One of my aunt’s husbands is a man who has worked for the Dove company for many years since he has been out of college and he even invented many of their products which is something that I enjoy and it helps that when he is available to see …

A while back I started to put on a lot of weight, unfortunately for me. It was making my knee joints ache very badly. The extra 40 pounds wasn’t doing me any justice, but I couldn’t get the weight off overnight. I did however need something to get rid …

I have been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis for 14 years now. The doctors all say I had it for the last 18 years though, because I had a goiter at the age of 16. That is a symptom of the disease. Usually with regular hypothyroidism you don’t …

I’ve always noticed that I had a short attention span, but I never thought that it was a serious problem until I was diagnosed with ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) during my junior year in college. After talking over my options with my doctor, I was prescribed Adderall XR. …

I bought the sudacare children’s nighttime waterless vaporizer because I used sudafed myself and you can no longer give cold medications to children under 2. I do use a humidifier in my toddler’s room and I wanted to see how this was different.
To use the kit …

Several years ago I was in a car accident and I had to have routine visits to the Chiropractor. One of the medicines that my chiropractor used when massaging and adjusting my muscles and joints was this product called Bio-freeze. What it does is helps to relieve achy and …

I think I’m finally coming to the end of my reviews about all the allergy medicines I’ve used over the last eight years. It’s been an astronomical amount, sadly, but unfortunately it’s been a necessary journey for me. I have intense allergy symptoms that range from congestion to headaches …

It is such a relief for me to have a dose of Astring-o-Sol candy. Just recently for my itchy throat resulting to dry coughs. This candy is something new to me so I was a bit hesitant to try the candy because Astring-O-Sol is only famous for their mouthwash …

My english bulldog was having bedsores and calluses from lying around all day, mainly due to her impending pregnancy, and I had her checked-up by our veterinarian because I wanted her skin to be still flawless, I wanted to salvage it and asked her what medication or solution I …

Pulmicort inhaler is a corticortsteroid medicine for asthma. It is a long lasting medication for asthmatics and should be taken once or twice daily . I have found that normally one takes 2 puffs however at the time I was severely short winded and my doctor increased …

My friend suggested that I use this product, Garamycin Otic Drops, because I always have issued with my eyes. For some reason, they always get irritated and I always get sty and whenever I get it, I take antibiotics. She recommended this product in hopes of helping me rid …

If you have a healthy body free of all ailments, you are bound to give good results in your field. But even a small headache can lead to disasters in work.
It was all ok for me but due to over burdened with work, I developed a light headache. I …

I recently visited the Family Practice clinic on Kadena Air Base. It started out bad. I started calling at 9 AM to get an appointment, but kept getting hung up on! I was furious. I was so sick that I couldnt get out of bed and had to use …

When I am in pain, I will try almost anything to get rid of the pain. I noticed that with my body, I have to switch pain killers often. This is because my body starts to resist the effects and most pain killers will only sufficiently kill my pain …

This is a digestive medicine for infants that covers issues like indigestion, flatulence, heartburn and regurgiration. My baby had a problem of spitting up milk after every feed. She was diagonised with mild form of gastroesophageal reflux whwerein although being a breastfed baby, she had the issue of spiiting …

Biogesic has been around since I was a little kid and it has always been our family’s first resort for any kind of body pain, headache or fever. But since the passing of the Generics Law, cheaper alternatives have been made available. So for about a year now, whenever …

One of my friends who is a college undergraduate student has a lot of trouble focusing and keeping material in her head. She was having a lot of trouble focusing in her classes and so she started to look for something which would help her get through her problem. …

Few years ago, my husband had terrible experience with his ear. There was an infection inside his ear and it really caused him a major headache. He went to a doctor and got prescription for his painful ear.
But one year later, the pain came back. It was like …

Mucinex is an Over the Counter cough medication that is used as a expectorant. It is to help loosen phlegm or mucous and to thin bronchial secretions. When you are in the midst of a cold it can be helpful to make your coughs more productive.
The bottle has all …

About 7 years back I accidentally found out that I was extremely anemic when I had gone to the hospital for a high fever. The blood reports indicated that my Hemoglobin level was only 4mg while it should have been at least 12mg. A lot of further tests were …

Living with a bum shoulder puts a damper on my life, especially because I love to play sports. I like to take out the time to play with my friends on the weekend and basketball is my favorite. Though I love basketball it can leave me in a sticky …

Methylprednisolone is a steroid that is used to treat chronic infections for people with asthma and lung conditions. It is also used for many other situations where a person has inflammation that is causing problems. I was prescribed it due to a sever ear infection. Most people have heard …

I love my youngest daughter, but one thing that I experienced with that pregnancy was reoccurring mild yeast infections. It happens so easily because of the hormone levels associated with pregnancy and at first I was afraid to take anything. I spoke to my OB/GYN at the time and …

Since I have bad reactions with many medications, I look to food sources for medicine. When it came to trying to lower my cholesterol so I could stay off a statin, I asked my doctor about Cheerios from General Mills as well as eating oatmeal. My endocrinologist told me …

A few weeks earlier due to a minor car accident, I developed some scars on the left side of my cheek. The scars seemed so prominent on my face, that anybody who happened to meet me after the accident only seemed to enquire about the scars(how to how it …

