Is there really such a thing as a 24-hour flu? I’ve always had my doubts, that was until…well… about 24 hours ago. On New Years Day — actually the evening of New Years day — my family and I had dinner with my sister-in-law and her family. We ate broiled rabbit. In Italy, rabbit is ...
First time cat owners may be surprised by a great many things in dealing with their first feline pet, but nothing may be more unnerving than dealing with a cat in heat for the first time. Kittens usually experience their heat at sometime between six and nine months old and even a generally quiet cat ...
Nausea is a very unpleasant feeling and I’ve tried different remedies to relieve it. Some treatments worked, others did not, but the one that has worked the best for me is Emetrol. Emetrol is an anti emetic that is used to relieve nausea. I have also found that it prevents nausea as well. I suffer ...
Every parent works tirelessly to avoid illness in their children. When it comes to your child, no germ is tolerated because watching your child suffer with any sickness is heartbreaking. Immediately following my son’s first birthday his appetite decreased. I had to practically force feed him morsels. Two days later, he began to experience severe ...
Some germs are good and some germs are bad, but let’s face it: germs are here to stay, and they are everywhere, including the soil, the air, our water and food supplies, our pets, people we come in contact with and the surfaces we touch. With germs running rampant it is inevitable that an infection ...
If you’ve ever had a stomach virus, you probably know that it’s not a very pleasant experience. Making a trip to the doctor is pretty useless, as he or she is just going to say wait it out – there’s nothing that can be done about a stomach virus. Well, this isn’t necessarily the case. ...
Be very careful this summer. Wash your hands after leaving public places and before you eat. If you hear that someone you know has the stomach flu, stay far away, or if they call for your help don’t hesitate to lend a latex gloved hand. There is a very nasty stomach virus going around and ...
Gastroenteritis is a stomach virus that infants are easily susceptible to. It causes nausea, vomiting, cramping and diarrhea. It isn’t a pleasant thing to deal with, but it is manageable. Knowing how to treat it before it happens can make all the difference in the world. Always keep in mind that when an infant is ...
We fathers are a funny bunch. For the most part, our experience with babies and toddlers is so limited that when the duty of being a father is thrust upon us, we react in one of two ways: we become completely distant and uninvolved in everything that doesn’t end in “ball,” or we become so ...
The stomach virus, technically called viral gastroenteritis, which means inflammation of the stomach and intestines, is an infection that can result from a variety of viruses and results in diarrhea and/or vomiting. It is not caused by bacteria or parasites, nor is it caused by the influenza virus. This condition usually only lasts between one ...
