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The desire of every pharmacy student is to excel in academic. So, every action is center around achieving this set goals. One of the key decision in achieving this ambition is choice of friends. Of all, the choice of roommate supercedes them all. For those who live in a school hostel, they have little control over their choice of roommate as the school authorities does allocate students to room according to their own discretion. The only time some students can bargain their room and choice of roommate is when they got staff assistance and in most cases require parting with some amount of cash. Read Also :  Which Is Better Between School Or Off-campus Accommodation But as for students living off-campus, they have two choice; live alone or pair with one or more roommates. Majority of students who have roommates does so because of several factors. They include; a. Security : many students fear for the unknown. Living with someone increase security to some extent. It is also advis...

The first thing a fresher into the university system think about is accommodation. There are two choices available; school hostel or off campus accommodation. Both choices have their own advantages and disadvantages. Where most parents want school hostel for their ward, many students if given the chance prefer off-campus. But remember the choice of accommodation matters alot to succeed in school. Going for the wrong choice can affect you now and forever. Read Also:  Matriculation Ceremony For Pharmacy Students School Hostel School hostel setting Many schools provide accommodation for student. The available space may be enough for every student of the school in which case may be made compulsory for all. But in situations where there is limited space, students scramble for it. Most school hostels are built by the school. School hostels are within the campuses. In some other few cases, the school may give out a portion of land to private firms to build one or more hostels and...

Halitosis is also known as bad breath. It occurs when hydrogen sulphide gas ooze out of the mouth due to microorganisms digesting food particles in the mouth within the tongue, teeth, gum line and the surface of the tonsils. It is very common in adult with poor oral hygiene. This is because the teeth can hold in food particles for microbes to feed on. This is not the case with children and infants. Read Also: All About Identical And Fraternal Twins New born don't have teeth. They feed on liquid food. These food don't stay in the mouth for long. This is the main reason children hardly develop bad breath. The story change from the very moments they start eating solid food and have grown teeth. But funny enough, some children without teeth at an early age develop bad breath. The reasons are not far fetched. Halitosis in infants New Born And Bad Breath Some children develop bad breath early. This can give parents enough reasons to worry. Knowing what can cause it can hel...

Concept of virgin Tampons and menstrual cups are sanitary wears made for women during their monthly period. They are different from sanitary pads but not very common in Nigeria. The reason for the low acceptability may not be unconnected with the fact that pads are the first wears girls use in way life. This is because girls fear tampons and menstrual cups can deflower them. This bring us to a very important topic today, what is virginity? Who Is A Virgin A virgin means different things to different persons. To many persons in Nigeria, a virgin is a girl who bleed from her vagina after sex. Although they define it as a girl who have never had sex before with a man. So in conclusion, any girl who did not bleed after sex is not a virgin. With this warp perceive view of virgin girls, many girls fear any product going into their vagina believing it will deflower then and not be able to bleed when they have first sex with a man. Read Also: Types Of Sanitary Wears Fact Having sex ...

Young pharmacist Pharmacy is one of the old profession in Nigeria. It has a rich history dating back to the 19th century. Over the years many notable pharmacists have walked the earth and even within the shores of Nigeria. With these success comes great stories, regrets, mistakes, struggles and many more. Not every pharmacist was able to make a name for themselves. A lot of the older pharmacist made one or two mistakes they later regret. Some never had the opportunity to retrace their steps back. Few others where able to go back to the drawing board as the case may be. In other for future and young pharmacist not to make same mistake or follow same steps that did not favour them, many older pharmacist keep sounding warnings and advise on how young Pharmacist can make a name for themselves in the profession or any other field they find themselves in life. They do this at every opportunity. In seminars, induction ceremony of pharmacist, personal discussion they are not relenting. ...

Menstrual flow happen to women of childbearing bearing age. It occurs once in a menstrual cycle. The cycle span a period of 21 days for some women to 35 days in others. In rare cases, it can happen once in three months. Read Also:   How And Why To Delay Period For Some Days The period is very uncomfortable for girls. To reduce the discomfort, they resort to different methods. Many methods have evoke over the years. However, after world war 2, a company came up with pads. Ever since then, different sanitary wears have been developed and use by women. They all have their own advantages and disadvantages. Types Of Sanitary Wears Sanitary Pads This is the most common sanitary product in Nigeria. There are several reasons for that as we will see later on. It is cheap, easy to use and considered very safe. They are made of different materials coming with different sizes. They absorb the blood as it comes out of the body of the woman. It is good to know the best type for yourse...

