Another very common misconception. Many people don’t know that these are two completely different things. You should take painkillers (I prefer Ibuprofen, unless you have stomach ulcers) for any type of pain or fever. They reduce inflammation (swelling, redness), thereby reducing pain and control the temperature, which could be caused by virus, bacteria or trauma […]
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…and yes, many educated people believe in them, too! She’s coughing a lot. Don’t give them yoghurt etc. etc. WHY not?
Giving Yoghurt when someone is unwell, like coughing, is not good. That’s a baseless theory. Yoghurt (curd) has got lot of good bacteria and if anything, it may help you recover quickly. It may help you with the good bacteria in your gut (intestine), specially if you are on antibiotics which kill all bacteria in […]
HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE! – I’ve seen this circulated many times, but unfortunately, haven’t seen any cardiologist prove or refute it. The post goes _ _ _ You are alone & suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest _ _ _ these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly […]