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Having a sore throat and noticed a pea sized lump behind my ear(immovable) day before yesterday. No pain in the lump. I know It could be a swollen lymph node but want to take an opinion on it.

My niece skin is very dry and sensitive. Sometimes its soft as a feather and sometimes its so dry and flaky and red rashes appear on her skin. She's an active kid and her diet very good but I think its genetic problem as her mother used to eat uncooked rice in her pregnancy all the time. Please suggest what should we do. We tried everything lotions, vaseline, coconut oil, etc. She 1.5 years old

My son is three and a half year old and his skin is sensitive to mosquito bites. He has water bumps after mosquito bite which take 8-10 days to recover. I have consulted skin specialists and they have recommended Fucidin H with anti-allergy syrup. All of them have advised protecting from a mosquito. Just want to know any permanent solution to the problem as avoiding mosquito bite is very difficult for school going children.

My daughter is one & a half year old and she's on teething phase. Her gums are swollen and in blue color. Also, she's having a bad breath problem. I'm really worried about her. What should I do? Should I consult a dentist or a child specialist?

I woke up due to upset stomach and started salivating heavily. Then had to vomit, early morning. no food in the stomach so only a little bit of brownish liquid came out. it has never happened before. usually, if I vomit it is because of food poisoning or something.. and food comes out.

My nephew has been suffering from Fever since a few days. We took him to the doctor and he said that he has throat infection. He has been prescribed medicines that aren’t working and he is vomiting. Later, we got him checked again by another doctor who got him drips that still weren’t effective. We took him again to a hospital and CBC, LFT and urine tests were carried. My question is, is it Jaundice? What can be the other issue here? Do we use LFT for jaundice?

I am 22 weeks pregnant and having severe body pain since 4 days. Yesterday, I was admitted in hospital for 9 hours and they gave me injection. But, the pain isn’t going away. I am in severe pain in my entire body and I am taking painkillers but no relief yet. I got myself checked and my reports say that CRP is high. I want to know if that is a problem?

My doctor prescribed Vagibact vaginal cream with 7 applicators for 7 days but after the use of 4 applicators in 4 days, I got my periods on the 5th day. My question is can I continue using the remaining 3 applicators after the periods or should I start the new cream for 7 days continuously?

I had a cyst removed in 2018 from on my chin. The removal was completely painless and immediately the swelling was drastically reduced. Over the past few days the cyst has reappeared in the same place, so after going to my GP I have been prescribed a course of antibiotics. There doesn't have much effect. Would I have to for another removing cyst treatment or not? Because I don't want to be taking antibiotics unnecessarily

My son is suffering from cough since a couple of days. He has been nebulized with normal saline but it didn’t work don't and he is irritated. Need a permanent solution?

I have this wart on my nose, it started with a small spherical bump - that is the base of the wart now- and after some months two little stems went off through the bump. I'm wondering if the bump and the stems come from only one condition or if the bump was contaminated by a wart. What is the best treatment for removing this wart, please ? Thank you for any advice.

My maid's mother is suffering from Hepatitis A. Since it is contagious and besides being aware, I am not sure if they separate utensils or take care of important safety precautions. Also she is the one who looks after her mother quite closely. I am concerned because the girl does kitchen work too and I have kids in my home. Is it safe for her to continue doing chores or not? Which measures can be taken to ensure health safety of her and everyone else?

I have been getting a few random sharp pains, as someone poked me really hard in the left chest area (like around heart) then it would go. I have been doing light housework myself taking wallpaper off. So is it muscle or heart related? And should i take some test? What should i do.

I have a 2 year old baby boy. He has had congestion for the past 2-3 months. I have given him the antibiotics course, the doctor gave but the congestion keeps coming back. He is very active and no fever or other signs. It gets worse in the nights. I keep him fully covered as well. I am out of options. What should I do?

One of my relative is taking a tablet Pintin Tab 25mg from last three years. From last 2 weeks this tablet is not available as pharmacies claim that the manufacturer of this medicine is closed and this particular medicine was prescribed by psychiatrist. I want to know an alternative medicine?

My wife has bone marrow cancer and about 50 melignant lymphas nodes in her lungs liver spleen and many other parts of body. Her HB is 3 and platelets 7. She has been transfused almost 100 bottles of blood but the blood destroys itself and new blood is not produced. She has to undergo surgery for which her blood level and platelets have to be maintained at normal range. Can anyone help me with the right blood donor?

Recently I had a chalazion on my eyelid one morning. Not after much time it got swollen and my whole eye is infected. I also have mild acne and I read that acne could be the cause of it, body producing oil. I hope you can give some insight on this?? Also I am 24 years old male if age & gender is needed

My mother had inflammation in Deltoid muscle so we consult with an orthopedic surgeon and did surgery of wound. Later infection occurred. then wound was opened again because previous surgery wasn't good and so again surgery was done now there's foreign body infection. Test for Deltoid region histopathology indicates Sinus tract tunneling. Kindly tell me what can i do for her? What would be the proper treatment?

My father in law has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last stage and he is a diabetic. It is been 3 months that we got to know about his disease. Now, he is diagnosed with hernia which needs to be operated as soon as possible. I want to know is there any connection between these two pancreatic cancer and hernia?

I changed my job to a chemical industry (can not state the name) in Faisalabad. My job doesn't require me to be near chemicals. But I think the air has too much chemical particles. This gives me a headache almost everyday and sometimes watery eyes too. I was hoping you can tell me a way (preferably natural) to get rid of these conditions.