Twins There are two types of twins which are fraternal and identical twins. Twins birth have always fascinated mankind for long. It dates back to history. The first appearance of twins in the Bible was the story of Esau and Jacob. They were born same day but different appearance. One was hairy and the other was not. The theory behind twins is yet to be known to scientist. However, they have been able to come up with some few explanation as to how twins birth come about. You will learn one or two things today. For a woman to get pregnant, one of her ovary release one egg cell once a month. The egg live for only 12 hours. It takes just one healthy sperm to fertilize it. After fertilization, it implants itself on the walls of the uterus and grow to be a baby. How Twins Form There are two types of twins. Twins that look physically alike and same gender are called identical twins. Identical twins cannot be of two gender because the fertilize egg carry only one chromosome. The oth...

White marks on the toe or fingernails are called luekonychia. It is very common in certain persons especially children. As a kid it was a puzzle how we get these simple painless marks. It was a delight to see it on our own fingers. The only secret to this we were told by our elders who we considered all knowing was to call on cattle egret to give it to us. It was not uncommon to hear children calling on these flying  creatures 'give me water finger' as we fondly call it. As we grow, we come to learn so much how we have fed ourselves with funny moonlight tales. This will definitely be one of them. Cattle egret Read Also:  List Of Common Finger Infection There are different types of white marks on the finger with different names. They are leukonychia totalis, partialis puncture, partialis transverse, partialis longitudinal, striata punctata and longitudinal luekonychia. They are cause by different things. But the one we are mostly interested in is that one simple white m...

Job for pharmacy student It is a good thing for students to work during school days. Some students pay their own school fees with it. It is a normal thing for weekend students to work during weekdays. It is difficult for regular students to add work to their schedule. It is even more difficult for pharmacy students and some other courses. This is because the lengthy lecture hour with time for personal study leave no time for side job. However, some have been successfully in it. When To Start Many fresh students always consider working during semester. It is a normal way of life in many  foreign countries. But before you jump in, consider the nature of our school system here in Nigeria. It is advisable to wait to get to year two (200 level) before deciding if to take that step. By that time, you have been accustomed with the settings knowing your strength and weaknesses. But don't forget the higher the level, the more difficult it becomes. So if you see yourself able to mana...

Nigerians and Africans at large are generally black skin people. But because of the way advertisement and celebrities promote light skin, Africans especially Nigerians have taken to skin lightening or bleaching creams. These creams change the colour of the skin from black to light skib within some time. The rate depends on the type of chemical use or the percentage. The damage these creams do to the skin are not felt immediately but takes time. But the immediate effect is the change of colour which is desirable. However, many realise the negative impact of such action and tend to revert back to their normal skin colour. The success of such attempt depends on several factors. The severity of damage already done, the type of ingredients and environmental factors all play key role in the repair of damage done to the skin by bleaching creams. To understand how to return to normal skin, we need to know how bleaching creams work, the kind of damage they do and how to revert it. The bleach...

I am use to heat treatment for my minor home accident. I never knew about cold treatment not until I saw it on television for the first time during a Nigerian football match. At first I was curious what the medic where up to. Later I discovered it was cold therapy for the injured player. Ever since then, I have always wonder which is better. However, I later figured out when each is proper for use. The choice of treatment depends on the type and nature of injury. Using the wrong method can even make it worst of delay healing. Although both work on manipulating blood flow, the mechanism is different. Heat Therapy Heat therapy applied to the body increase blood flow to the area thereby increasing the amount of healing chemicals that gets there. This is achieved by increasing blood temperature. The result is a reduction in site stiffness. Read Also:   How To Treat Body Pain Using Medication This therapy is suitable for long term pain otherwise called chronic pain. Chronic pain ...

Expired drugs are drugs that have pass their shelf life. These drugs need be discarded. The reason is simple. Expired drugs can be dangerous to health when consume. Since they are thought to be healing products, anybody can take it thinking it is safe without checking it out. Other drugs that falls into this category are certain medications that should be discarded after opening after some time. However, there are certain procedures in doing this in certain countries. Nigeria have settings for discarding these drugs which majority do not know. Wrongly discarding these products can be harmful to us or our love ones. Expiring date Expired drugs are a normal thing around the world. They can be found in the homes of individuals, community pharmacy, hospital pharmacy and in industrial companies either in finish form or raw materials. The process are all the same with a slight difference. Below is the method suitable for each category. Home Expired Drugs It is advisable to stock ov...

