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So many people search for businesses in their locality using maps. The most common search term on maps is so and so business near me. In Google maps, business relating to the search query comes on with distance and option on routes to get there. This method is a cheap and an easy method to get leads almost everyday. So how do a community pharmacy register their own physical shop on Google map? How To Register For Google Maps I have successfully registered two community pharmacies on Google maps. I have come to realise that there are two methods. Contributor Google acknowledges the valuable contribution of contributors to Google maps. These people add, edit or modify information on Google maps. Anybody can be a contributor. To add your community pharmacy to google map using contributor link, visit google map. It works with the app. So go ahead and download the Google map app if you have not already done so. Open your location setting. If you can calibrate your GPS, do so. I was unable t...

Alum and virginity Many girls can go any length just to tighten their vagina. To them, a tight vagina means they are virgins. For others, it makes sex better for both partners. Whatever the reason, one has to be careful with the process. Read Also : Ampiclox capsule cannot prevent pregnancy There are medical procedures. But because of cost and trying to be secretive, many opt in for home base methods. One thing they use is potassium alum. Does it really work? Are there side effects? Let us take a look at it. Does Potassium Alum Tighten Vagina Potassium alum is a colourless, whitish and odourless compound. It is aluminium potassium sulphate. It is a coagulant used to purify water mainly. Other uses include acne removal, test muscle cramps, deodorise, heal wound, antiseptic for teeth, etc. It is cheap and readily available. There are other forms of alum. Some of them are not effective and may come with side effects. A good example is ammonium alum. An unproven use of alum is the tighteni...

STC30 is a supplement with enormous benefits. It is adapted from stem cell therapy because of the benefit of stem cell therapy. In this post, we shall see the composition, uses and why STC30 is good. STC30 is a dietary supplement very common in Nigeria. It came to replace the almighty cellgevity as the wonder drug that cures all. This is after many wonder drugs that came before it have died. But what makes STC30 different? Will it survive the time or will it fade away just like the others? What is the projection for it in the world? Here is what we know now. Stem Cell Therapy (SCT) Stem cells are found in our body. They are cells from which other cells with special functions are generated. They are nicknamed body raw material. They divide to form normal cells called daughter cells. These new cells either become stem cells or special cells. No other type of cell in the body has such ability. Interest in stem cells is growing. This is because of its ability to generate new cells to repla...

There are so many brands of commercial milk in the market. They come in different forms, price and label. My curiosity was heightened when I discovered that a particular brand with the same form and size has a different price. I quickly realised that something is definitely different. I started off with research. What I found out will interest you. Forms And Types Of Milk Commercial milk comes in either powder or liquid form. There are different types of liquid milk. They are evaporated or condensed liquid milk. Both powder and liquid milk come in either whole (full cream or long life) milk or filled (skimmed) milk. Milk can either be sweetened or unsweetened. Read Also :  Benefit of giving coconut water to children Difference Between Milk Forms All types of milk are good and healthy. But the target audience varies. Knowing the difference will explain what each does. Whole (Full Cream Or Long Life) Milk Forms of milk They come in liquid or powder form. The powdered form is derived ...

When it comes to eating right, so many factors come into play. They include the age of the person, health condition and body weight. The bottom line is to eat the right amount of calories to balance energy consumed and energy use. Read Also :  Meat tenderise with paracetamol is dangerous to health Eating more than what the body needs leaders to obesity. The reverse is the case when the food consumed is less than what the body uses leading to loss of weight. Balance diet is achieved by consuming food from a variety of sources at the right amount. This is because no single food has all nutrients. Food and health Food Needed Carbohydrates Or Starch All foods are important but some are more important than others. Carbohydrates remain the key type of food we all need at all times. Carbohydrates or starch is converted to glucose in the body. It is this glucose combined with oxygen that provides the cells in the body with energy to do work. Sources of carbohydrates are many and include po...

Health and wealth 'Health is wealth' is a popular saying that is attributed to Virgil in 70BC and later by Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1800. To understand what they meant, let us define the above terms. Health is not just the absence of disease but having a good social and mental well-being (emotional and psychological). Read Also :  Why people say disease no dey kill African man On the other hand wealth is defined from the monetary point of view as having the ability to afford your need without fear. It simply means earning a living and making investment. However, anything you have on average makes you wealthy. A person with good health can be said to be wealthy in health. So a wealthy person in health is better than a wealthy person in money. Advantage Of Health To Wealth Although the majority agree with the debate that having good health is more important than having monetary wealth, some few consider the importance of money. They use examples of affording a healthy lifestyle and...

