Sweating causes the excretion and loss of important electrolytes in the body. This could lead to dehydration if not replaced properly. This unfortunately, happened to me one time while I was exercising. I was too carried away by my jog that I had forgotten to drink electrolyte replacement fluids. …

Crest Clinical Pro-Health is one of the newest in the line of medicated crest gum defense and protection. It is a Fluoride based toothpaste used for Anti-cavity, Anti-gingivitis and Sensitive teeth. It is clinical gum protection and is recommended use for 4 weeks in order to prevent gingivitis and …

For a couple of years now I’ve been plagued by a wart on my index finger. I had them frequently as a child, and always went to a dermatologist to have them frozen off. When I found out that this technology was now available over the counter, I jumped …

When I was a little girl, I had terrible Strep Throat. In fact, without fail, every time the seasons changed, I would get Strep Throat because my tonsils would swell to the size of golf balls and I’d have massive bouts of fevers. But the fevers I could stand. After …

I make it a habit that every day before I go to work; I spend an ample time in the bathroom to eliminate all the waste. Today was different; I was having loose and watery stools. It was more than the usual time it took me in the bathroom …

I was watching TV the other day when I had this sharp and burning sensation in my abdomen. I disregarded it at first but when the feeling got worse, that’s when it really got my attention. Since I knew that I was feeling hyperacidic, I immediately went to the …

During the winter months, it seems like me and my family have a constant cough or sore throat. The entire cold and flu season is one sickness after another until spring arrives. So, we always have cough medicine and cough drops in the house. Halls has …

Oooh! Yuck! Gross!
nyquil calims to be the nighttime,sniffling,sneezing,coughing,achine,stuffyhead,fever,so you can rest medicine. If it is so great at calming all og these things, then why on earth can they not make it taste better?
I have had to use this product for the past two nights. It worked mediocre last …

First it starts with a little bit of sore throat. The kind that goes away if I gargle with salt and water. The sore throat will thereafter be followed either by cough, colds or both and simultaneous therewith, although not often, dizziness and chills. This is how it always …

Cloben G is a very effective cream to be used for variety of bacterial and fungal infections. It was prescribed by my pediatrician to my elder son who is 12 years old. He developed ring like rashes on right hand. When the first line of treatment with a homeopathic …

In my general practitioner career, I attend different kinds of patients. One evening, a person came with his 24 years old son with complaint of depression. He had history of love failure. His father complain that he remains lonely, not interested much in talking and eating. Mostly remains …

My other siblings. I hate taking their antacids because it tastes horrible; like drinking liquid baby powder flavored mint. So for minor stomach pains and gas, I usually take Kremil-S. It’s in tablet form, tastes a little minty and bitter; but definitely better tasting than other antacids. This is …

I had become victim of a serious itching problem along with rashes in the last summer. I tried everything that had given me relief previously in more or less similar circumstances. Unfortunately, nothing was working. I had to speak to a dermatologist who prescribed some tablets along with Permom Cream. …

I get awful muscle cramping and spasms. Some of it is due to lupus, some to fibromyalgia, some to irritable bowel, but ultimately all too often for comfort of functionality. At night I am often kept up by my muscles twitching unless I take Flexeril to help relieve some …

Dayquil is an over the counter medicine used to treat cold symptoms.
Dayquil is made by Vicks. Dayquil is about 5 dollars a bottle. I like that I can find a medicine which works well without having to go to the doctor.
I find Dayquil works very quickly and works for …

I have had Reynaulds most of my life, but, not as severely as I do, at this time. That means that my toes, fingers, legs, feet had the tendency to turn blue with pinkish/orange spots. All my adult life, I have wondered why no Dr., as I go to …

Last month I had a circular rash in the nape that itched whenever I sweat or feel hot. The rash seemed to be ringworm that is very common during summer. I decided to use an over-the-counter antifungal cream to get rid of it.
I rushed to the nearest pharmacy but I …

My mother is having Asthma, which is a kind of allergy. The people who have asthma for them it is not very easy to take breath. And such people suffer from the breathing problem whenever they come across change in climate, or place of living or dust …

I have discovered that having a cat in the house is a wonderful thing. But the side effect is I am allergic to all the hair and dandruff on our cat. A friend of mine suggested that I get some Benadryl Allergy from the drug store and …

Every two years, I get new eye glasses. My astigmatism prescription has not changed in almost ten years, but as I wear my glasses every day they tend to look worn, after two years.
This was my second trip to Wizard Optical Centre. The first being five years ago, when …

It happened once that I disregarded my rhinitis. And whenever I am working on my Macbook, I felt that like my eyes were bulging and I felt dizzy. I went to my doctor to seek help and he prescribed hyprocel for my medicine.
Hyprocel is an antibiotic. I took …

Another product that I tend to keep in the house for when I have a sore Throat is these sweets. I came across them about 2 years ago and think I mainly only tried them because they were a larger bag that the other packs and they cost less …

