- Good cold medicine?
My poor husband!!! When he gets sick, he REALLY gets sick!!! We have had the hardest time finding a cold medicine that works for him. We've tried sudafed, Advil cold and sinus, Dayquil, it seems like you name it, he's tried it. He even has a hard time during the night. Nyquil used to w...
- Glandular Fever Again?
Hi,I'm 21 and had glandular about 2 years ago. I was sick for 2-3 weeks but seemed to get back on track reasonably easily. My boyfriend has recently been diagnosed with it. I've not really made an effort to stay away from him, because I thought getting a second infection of it was unli...
- Getting rid of a cold quickly
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE...If anybody out there has any tips on how to get rid of a cold as quickly as possible, please tell me! I've got one (not nasty-yet) which would usually not bother me, but I'm flying back to America on Wednesday, and I'd prefer not to have a cold when I do....
- General question about fever and "fever reducers".
Unless I am misunderstanding the mechanics of a fever, I take it that the body is trying to kill whatever is not supposed to be there, thus is raising body temperature. Okay, so . . . .why do we take "fever reducers" when we have a fever if the body is trying to fight off the sickness? Are "fe...
- Frustrated
I'm so frustrated. I'm on my 4th cold since November. In the past I've been unlucky if I get 1 cold a year. I have a 2 year old who has been going to a Mom's Day Out Program since August. It seems like everytime he comes home with a slight runny nose or sneeze I catch it....
- From The Frying Pan into the "Flu Fire"!
Of all times for our regular m.d. to be out of town for 2 weeks, he picked the worst possible time to be gone, during a very heavy illness wave hitting the West Texas area.I had to see someone because of being hit with a sore throat, cough, and feeling rotten. I knew any e.r. would be a hotbed...