The World Health Organization (WHO) defines a drug as “any substance or product that is used or intended to be used to modify or explore physiological system or pathological states for the benefit of the recipient” (WHO Technical Report series 1966: No, 341).
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Marriages are contracted daily all over the world, but a lot do not survive even the first five years. In the western world over 60 percent of marriages fail, the figure is less in developing countries and much less in highly conservative and traditional societies. That the rate of divorce is less in the latter does not confer happiness in those marriages, the same can be said of a lot of marriages held together by religion. …
Life span can be defined as the maximum length of time a human being is likely to live and function. As of today it is said to 120 years. That means you and I can live up to 120 years if we take care of ourselves very well. What we need to do are few and quite simple but we need discipline.
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Blood is pumped around our body no matter how big by the heart through a network of blood vessels.
The human body has three types of blood vessels:- arteries, veins and capillaries. Arteries carry blood containing oxygen and nutrients to different parts of the body, reducing in size the further away from the heart. …
The common cold virus can reproduce itself more efficiently in the cooler temperatures found inside the nose than at core body temperature, according to a new Yale-led study. This finding may confirm the popular yet contested notion that people are more likely to catch a cold in cool-weather conditions. …
There are some illnesses that don’t knock you down. You may be up and about without knowing that you’re genuinely ill and need to slow down and take care of yourself. Health experts say nature makes us know that our body is crashing under ill health when it manifests certain telltale signs. Body parts such as the lips, tongue, eyes, palms, etc. sometimes warn us about our health.
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Noise is an unwanted sound, loud sound, a wrong sound in a wrong place at the wrong time. Sound has four characteristics-loudness (measured in decibels- dB ), pitch ( measured in Hertz-Hz ), periodicity and duration.
Sound higher than 85 dB in loudness is noise, while sound higher than 120 dB is very loud noise; this can destroy the inner ear. …
Deciding on a doctor to see when ill is not easy especially in Nigeria where having a personal primary care physician is not common. The coverage of the National Health Insurance Scheme is said to be around 6%.
There is a form of disconnect between the population and the healthcare community in Nigeria, we do not know the location of the nearest health facility to us and its strength in terms of personnel and equipment. …
