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By Gourmala Mhammed The Antibiotics are no doubt the wonders of modern medicine, beginning with the discovery of penicillin in 1928. In 1940, antibiotics spread dramatically around the world, prompting doctors and people to forget about natural antibiotics and avoid them in the treatment of infections such as those used in ancient times Fish oil and whale liver oil. This major change in the medical model in recent decades has led to the misuse of antibiotics by over-discharging and ingestion, leading to increased antibiotic resistance and non-response to bacteria called TDR (completely drug resistant). Excessive treatment of infection using chemical drugs also kills beneficial bacteria in the gut. This results in bowel disorders. The intestinal balance can be restored and the defect corrected by taking propiotic, which returns the normal flora to its normal level. Recent studies, however, have shown that beneficial bacteria, e...

The alimentary canal (digestive tract) is the passage way through which food enters the body and solid wastes are expelled from the body. Some parts of the alimentary canal (Esophagus, Stomach, Small intestine, Colon/Large intestine, Rectum, and Anus) make up what is known as the Gastrointestinal Tract (GIT)  Causes Of Gastrointestinal Bleeding When gastrointestinal bleeding is mentioned, it means that it can happen from any of the organs mentioned above. There are many causes of gastrointestinal bleeding. When the bleeding takes place from the stomach, esophagus or duodenum, it is regarded as upper GI bleeding. When bleeding takes place from large intestine, lower part of small intestine, anus or rectum, it is considered as lower GI bleeding. What are The Probable Causes Of Gastrointestinal Bleeding? When you face gastrointestinal bleeding, it is recommended not to neglect the problem and see and ask a gastroenterologist at once. The...

By Todd Hurst, M. D. In my conversations with my patients, they are often surprised by 2 facts that don't seem to go together. 1. That heart disease is the leading cause of death and disability in the world. 2. That the vast majority of heart disease is preventable. And you also may think, how can this be? How can the leading cause of death and disability be mostly preventable and yet remain the leading cause of death and disability? The answer of course is complex, but here is why I believe we can't rely on others to look out for our heart's health. We need to do it ourselves. Losing the War It is clear that we are losing the war on heart disease. Sure we have amazing procedures and medications, but they can only do so much. Heart disease remains the leading cause of death and disability in the world. What is particularly troublesome about this is that we know exac...

By Donald Bryant A patient of Dr. T, an orthopedic surgeon, recently visited his office because the knee which he replaced seven months prior was still swelling and was painful at times. It was not like the first knee that he replaced for her, which was doing very well and was pain free. When she visited his office, he sat down near her at her level, as he has always done when she visits him in his office. He examined her knee and said that he sees that it is hot and swollen. He took an x-ray to make sure there is nothing wrong with the replacement knee. There was not. He then took a sample of the fluid on her knee, being sure that the knee is numb. He told her that he will have it sent to a lab for analysis. He will let her know what he finds. She is surprised when a few days later he personally called her with the results. He told her that there is no infection and goes on to explain that in his experience he has seen patients whose tissue near the surgery site s...

By Rosie Spinks One holiday tradition that isn’t often acknowledged is the moment people begin publicly proclaiming their exercise ambitions for the coming year. In between bites of camembert, our colleagues, friends, and family regale us with tales about their impending elite gym membership, marathon training schedule, or hot yoga challenge. Whether you find it annoying or inspiring—it tends to be unavoidable. Putting aside the paradox of a capitalist culture that all but force-feeds us indulgence during December, and then asks us to spend money to atone for it in January, there is, of course, nothing wrong with self betterment through exercise. But in our fervor for high intensity interval training, Crossfit, and barre class, we seem to forget about exercise’s older, more elemental sibling: movement. In a sense, all exercise is movement; but not all movement is exercise. According to Katy Bowman, a biomechanist and author who is known for her pi...

By Rob Waugh for Metro.co.uk (Picture: Moment Open/Getty) Many of us use our mobile phones as an alarm clock, and keep it within reach all night – not to mention the third of us who actually check social media at night. But is sleeping next to a mobile phone a bad idea? Californian health chiefs have issued a warning that people should take steps to limit their exposure to mobile phone radiation – by keeping devices further from the body, and not sleeping next to them. ‘Although the science is still evolving, there are concerns among some public health professionals and members of the public regarding long-term, high use exposure to the energy emitted by cell phones,’ said California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director and State Public Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith. ‘We know that simple steps, such as not keeping your phone in your pocket and moving it away from your bed at night, can help reduce exposure for both childr...

By Nora Fernandez  Cell phones are so bright and cheery and a thing of our time, that we forget their darker beginnings connected to WWII and radars. Their growing presence, everywhere we go, their utility and our mundane use of them, help us overlook their increasing complexity and their impact on our lives. In general, we have little understanding of how they work really, or knowledge about their effects on us. Our love for technology and our fear of it keep us close and away. It also provide us with a naïve hope that all our troubles, which at times seem overwhelming, can be solved by our goddess technology. But technology does not offer magical solutions, and often creates problems of its own. We forget this and use it recklessly, often failing to think in terms of safety first, not learning caution from the past. Cell phones, and the towers they need to function, generate radiation. Cell phones numbers have increased fast, by 2010 there were already 5 billion cell ph...

By Unini Ebuka Young Pharmacists' Group Nigeria (YPG-NG) The President Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Pharm. Ahmed I. Yakasai, FPSN has decried as worrisome the difficulties encountered by Young Pharmacists in getting Internship placements Immediately after Graduation. Yakasai made the Statement, yesterday in Lagos when the PSN – Young Pharmacists Group led by Pharm. Ekomobong Hanson paid Him a Courtesy Visit in His Office. In His Words ” we are worried about the lack of Internship Spaces. We are working Very hard and will continue to Push Hard on Internships”. Yakasai stated that the PSN is working tirelessly with the Pharmacist Council of Nigeria (PCN) to ensure that the final framework for the Pharmacists Central Internship Placement program is adopted by the Federal Ministry of Health and Passed by the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The PSN President also frowned at the underemployment of ...