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I'm 4 months pregnant and I suffer from a severe flu with a runny nose. What should I do to treat this?
Dr. Jihad Irani,
Family Medicine
- Better to stick with "safer" medicine, like paracetamol and topical saline irrigation of the nose.
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J'ai l'urticaire depuis presque 3 mois est-ce que cest grave?
Dr. Jihad Irani,
Family Medicine
- C'est un urticaire chronique. D'habitude c'est pas grave, mais il faut faire des tests pour savoir pourquoi vous l'avez. Rarement, il peut etre lie a des maladies un peu plus serieuses.
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For zona herpes, should zovirax cream be applied ? or should the patient only take zovirax pills?Ok
Dr. Jihad Irani,
Family Medicine
- The treatment is usually with pills, that should be started early on (within 48-72 hours), otherwise they don't work much. Note: these are taken 5 times/day
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Hello doctors,i'm putting aloe vera liquid on my face as a masque but my face contains more pimples now!! so is that how it works or it's better to stop it..?thk u
Dr. Jihad Irani,
Family Medicine
- Not sure how it works (or if it works), but I suggest stopping it.
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Dr. Zakia: my 2 yo girl snores while eating and sometimes while sleeping. Is there any problem? Note that she does not have any fever and the last vaccine was 2 months ago
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- The snorring during sleep, or snorting while eating, is a manifestation of nasal blockage, usually because of allergic rhinitis (allergy in the nose) which may be complicated by adenoid hypertrophy (e... Read More
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Hi, My eyelids are very dark and scaly. I tried many creams but none of them work, recently I started applying cortisone cream, will this help?
Dr. Salem Abu Alghanam,
Ophthalmology
- some cases similar to your problem, could be blepharitis .which lid hygiene can be effective as baby shampoo in water and wipe your lids, eye lid wipes are available now ... Read More
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Does epilepsy cause amnesia by years?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Patients with epilepsy very commonly complain of memory, particularly those who have temporal lobe
epilepsy (TLE) where here is a direct impact on memory-related brain structures by seizure activity.&... Read More
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Does when diabetes type 2 runs in my biological moms family do I have a chance of getting it I use to be thin till 1999 I had episode of someone out to get me but does abilify cause my weight to go up
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- "I had episode of someone out to get me" >>> I did not understand this part, please explain more so that I can try to answer your question. Thank you.
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My girl is 8 mons & she barely drinks 5ml didn't like freshjuice after each meal she starts to cry until I breasfeed just few min.Is it ok if i add strawberry flavor to her water or give flavored one?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) used to recommend against the introduction of highly allergenic (allergy-causing) foods like berries (including strawberries) below the age of 12 months. Howev... Read More
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Wn i did the surgery the dr told i shld take care of my ligament but i stillplay footbal nd do ski nd still playing basketabll..now while i am driving i feel the pain ,after the activities it hurts
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- So even more reason to visit your doctor; there may an ongoing ligament or tendon inflammation, now that you have mentioned that the pain also occurs while driving, knowing that driving involves pedal... Read More
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