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Drugs made from microorganisms Microorganisms are organisms that are very small. Naked eyes cannot see them unless aided with a microscope.

To see a pharmacist or a doctor for disease diagnosis is one thing, getting proper treatment is another.

Expired Drug Sometimes, we may wake up in the middle of the night to take some pills to curb that sudden pain.

Hospital for antenatal Antenatal care is an important step in the health of both a mother and her unborn child. This is organised by health care centres with professionals from the different medical professionals. It is vital and supposes to start from the day pregnancy was discovered to the day of delivery. This means that it should be as early as possible. Some specialist recommends that women who are expecting to get pregnant should even start antenatal. This is to get them acquainted with both information on healthy living for them to get pregnant and what to do during pregnancy. Antenatal can simply be defined as the process whereby an expectant mother and the growing fetus are examined until the day of delivery. This is to reduce risk factors, which end up in the safe delivery of a bouncing baby. The process combines preventive therapy with lectures on healthy living. This will, in turn, leave the mother in a position of making an informed decision. Read Also: ...

Drugs are substances that we use to treat and prevent diseases in humans and in some cases plants and animals.

It is a well-known statement that 'prevention is better and cheaper than cure.' Prevention is the most important thing health-care personnel concern  themselves with.

Nigerian Fanta When we were still young, there used to be rumors of deaths from consuming soft drinks after eating fruits like mango.  Well, with recent events and stories, those rumors have elements of truth in them, although they are not true. Please consider this. The media has been abuzz with news of a court case involving a businessperson and the Nigerian Bottling Company (N.B.C). The story was that the businessperson who bought some quantity of Fanta and Sprite in Nigeria exported them to the United Kingdom (U.K). On getting there, the UK health authorities did some preliminary checks on the products.  Unfortunately, the products, when added to vitamin C (ascorbic acid) produced a poisonous compound. This led to the product being rejected and destroyed by the UK government. They also found the level of sunset yellow (color) above the recommended standard in the UK. So, what is the content of Fanta and Sprite produced in Nigeria? Is it different from those produ...

A Ball Of Eba, With Drug Pill Inside A drug can be said to be a substance that causes a psychological change in the body.

The process on how to become a pharmacist is similar around the world. It involve obtaining a degree in the profession. However, there are some slight variations from on country to another. Pharmacy is a professional course that came out from medicine and surgery. It was among learned profession in the middle ages. It has a long and rich history within and outside Nigeria. I t is quite hard to get through it successfully around the world as it entails a lot of hard work and dedication. The process to become a pharmacist normally starts from secondary school where O' level result is obtained. Pharmacy profession was not a very popular course in Nigeria as very few of us back them even thought of being one when we grow up. The top courses that dominated our young mind then were things like doctor, nurse, lawyer, engineer and a host of others. This could be due to the fact that many pharmacists use to be shy about the course. This has changed over time as the present generations kno...