Almost 40% of patients prefer to self-medicate because doing so has worked for them previously, according to a survey published Feb. 27, led by market research and data analytics firm YouGov. It is ...

Background Limited research has been conducted on self-medication (SM) practices in sports, particularly among amateur athletes with motor disabilities. Objective This study aimed to determine the ...

May 24 (UPI) --Animals self-medicate with plants − behavior people have observed and emulated for millennia A goat with an arrow wound nibbles the medicinal herb dittany. O. Dapper, CC BY Adrienne ...

In May this year, Public Health Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni warned Kenyans against self-diagnosis and use of over-the-counter (OTC) medications, especially antibiotics. The warning, though ...

Medication abortion has become increasingly common since it first became available in the United States two decades ago, and a new study finds that requests for abortion pills through sources outside ...

When was the last time you felt unwell but chose to self-medicate instead of seeing a doctor? Did you finish the prescribed dose the last time you took antibiotics? If you're like most people, the ...

Access to medical and recreational cannabis has expanded rapidly, far outpacing rigorous scientific evidence supporting its efficacy for most clinical indications. As legalization has broadened ...

Every day in Nigeria, people take medicines without seeing a doctor. Instead of going to the hospital, they buy drugs from roadside chemists, untrained sellers, or even take advice from friends. A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A goat with an arrow wound nibbles the medicinal herb dittany. O. Dapper, CC BY When a wild orangutan in Sumatra recently suffered ...