As a bit of a surprise for our oldest daughter, I decided to take my family out for dinner Friday evening (despite not really having the money to do that).
The dinner was pretty decent but, for some reason, during the course of it, I started developing a cough. And, …

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 …

I have had heartburn (GERD & hiatal hernia) for as long as I can remember, and have tried everything under the sun to keep it under control and not much has ever really worked for very long, if it ever worked at all.
About 5 years ago, the doctor …

When I injured my back at work a couple of years ago, the pain was excruciating. A pulled muscle led to my entire back locking up and kept me flat on the bed for three days. My doctor wrote me a prescription for Flexeril,or cyclobenzaprine HCL, a …

If this product was designed to relieve migraines and headaches, it doesn’t work. It does feel good I admit, having cold compress on your neck, but it doesn’t do anything for my headache. It was a gift from my boyfriend, and he paid $44 for this. I wanted to …

Andrews Sparkling Salts is a product that provides relief for upset stomach and indigestion. But recently I saw one which claims it supplies Triple Action, meaning it relieves headaches from overeating in addition to the 2 other reliefs it already provides.
Like the original Andrews Sparkling Salts it comes in …

Flexeril, also known by the generic name of Cyclobenzaprine, is a muscle relaxant that is prescribed for a number of different reasons. One possible reason for prescribing Flexeril is the ease pain for muscle spasms. He can be prescribed because of an injured back or pulled muscle. …

This was one of the medications that me and my wife kept in our medicine cabinet. When our daughter was first born we were against giving medicine and that was something that we tried to stick to. But as she got older and gained more fevers over time, we …

Unfortuantly I have been plauged by a terrible cold for the past week. After several days of a constant running nose, I decided it was time to take action.
I had been taking regular dayquil. rather than dry out my nose, the dayquil seemed to dehydrate my entire body (excluding …

For some reason, every time I go to the pharmacy to refill my perscription, they give me a different kind of birth control. I’m not sure why this happens but it really started to get on my nerves. Anyway, I was on Lo Estrin 24 Fe for about three …

A couple of months ago I was having some weight gain, acne, and woman related issues, so per my primary care doctors recommendation I went to C-Med Endocrine Doctor Office and saw Dr. Bhaduri.
C-Med ended up being a great experience, and the office is …

When my son was only a few weeks old, he had constipation and no bowel movement for more than two days. Alarmed, I decided to increase his fluid intake to give him softer stools. However this did not resolve his problem thus I consulted his pediatrician for …

I always keep a small bottle of Vicks Vapor Rub in my medicine cabinet. That jar is something I can’t do without. I love the feeling I receive from it, the way it opens up my nasal passage, and I’ve found out that there are lots of other things …

I had struggled with anxiety attacks for over 20 years. They began when I was a teenager. At times they were imobilizing, preventing me from doing and going where I wanted. My anxiety attacks made it difficult to make friends, meet people, feel comfortable getting a good job, and …

After Medical City moved to its new location, I just wanted to be sick all the time. Aside from the hospital equipment, you’d think the rooms are from five star hotels. Glass windows, gorgeous bathrooms, modern furnishings; it’s all too comfortable to be a hospital room really. This is …

Hydroxyzine is primarily used as an antihistamine, i.e. to treat the symptoms of allergies, and secondarily against motion sickness. Although its sedative properties are well known, in many countries (including those in the EU) it is rarely used against anxiety and/or insomnia. And yet, it is well known that it …

I have read somewhere that married couples often experience sleeping problems. Most of the time, my husband and I have this difficulty in iniating sleep and maintaining sleep. The result of which, we wake up unrested. When I get up, I feel tired. I felt bad that I still …

I do not like to go to the doctor unless I just absolutly have to. I went to the Rossville Family Practice. The receptionist was very friendly, and she gave me all of the appropriate paper work to fill out. The smell of the office was horrid, it smelled …

AcneFree Clear Skin Treatment is a new kind of 3 part treatment which will eventually clear not only your acne but somewhat diminish scarred tissue caused by excessive zit popping/scratching.
The treatment is composed of three parts whch have to be used in a precise order to have effect. First …

I have been in a lot of pain recently. In 2007 I suffered an injury to my arm, wrist and elbow. Despite multiple fractures, it did not hurt when it was injured, or at all really up until this fall. I have been in excruciating pain for a while.
Normally …

I was diagnosed as having nephrolithiasis, kidney stones, in both of my kidneys about six months ago. This problem was already giving me some flank pains and some kind of hyperacidity. Aside from this I began developing urinary tract infection almost every other month.
Because of the recurring …

Mercy San Juan Medical Center is a very respected hospital in the Sacramento area. My entire family has had dealings with this facility for one reason or another for decades, so there are several experiences to draw on for this review.
Basically, I have only positives to report about …

A couple of years ago, my fingers started hurting me and eventually swelled up to the point I had to have my wedding band cut off. After seeing a couple of doctors, they diagnosed me with psoriatic arthritis.
I was prescribed several different medications but none offered anything more …

Neosporin is a medication designed to treat cold sore in the mouth/lip area and it does its job as best as an over the counter medicine can.
Cold sores are no fun and they can happen without an provocation. When you get them, you know it as they are incredibly …

Equate: Ultra Strength Muscle Rub is not some miracle medicine, but it does indeed provide pain relief to areas of the body that are sore or ache. It is a topical cream that is not at all greasy like some similar products are, so once applied, it will soon …