If you’re like me, then you are a frequent sufferer of headaches, migraines and other tensions in your head that drive you crazy. So many questions are asked, all of which are annoyingly obvious. “Do you drink enough water?”. Yes. “Is it your eyes?”. No. It just seems to …

I used to have itchy scratchy throat that doesn’t seem to be relieved just by clearing my throat or by gargling, sore throat is painful and itchy, the painful part is easy to cure and relieve but the itchiness always goes back.
My mother bought me an Anti-inflammatory spray …

If you need a doctor in New York State, then NYdoctorprofile .com is a great free website to always have handy on your desktop. If you need to find out a doctors education, degrees, if they are certified or not as well as if they have had any …

Aloe Mist is an alcohol-free gel spray for sunburns. This is a very smart product that should be in every beach bag. It’s much better than traditional sunburn lotions because you don’t have to rub it in. All you do is spray it on the burn. It works just …

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 …

I just moved in to my new home, it’s a older model home with a huge tree in the back. When I bought the home it was in the middle of the summer and tree was full of bright green leafs. In the fall, they turned a variety of …

Clogged nose and sinuses, these are one of my most hated condition specially when I had to do some field work. It is really disturbing and annoying. Sometimes, I feel that summer is better than rainy season, this is because people are spreading this kind of sickness during the …

They say that those who rarely speak tend to have more bacteria in their mouths and throats than those who often speak. I guess that could be the reason why I’m always having sore throats and those pesky mouth sores because when I’m in the office there are no …

For the longest time I have weighed about ninety five pounds. I am five foot three and recently turned twenty years old. Many people, including my doctor have told me that I an not underweight, but I can’t help but feel like I am. I can’t stand being so …

This is a type of laxative and comes in a suppository form. This was first prescribed because of a hemmoroid but it was nothing too serious, so I am not sure if this works for other things. The doctor may prescribe another kind but it basically works the same. …

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 …

I used to never get migraines. The most I would get is a little headache when I was sick or something. But, when I turned 17, I started getting the most painful headaches ever, and when I described them to my mom, she told me what it was: a …

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 had this extremely bad bout of congestion that just wouldn’t clear. I am the kind of person who never catches a cold for many years and if I do then it gets real bad. Normally I would recognise the very early symptom and immediately pop couple …

Intercon Diagnostic Laboratory, Inc. was recommended by my mother, when I had to have my blood tested, as ordered by my dermatologist. Only positive feedbacks were said about Intercon, coming from my mom. All of these were proven right. Intercon is located in Binondo, Manila; a place two rides …

My nine year old has high blood pressure due to a kidney transplant. The doctors tried many blood pressure medicines on him, all with side effects that were not desirable. Some made his face extremely red, others made him tired, then they tried Lisinipril. Lisinipril has …

It seems like the weather changes always make me sick in one way or another. My nose is something that really gets affected by the weather changes from summer to fall and from winter to spring. During this time my nose always seems like it has sinuses. My nose …

Once upon a time, many moons ago (so I tell myself), I had suddenly developed a serious anxiety disorder. I would get increasingly nervous-feeling throughout the day, and those butterflies in the stomach at the start of the day would suddenly turn into full on bats in my stomach …

I have always used Bandaid bandages if I get a cut. When they came out with a bandage that had medication on the pad, I had to try it. I wanted to see if it would help my cut heal faster than it normally would without medication. The antibiotic …

Everyone knows how bad dry cough can get, the constant coughing and the itching of the throat makes life really miserable. It one of the situations were you are completely helpless and can’t do anything to sooth yourself from the annoying itching of the throat. I tried many cough …

I love Mucinex products. I really do. They are pretty expensive, but they always seem to work pretty well too. I’ve rarely seen a Mucinex product appropriate for younger children, but when I do, I’m always willing and eager to snatch them up and have them on hand for …

As embarrassing as it is to admit; I have a gas problem. This is especially true when I eat spicy or very rich foods. It is so embarrassing and there have been times that I just was unable to hold it in and embarrassed myself and my husband …

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 recently reviewed this product, but with the lemon-lime flavor, and I have to say, the orange was so much better! It worked just the same, and was just as effective, but the flavoring was well worth investing in another version of the same product. Basically, Wal-born just acts …

I have tried dozens of medicines for my IBS and my related symptoms over the years, both over the counter and prescription ones. I have finally found a daily IBS medication that works well, but I also need to occasionally take medicine for heartburn and other stomach upsets. I …

Although I do not get that much acne on a regular basis, I’d say that from time to time I get a fair amount. If I’m ever stressed or have spent a week eating poorly, I tend to have breakouts that can be very noticeable and extremely frustrating. Although …

Have you ever try Betadine Oral Antiseptic? When I got small operation for my teeth, my dentist gave me this Betadine Oral Antiseptic. She said that I need to use it in the house according to the instruction in the package of Betadine Oral Antiseptic.
Actually we can just buy …

I was so good at evading cold and flu this year it was beyond possible so it was only a matter of time before I got a little bit sick, and here we are my nose is running and was not cooperating with me at night - refusing to …