Valium (diazepam) is a prescription medication that is used to treat anxiety, muscle spasms, alcohol withdrawal, and seizures. It is designed to be used only under the care and supervision of a doctor. In addition to the calming effect that Valium creates, it can also cause the release of chemicals in the brain called endorphins. […]
Nigeria is one of the countries that has embraced the World Health Organization’s essential drugs‘ programme. An essential drugs list, containing two hundred medications Download Link [pdf-embedder url=”https://www.publichealth.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Essential-Medicines-List-2010.pdf” title=”Essential Medicines List Nigeria”] Download Link
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Personal protective equipment (PPE) are designed to protect the wearer’s skin, eyes, mucous membranes, airways and clothing from coming into contact with infectious agents. Mucous membranes and skin with compromised integrity are portals of entry that are highly susceptible to infectious agents such as COVID-19. It is important to note that the use of PPE […]
What are health inequalities? Health inequalities can be defined as the unjust and avoidable differences in people’s health across the population and between specific population groups. Some authors, particularly from North America, use ‘inequalities’ to denote differences between groups and ‘inequities’ to denote unjust differences between groups. The more commonly used term “inequality” has been […]
Poverty is a social condition that is characterized by the lack of resources necessary for basic survival or necessary to meet a certain minimum level of living standards expected for the place where one lives. The income level that determines poverty is different from place to place, so social scientists believe that it is best defined […]
What Does a Pediatric Dentist Do? Pediatric dentists are professionals who have completed a specialized course of dentistry that caters to children who have special needs or otherwise need gentler care. The program consists of two to three years of further training after graduation from dental school. It includes hospital training, where they work with […]
Safety signs are a type of sign designed to warn of hazards, indicate mandatory actions or required use of Personal protective equipment, prohibit actions or objects, identify the location of firefighting or safety equipment, or marking of exit routes. In addition to being encountered in industrial facilities; safety signs are also found in public places […]
What Is Sex Education? Sex education is the instruction on issues relating to human sexuality, including emotional relations and responsibilities, human sexual anatomy, sexual activity, sexual reproduction, age of consent, reproductive health, reproductive rights, safe sex, birth control, and sexual abstinence. Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) plays a central role in the preparation of young people […]
What are Synthetic Drugs? Synthetic drugs are chemical compounds produced in a laboratory. They can be produced commercially by drug manufacturers for valid medical purposes and are diverted from legal channels or produced illegally in clandestine laboratories for illicit markets worldwide. When produced clandestinely, synthetic drugs aim to mimic or even enhance the effects of […]