Pharmacist Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians work closely together. They both focus on delivery of medication and advice to patients on medication use. They are right and left hand to each other. They have their individual roles but work together. Read Also : Everything about pharmscuetical technologist in Nigeria In some countries, pharmacy technicians are also called pharmaceutical technologists. Their job description looks the same. However, there seems to be variation in their education qualification. Difference Between Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician And Pharmaceutical Technologist Pharmacists spend more years in school (5-6 years). They acquire their degree in the university. They are either awarded a bachelor of pharmacy (B Pharm) or doctor of pharmacy (Pharm D) degree. Pharmacy technicians in Nigeria spend about three years in school to get their certificate. They go to school or college of health to get an ordinary national diploma (OND). Their curriculum covers just the ba...

Community pharmacy Community pharmacy business is growing in Nigeria. Community pharmacy is operated by a registered pharmacist. They are under the direct supervision of the pharmacist council of Nigeria (PCN). However, so many people want to open a community pharmacy. Most of these people are not pharmacists. I keep receiving questions on who is eligible to open a community pharmacy shop. Most people ask if a registered nurse, a pharmacy technician or medical doctor can open a community pharmacy shop. Even community health extension workers (CHEW) and other paramedics wish they can open one. Register Nurse, Pharmacy Technician, Medical Doctor And CHEW The answer is that no registered nurse, pharmacy technician, medical doctor or even a CHEW can open a community pharmacy in Nigeria. However, they can open a patent (chemist) shop. You may wonder why they cannot. Let me explain. Read Also: Benefit of supplement to community pharmacy business A pharmacist is a drug expert. They know the ...

Different dental associations around the world recommend twice daily brushing of the teeth. This should be done for two minutes with a fluoride toothpaste. For example, the British dental association said brushing with a fluoride toothpaste last thing at night and on one other occasion during the day before and after food is good. Many explain how but they fail to mention when. How and when we brush our teeth is a function of how we were brought up by our guardian. In school, we learn how and when to brush at a very tender age. School taught us to brush first thing in the morning and last thing at night. This sounds like a rule of thumb. But it was just to help us remember a daily routine. It is easier to make it a habit when an activity falls into the first and last priority everyday. Just like prayer and exercise is to some people. It becomes difficult to forget such a routine. But when the advice puts it in-between some other activities, it is possible to forget once in a while sinc...

Pharmacy e-commerce website It took more years for telephone, fax and others to hit 10 million users in Britain than the merger three years it took the internet. That says a lot about the wide acceptance of the internet. And we are yet to see the peak of what can be done with the internet. That means that more is to come. And community pharmacies must look now at the internet and act fast. There is a great possibility that just like other businesses, community pharmacy is going into e-commerce. E-commerce websites are becoming the go to. Just a few days ago, I talked about building a blog as a community pharmacy owner. But today, we will look at another inline presence which is an e-commerce website. Read Also : Why community pharmacy should start a blog A website is actually a static online page. I always recommend it for every manufacturing pharmaceutical company. It is necessary along with a blog. As for community pharmacy, I recommend an e-commerce website. Although, that can be ru...

Hair loss is a common condition in the elderly. When it affects infants, parents worry. One very hair condition that affects infants as well as elderly is likiliki which is the local name for alopecia areata. Read Also : Treatment of fungal skin infections Alopecia areata is a hair condition that affects the scalp of the head and other areas where there are hair follicles. It affects both infants and elderly but not impossible among young adults. It is not a gender based condition. Alopecia areata (Likiliki) Causes Of Alopecia Areata It is thought to be an autoimmune disorder in which hair follicles are damaged by a misguided immune system. Biopsy of affected skin shows immune lymphocytes penetrating into the hair bulb of the hair follicle. It is associated with some disease conditions such as thyroid disease, vitiligo, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and ulcerative colitis. Symptoms There is no other sign from hair loss without any scarring which is common in infection. The scalp is smoot...

Heart failure is a situation whereby the heart works less efficiently. Blood and nutrients move through the heart and body at a slower rate thereby increasing the pressure in the heart. It occurs when the heart chamber expands more to hold more blood or become too stiff and thick. If the kidney responds to this condition, salt and water is retained in the arms, legs, ankles, feet, lungs and other organs. This is known as congestive heart failure (CHF). Congestive HF or decompensated HF occurs in patients where there is increased blood pressure resulting from weak pumps in heart failure reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) also called systolic HF and stiff pumps in heart failure preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) also called diastolic HF. In either case, there is a backfill of pressure in the lungs as the ventricle cannot eject enough blood out of the left ventricle. This leads to increased pulmonary pressure that pushes fluid out of capillaries and into alveolar space (causing pulmonary ...