Some years ago, it was a standard practice to give an Antimalarial with iron supplements. The rational for adding an iron supplement was that malarial parasites destroys red blood cells. Iron supplements help build back red blood cells. However, some of the iron supplements contain vitamin C. Recent research is changing all that practice. Sporozoites, one of the form of malaria parasites that lives in the liver require iron to survive and multiply. To get some amount of iron, they invade red blood cells, multiply inside and destroy it releasing the iron in red blood cells for themselves. This is because red blood cells contain haem which is rich in iron. But giving iron supplements is like supplying the parasites with what they need without working for it. Most drugs get metabolise in the liver as the liver contains many enzymes for that. Same too with iron supplement. The iron supplements goes straight to the liver where the parasites utilize it for themselves. Read Also:   H...

Medical diagnosis Pharmacist-patient relationship is very vital for medication adherence and compliance. That is why pharmaceutical care (P.C) is one of the most valuable practice of the profession. PC is a very broad practice that there is no one single definition that clearly explain it all. Read Also:  Structure Of Health Care In Nigeria The practice of PC is drawing patients to pharmacist. Not only that, many patients are getting turn off by their medical doctors. Patients complain of the time they visit the hospital, the time the doctor gets to see them and when they eventually leave with poor service altogether. Take for example, a patient gets to the hospital at 5 am and see a medical doctor at 9 am. During diagnosis, the medical doctor spend an approximately 11 seconds listening to the patient before interruption. The interuption is not an open ended question for more explanation. It is usually a close ended question that require a yes or no answer. That automaticall...

We all face work or occupational hazards at our places of work. That is why in many government settings, there is an allowance for work or occupational hazards. The type of hazard depends largely on the nature of the job. As a pharmacist, the type depends on the sector. The three sector pharmacist are mainly prone to hazards is the community pharmacy, hospital pharmacy and industrial pharmacy. For each sector, knowing the nature of the type of hazard to encounter will make it easy to avoid it. Hospital and community pharmacy normally experience biological and physical hazards. Industrial pharmacy on the other hand suffer more of chemical and physical hazards. Community Pharmacy As a community pharmacist, you participate in diagnosis, counselling and dispensing of drugs to patients. That is not all. Stocking of drugs and arrangement is not left out. Because of this, a community pharmacist face two type of hazards, physical and biological. Physical Hazards Buying and stocking of ...

Brain There are so many cases when high fever resulted in temporary madness. It is called psychosis. Psychosis is a mental disorder. It can be temporary or permanent but there are drugs that can reduce the signs and symptoms. There are many causes of this condition. They include substance abuse such as alcohol abuse, drug abuse, or psychological conditions such as stress or anxiety and depression.  But the one we will talk about today is the one cause by medical causes such as high fever. Read Also:  How To Get Medical Attention In A Hospital High fever is caused by a number of factors. But the most common reason is malaria or typhoid fever and other infection. Psychosis cause by infection is usually brief and does not really require antipsychosis medication. It does not present in every infection but occur towards the end stage of the infection. According to one research (Typhoid fever presenting as acute psychosis; May RK Nair etc Al MJAFI, 2003; 59 p. 252-253), neuro...

Pectic, duodenal or stomach ulcer is a very common health condition plaguing Nigerians. The number of people diagnose with this condition keeps growing every year. It affects people of all ages, gender, social status, etc. This is unlike what is happening in the western world. The number of diagnosis is dropping yearly over there. The reason I guess is because they have come to realise the cause of the condition. They do everything possible to prevent it from occuring. In Nigeria, what is believe to be the cause is not actually it. So it is difficult to prevent it as Nigerians tend to do things that cause it unknowingly. If you don't know the cause or mistake it, how well can you prevent it? Read Also:  Effect Of Indomethacin on Animals And Human To know the cause of ulcer, it is good we know first what it is and the anatomy of the stomach. Ulcer is a break in the tissue lining the stomach. It happen anywhere between the stomach  and the small intestine. The break is a form...