The answer to this question can’t be answered with a simple “yes” or “no”; the circumstances and illnesses of the individual determine whether or not they should travel with all their medications as does the length of time they will be traveling.  One also has to consider that any prescription drug prescribed to that person must be kept in the vial in which it belongs in.    The Hypochondriac The ...

What is dehydration?   Water is the main constituent of our body and it makes up for 75% of the total body weight in a normal healthy individual. The amount of water in our body should be maintained at optimum levels for the normal functioning of the innumerable cells and tissues in our body. Water is lost normally when we breathe, sweat, urinate or pass stools. This loss is compensated with the intake of water and other fluids. Dehydratio ...

The deadly swine flu that first struck in Mexico has now made its way into the United States.  Like humans, pigs too, can contract the influenza virus, though the virus that strikes humans differs from the one that infects the swine population.  While it is rare for swine flu to present in humans, it has happened among those who are in direct contact with pigs.  The most current outbreak of swine flu is caused by a new stra ...

Swine influenza virus is most commonly referred to as “swine flu.”   Researches believe the Spanish influenza pandemic (infectious disease that can spread worldwide) of 1918-1919 can be linked to the swine flu, though its pathogenic origin is still unknown.  Prior to and after 1918, most pandemics of influenza developed in Asia and spread worldwide, with the first wave hitting the United States in the spring of 1918. ...

At sometime in our lives we may need a little help to feel better from our doctor.  There are so many medications out there from the antibiotic to the medication that helps save lives.  When the doctors prescribe something it may be a brand name medication or a generic name medication.   What is the difference? Brand name medication is what comes first.  This is the medication that is patented by the original pharmaceutic ...