Nigeria is ranked globally as the country with the second highest rate of paternity fraud in the world after Jamaica. Paternity fraud is the pretense that a father is the legitimate and biological father of a child. This fraudulent act led the man to believe a biological connection with a child of another man and […]
Methocarbamol, sold under the brand name Robaxin among others, is a medication used for short-term musculoskeletal pain. It may be used together with rest, physical therapy, and pain medication. It is less preferred in low back pain. It has limited use for rheumatoid arthritis and cerebral palsy. It is also used to treat individuals who […]
A blood donation occurs when a person has blood drawn and used for transfusions and/or made into biopharmaceutical medications by a process called fractionation. Healthy people donate a small amount of their blood to be used for blood transfusions. People usually give 1 pint (about 450 milliliters, approximately less than 1/10th of the total amount […]
Blood transfusion is a life-saving intervention. However, the safety of the donor and the recipient is paramount. Millions of people need blood transfusions each year. Some may need blood during surgery. Others depend on it after an accident or because they have a disease that requires blood components. Blood donation makes all of this possible. […]
Valium is a brand of diazepam, a medicine of the benzodiazepine family that acts as an anxiolytic. It is commonly used to treat a range of conditions, including anxiety, seizures, alcohol withdrawal syndrome, benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome, muscle spasms, insomnia, and restless legs syndrome. Valium may be habit forming. Do not take a larger dose, take […]
Which sexually transmitted infection (STI) can be successfully treated with antibiotics? A- human papilloma virus (HPV) B- syphilis C- hepatitis C D- genital herpes The correct answer to the question above is B- syphilis. According to WHO, More than 1 million sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are acquired every day worldwide. STIs present a major burden […]
Tobacco is a plant grown for its leaves, which are dried and fermented before being put in tobacco products. Tobacco contains nicotine, an ingredient that can lead to addiction, which is why so many people who use tobacco find it difficult to quit. There are also many other potentially harmful chemicals found in tobacco or […]
Some blood thinners thin the blood to keep blood cells from sticking together in the veins and arteries. Others prevent blood clots by increasing the amount of time it takes for blood clots to form. These are known as antiplatelet and anticoagulant drugs respectively. Xanax is the brand name of alprazolam, it belongs to a class of […]
Xanax, or alprazolam, is the most prescribed psychiatric drug in the United States because of its potency and ability to work so quickly. Xanax is the brand name of alprazolam, which is prescribed to treat a range of panic and anxiety disorders. This drug acts on specific receptors in the brain to slow down […]
Heroin is a very addictive drug made from morphine, a psychoactive (mind-altering) substance taken from the resin of the seed pod of the opium poppy plant. Heroin’s color and look depend on how it is made and what else it may be mixed with. It can be white or brown powder, or a black, sticky […]
