Holidaymakers warned to check travel advice on medicines Holidaymakers are being warned to check the rules on carrying medicines abroad to avoid falling foul of local laws. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said some commonly-prescribed medicines were "controlled drugs" in certain countries. In Japan, some...

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NEWS FG to export herbal medicinePublished July 6, 2017Share Tweet ShareThe Federal Government said plans were in the offing to develop Nigerian herbal medicines for export .The Minister of Science and Technology , Dr Ogbonnaya Onu , made this known on Thursday at Adavieba community in Adavi Local Government of Kogi when...

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Cardiovascular SystemThe vertebrate cardiovascular system includes a heart, which is a muscular pump that contracts to propel blood out to the body through arteries, and a series of blood vessels. The upper chamber of the heart, the atrium (pl. atria), is where the blood enters the heart. Passing through a valve, blood...

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Blood is thicker than water and has a little bit salty taste. In an adults body there is 10.6 pints of blood circulating around. In their blood there is billions of living blood cells floating in a liquid called plasma. If you took a small sample of this blood and poured it into a test tube and then put it in a machine...

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Functions Nervous SystemThe nervous system has two main parts; one is the central nervous system and the other is theperipheral nervous system.The Brain and the Spinal Cord are the two parts that composed the central nervous system, while theperipheral nervous system is consist of all the parts of the entire...

Lung Diseases Affecting the InterstitiumThe interstitium is the microscopically thin, delicate lining between the lungs' air sacs (alveoli). Tiny blood vessels run through the interstitium and allow gas exchange between the alveoli and the blood. Various lung diseases affect the interstitium:Interstitial lung disease (ILD):...

Lung Diseases Affecting the Air Sacs (Alveoli)The airways eventually branch into tiny tubes (bronchioles) that dead-end into clusters of air sacs called alveoli. These air sacs make up most of the lung tissue. Lung diseases affecting the alveoli include:Pneumonia: An infection of the alveoli, usually by bacteria.Tuberculosis:...

AsthmaIn asthma, periodic constriction of the bronchi and bronchioles makes it more difficult to breathe in and, especially, out. Attacks of asthma can betriggered by airborne irritants such as chemical fumes and cigarette smokeairborne particles to which the patient isallergic.EmphysemaIn this disorder, the delicate walls...

Pneumonia is an infection of the alveoli. It can be caused by many kinds of both bacteria (e.g., Streptococcus pneumoniae) and viruses. Tissue fluids accumulate in the alveoli reducing the surface area exposed to air. If enough alveoli are affected, the patient may need supplemental oxygen.AsthmaIn asthma, periodic...

The Diaphragm's Role in BreathingInhalation and exhalation are the processes by which the body brings in oxygen and expels carbon dioxide. The breathing process is aided by a large dome-shaped muscle under the lungs called the diaphragm.When you breathe in, the diaphragm contracts downward, creating a vacuum that...

You usually don't even notice it, but twelve to twenty times per minute, day after day, you breathe -- thanks to your body's respiratory system. Your lungs expand and contract, supplying life-sustaining oxygen to your body and removing from it, a waste product called carbon dioxide.The Diaphragm's Role in BreathingInhalation...

The function of the human respiratory system is to transport air into the lungs and to facilitate the diffusion of Oxygen into the blood stream. Its also receives waste Carbon Dioxide from the blood and exhales it.What is the Respiratory System?The respiratory system consists of the following parts, divided into the upper...

Parts of the Lower Respiratory Tract :Trachea: Also known as the windpipe this is the tube which carries air from the throat into the lungs. It ranges from 20-25mm in diameter and 10-16cm in length. The inner membrane of the trachea is covered in tiny hairs called cilia, which catch particles of dust which we can...

Your respiratory system is made up of the organs in your body that help you to breathe. Remember, that Respiration = Breathing. The goal of breathing is to deliver oxygen to the body and to take away carbon dioxide.The primary function of the respiratory system is to supply the blood with oxygen in order for the blood...