It’s a pollen explosion,” Weather.com meteorologist Tim Ballisty tells WebMD. “In Atlanta, the pollen count was up in the 5,000s, when 120 is a high level. And other cities in the Southeast, the Midwest, and the Northeast had off-the-charts pollen levels, too.”
What happened? A “perfect storm of conditions conducive to bring pollen into the air,” [...]
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Pollen Explosion! Allergies on alert
April 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Health
Tags: allergies·coughing·early spring·pollen·sneezing
Medication Dispensed: Levaquin
March 23rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Health, My Opinion
I have had a sinus infection the past week and a half. The first trip to the family doctor resulted in my taking a generic version of Zithromax. While I have had Zithromax before in the brand name, the generic hasn’t helped me all that much. I thought this was rather odd, so I phoned [...]
Tags: bladder infection·diarrhea·hallucinations·headaches·hives·Levaquin·Levofloxacin·nausea·pancreatitis·paranoia·tendinitis·vomiting
Heart Attack & Broken Heart Syndrome
March 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Health
I recently read an article about heart attacks and broken heart syndrome. I had already known stress can play a huge role in heart attacks, but the broken heart syndrome report made me wonder what this was all about.
Symptoms of a broken heart can mimic a heart attack, but the differences between the two are [...]
Tags: arteries·congestive heart failure·EKG·heart attack·low blood pressure·shortness of breath·symptoms of heart attack
Trigger Finger- after surgery
January 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Health
The trigger finger surgery came about after two injections failed. It was only day surgery, but I had to have an EKG first (a new law in effect) and then paper work to sign. I went into the hospital’s day surgery section at 9:30 a.m. After getting ready and talking to the anesthesiologist, I was [...]
Tags: injections·pain·trigger finger surgery
Blepharitis- eyelid infection
January 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Health
Once again I have had this happen to me. This time I caught it in the beginning and got the necessary medication to help get rid of the infection sooner before it caused more problems for me.
Blepharitis is an inflammation of the eyelid, causing red, irritated, itchy eyelids. Formation of dandruff-like scales can occur on [...]
Tags: eye hygiene·flaky eyelids·inflammation of the eyelid·itchy eyelids