17/08/2021
Are You (Or Your Baby) Safe Taking Paracetamol During Pregnancy?
How can you be sure the paracetamol you take when pregnant does not affect your baby?
Tag: self-medication
Self-medication broadly means treating oneself.
Under reasonable conditions, self-medication is appropriate.
For example, using an ice pack to treat mild knee pain after playing a game.
But most people will seek medical advice when injuries persist beyond a period or appear to be getting worse.
24/01/2021
Fed Up! – When Can I Stop Taking My High Blood Pressure Drugs?
Sometimes you can stop blood pressure drugs but only on advice of a qualified health practitioner – learn when and why.
31/10/2020
6 Easy Ways To Detox At Home
Learn ways you can rejig or deep cleanse without going out to the spa – from mind and liver detox, to skin and gut, these detox at home suggestions will help you on your way to keeping well over the next few months.
02/09/2020
Warning! Medicines that could affect your Safety when Driving.
How often do you consider the effect of medicines on your safety when driving? Most of the time you are well and don’t have to bother – but what if you get a bad cold, or suffer from hay fever? Could some of those treatments […]
10/07/2019
Why Antibiotic Resistance Matters To You
Antibiotic resistance is what happens when bacteria become immune to the effects of an antibiotic to which they were once susceptible. This means that the antibiotic is no longer able to destroy a germ that it was previously able to.
15/04/2019
Misusing Drugs: Who needs medical advice anyway? Part 1
This article targets the individual and household levels to provide important information using scenarios or imaginary case studies to connect with readers in diagnosing the problem of misuse of drugs and in proffering solutions, which in this case is to always seek medical advice before taking any medication to avoid serious complications.