor said that my infection …

I tried taking this over-the-counter medication because I was having backaches and had trouble sleeping due to being uncomfortable because of the backaches. I didn’t want to take anything real strong that might cause dependence. I tried Advil PM because I researched this medication and learned it …

After many years of delayed-sleep syndrome (not sleeplessness), I finally decided it was time to seek some medical help in getting me a full nights sleep. After phone discussions with my doctor (and I always recommend speaking with your doctor before attempting to take any medications for delayed-sleep or …

Like Pepto Bismol, Sudafed is one of those medicines that has been around for several years. Most of todays adults grew up on Sudafed and are now giving it to their children. I am no different, and although I do not have children of my own, I have used …

I was prescribed Valium for a knotted muscle. I was a little weary of taking it because I knew it was a pretty strong drug and have known some people to abuse it. I was supposed to take one at night. But, since I’m really sensitive to most medicines, …

Colonoscopy are not fun. We all know that and we all dream them. Some of us even put it off when we shouldn’t. The colonoscopy isn’t the bad part. It is the bowel cleansing of the night before that we all dread. That is how I first learned of …

I first tried the Depo Provera birth control shot a few years ago, because I was looking for an alternative to The Pill, and this method is convenient-it requires just one shot every three months. As well, it is no more expensive than The Pill, so I decided 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 …

I have had my fair share of problems with inflammation, especially in my wrist area. I hate the pain that I go through due to inflammation and will try almost anything to get rid of the pain. I know that using an NSAID drug will help to get rid …

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 …

I had acute bacterial sinusitis about more than a year ago which I can describe as severe headache most noted around my eyes and my forehead associated with colds and stuffy nose with yellowish nasal discharge. Furthermore I had moderate to high grade fever which made my condition …

Strepsils is a good lozenge which, in my opinion, is effective for the ff. uses:
1. temporary relief of sore throat - for me, this means that your throat will not hurt/itch so bad while the lozenge is in your mouth. However, shortly after it is completely dissolved, …

I used to swear by Tylenol about a decade ago when I was using it to relieve a constant toothache that I couldn’t afford to take care of. It worked great, but I ended up forming a sort of resistance to it, and had to take more and more, …

Rarely do I suffer from oral sores but when I catch one, it really bothers me a lot. Its really very painful to have oral sores often times I can’t eat and drink hot beverages. Since I work in the hospital I often encounter medicines for certain kind of …

This started when I was in high school stomach aches and mostly diarrhea. I thought that my stomach is just weak so I started to watch out some foods that I thought would lead me to rush in the comfort room. I even got very DEPENDENT in …

I have never had problems with any pharmacy until I went to this one. I used to go to one in Upstate New York where I grew up. But when I started attending college, I began going to this Rite-Aid in Queens for all of my medication needs. I …