The health hazards observed due to the use of false medicine are: It reduces the resistance power of body. It causes allergy. It causes side effect. A person may observe weakness. It may cause vomiting, unconsciousness, nausea. It .....

The use of cosmetic goods causes the following health problems: Natural charm of skin will be lost. Excessive use of 'Gajal' may cause blindness and infection. Excessive use of powder will make your skin dry and cause skin rashes. .....

Cosmetic is a substance that you put on your face or body to make more attractive. It is compared with medical treatment that is intended to improve a person's appearance. Cosmetic goods are related to fashion. Limited use of cosmetic goods .....

Consumer health deals with the decisions of the individuals made the purchases and use of the available health products and services that will have a distinct effect on their health. Following are the advantage of it : The right choice of goods and .....

By creating awareness among consumer to consume quality goods and services, we can preserve consumer .....

The various practices of food adulteration are as follows: Mixing: Mixing is the process of using low quality sugar in honey, expired ghee in sweets, small white pebbles in rice etc. Substitution: Substitution is the process of using low .....

The causes of low quality food are as follows: Non-nutritive food: Non-nutritive foods are those foods, which are adultered, unhygienic to eat and contaminated. The food becomes non-nutritive due to over cooking, cutting food in small pieces etc. .....

Two importance of consumer health are: To protect consumer from effect of harmful products. To guide consumers regarding selection of quality goods and .....

A consumer is a person who buys goods and services from the market at a certain .....

Consumer health is a step taken which helps to secure rights of the consumer while purchasing goods and .....

Consumer health is a social movement which preserves the right and strength of the consumer. Consumer health encourages seller and merchant to protect health of consumer by providing quality product and services. It is considered with .....

Use of chemicals to preserve food causes cancer and internal problems. It may also reduce .....

Kwashiorkor and Marasmus are the diseases caused due to lack of .....

Instants foods are discouraged because it has less nutritive .....

The following are the causes of low quality food: Non nutritive food .....

A quality food is a food containing high nutrition value. It is fresh, healthy any hygienic to eat. Quality food enhances resistance power of a .....

Quality of food refers to those foods which contains nutritious value. Quality foods are fresh, hygienic and healthy. Quality foods are beneficial to individuals as it provides complete nutrition. Quality foods are rich in proteins, vitamins, .....

Following are the care which should be given to pregnant women ; Nutritious diet: A pregnant woman needs to take the nutritious diet. It is important to fulfill her own and the developing child's nutritional requirement while taking the diet. .....

Breast milk is not enough for the baby after 5-6 months. So, supplementary foods are to provided which is called .....

The first milk called 'colostrums' is the suitable diet for the baby because it is rich in .....

The objective of maternal and a child health care are to give good health to the baby and mother throughout the life. The importance of maternal and child health cares are as follows: It helps to promote, protect and maintain the health of .....

Immunization is the process of increasing immunity power against different disease germs by administering the related immunizing vaccination. If there is vaccination against any diseases, the chance of onset disease is less. The body develops .....

Care should be taken on the following points while vaccinating infants: Complete the dose of vaccine. All the vaccine must be administered within the time and with the schedule. Complete the three doses of DPT and Polio. Mild fever or .....

Breast milk is ideal for the infant. It contains various elements in the correct proportion required by the baby. Prolonged breast feeding prevents the infant form malnutrition and some infections. No additional food is required for the baby until .....

The newly born baby should be cared in the following ways: As soon as the baby is born, it should be held upside down so that the mucus and water, entered into the mouth and nose can easily come out. The baby should be washed quickly with .....

Colostrums mean the milk of mother immediately after the birth of baby to the period about one week. Colostrums are rich in antibodies. The importances of colostrums are as follows: It contains almost all that a baby needs and is prepared .....

The advantages of breast feeding are: Since, mother's milk is the best food for baby which contains almost the nutrients that a baby needs. It is rich in antibodies. It saves baby against various infectious disease due to the presence of .....

Maternal health refers to health of the mother. Similarly, child health is related to the health of child. The following points justify the importance of maternal and child health care: It helps in healthy pregnancy and safe delivery. It .....

Following are the major problems of pregnancy : Abortion: Abortion can be defined as terminating the pregnancy before 20 weeks. It is the expulsion of the fetus before becoming variable to survive. There are two types pf abortion spontaneous and .....

Pregnancy is an important phase in the reproduction of a mother. The reproduction life of a female starts with men ache and ends with menopause. Pregnancy can be defined as the physiological condition of a woman that starts with the birth of the .....

The chromosomes which determine the sex are called sex chromosomes. There are two types of sex chromosomes. They are: X and .....

The period after conception till the birth of a baby is pregnancy. Its duration is of 280 days (normally 40 .....

RTIs = Reproductive Tract Infections. STIs = Sexually Transmitted .....

Abortion is a process of terminating .....

It is the abortion deliberately or intentionally made due to certain reasons. Parents may abort the fetus in difficult situations. The reasons of induced abortion are: Migration War Economic problems Pregnancy from external factors. .....

Premature expulsion of fetus weighing less than 500 g or before 20 weeks of conception from the womb of the mother is called abortion. The reasons of spontaneous abortion are:Severe deformities in the womb or in the other reproductive organs of the .....

Pregnancy is the period from conception to delivery of the baby. The characteristics of pregnancy are: Menstruation stops and breast becomes heavy and tender. Some women experience a sense of fullness of the abdomen and "morning .....

When an ovum in a woman's fallopian tube is invaded by a male sperm, it is called conception. Among the 23 pairs of chromosomes of human beings, 22 pairs carry physical characteristics and one pair determines the sex. The chromosomes which .....

Reproduction is brought by the activity of the male and female essential sex organs. The testis and ovaries, producing male and female sex cells, these are known as sperms and ova. The male sex cells- sperms deposited in the vagina during .....

conception is the moment when a sperm cell from a male breaches the ovum, or egg, from a female. The process is also known as fertilization and is the initial stage of development for human growth. This is a key stage of sexual reproduction, which .....

Safe motherhood means ensuring that all women receive the care they need to be safe and healthy throughout pregnancy and childbirth.Any two services should be considered in safe motherhood are : Improvement in mother's diet: A large number of women .....

Safe motherhood is considered as an important part of reproductive health. It includes various measures used to protect a mother from the problems related to pregnancy and delivery. A mother has to struggle for life while giving birth to a child. In .....

The care given to the pregnant lady are listed below:Personal hygiene of the pregnant lady must be maintained.The diet should be balanced. A pregnant woman should not eat more than in usual condition.Light physical exercise is beneficial.Frequent .....

It is the start of pregnancy when a male germ cell (sperm) fertilizes with a female germ cell (ovum) in the fallopian tube. The normal duration of conception ranges from 6-8 .....

Following are the symptoms observed after conception: Menstruation stops. Feeling of nausea up to the early three months. Breast becomes enlarged and tight. The area around the nipple becomes more deeply pigmented. Rapid and .....

Abortion is the removal of fetus of an embryo of a fetus before 28 weeks of .....

The care of mother and infant birth to 42 days of delivery is called postnatal .....

Prenatal care is the care of women during pregnancy. It is also called antenatal .....

SMI = Safe motherhood initiatives TBAs = Trained Birth .....

Safe motherhood can be defined as the process of protecting a mother from complicated pregnancy, child birth and recovery. Moreover the term, 'motherhood' refers to the state of being mother, and the term 'safe' refers to the condition of .....