Category: Health

Belly Piercing

7 October, 2007 (04:38) | Health, Prevention

Chyna wrote: i got my belly pierced on july 31st (7 1/2 weeks).I clean my piercing with spectro jel every evening in the shower,and i noticed a redness in the center of the piercing and i used sea salt to give it a salt cleaning one night and now the pus and blood started pouring [...]

Infected Piercing

7 October, 2007 (04:30) | Health, Piercings

LB Casey wrote: I had nipple piercings for 2 years and when my left nipple started swelling and oozing clear fluid, i took the piercing out. this started happening after i was on penicillin for 3 days. i stopped taking penicillin and have been using antibiotic cream over the counter for the past 4 days, [...]

Menstrual Probles

6 October, 2007 (13:22) | Health, Menses

alison wrote: i have been getting my period every 2 weeks lately and its really heavy. i have been feeling really dizzy and breaking out in cold sweats. i even fainted last night. Should I be concerned? Dear Alison, It sounds to me like you need to go to the ER or your doctor ASAP. [...]

Giving medication to the elderly

23 September, 2007 (04:36) | Health

Sarah wrote: Do you have some helpful hints on giving the elderly medicine? Dear Sarah, If the medication can be given in liquid form that may be easier. If it is a small pill you may be able to put it in applesauce or pudding to help it go down easier. You need to check [...]