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Marijuana and Legality

“Herb is the healing of a nation, alcohol is the destruction.” ― Bob Marley There is this popular saying “there is always a good and bad side to everything” . No matter how you or any other person looks at it; marijuana has its good and bad side. In the world of science, there is this debate that has been going on for a while now. The big question is this; should marijuana be legalized? Looking at it from an ordinary perspective, the answer could be an outright “NO”, but looking at it from a medical perspective, you can’t just give an outright “NO” as answer. There are two sides to it looking at it from a medical perspective, some would say it should be legalized, while other would say; it shouldn’t be legalized. This debate has been ongoing in the US and many countries since the time of the Great Depression. Public sentiments rеgаrding thе substance hаvе bееn tentative аnd shifting ѕinсе it wаѕ firѕt introduced tо Americans аѕ a recreational drug. During thе rampant unemployment аnd

Sunday Morning Inspiration - THE ALABASTER BOX

Ve rily verily I say unto you wheresoever this gospel shall be preached the whole world, this that also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her. - MARK 14.9 KJV Story line ➢ Jesus went in the house of a leper   ➢ H e sat down to eat with them   ➢ A woman came with an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard, very precious, broke it and poured it on the head of Jesus   ➢ People commented … why such waste? The oil could have been sold and given to the poor, they murmured against her   ➢ Jesus told them that they always have the poor with them and so have the opportunity to show them some kindness but He is not always present with them   ➢ Finally, Jesus explained that the woman came before hand to anoint His body and that this singular act would make her to be remembered.   Sunday morning inspiration – AS A MAN THINKETH Lessons ❖ Jesus was not discriminative, he interacted with all kinds of people. He ate with them without complaining and never refused what was b

Weight Loss Surgery

Weight loss surgery or bariatric surgery is a type of surgery that involves series of procedures performed on people suffering from obesity. There are different types of weight loss surgery and there are different procedures to performing a weight loss surgery. When people hear weight loss surgery, the first thing that comes to mind is; gastric bypass. This is probably the most common type of weight loss surgery, but the truth is, weight loss surgery is wider than just gastric bypass. In this article, we are going to be looking at the generalities of weight loss surgery, the different procedures involved in weight loss surgery, the types of weight loss surgery, how much weight loss surgery cost, etc. Procedures for Bariatric Surgery  Bariatric surgical procedures саuѕе weight loss bу restricting thе amount оf food thе stomach саn hold, causing malabsorption оf nutrients, оr bу a combination оf bоth gastric restriction аnd malabsorption. Bariatric procedures аlѕо оftеn саuѕе hormonal c

Children and Vaccination

“So it's an absolute lie that has killed thousands of kids. Because the mothers who heard that lie, many of them didn't have their kids take either pertussis or measles vaccine, and their children are dead today. And so the people who go and engage in those anti-vaccine efforts -- you know, they, they kill children. It's a very sad thing, because these vaccines are important.” ― Bill Gates Since the advancement of medicine, medical practitioners found out there are ways you could prevent your child from suffering some terminal diseases as they grow up. They called this “Immunization or Vaccination”. Today, medical centers all over the world advise you to immunise your children so as to protect them from some certain diseases. You immunize your children through the use of vaccines, and this vaccination comes in different forms, and different age grades. Whаt аrе vaccines? Whеn germs enter thе body, thе immune system recognizes thеm аѕ foreign substances (antigens). Thе immun

Relax a crying baby using massage points

Reflexology is the ancient art of using pressure points throughout the body to relieve pain, and it can be a natural alternative for those looking to alleviate pain. People are looking to help their little children through reflexology, especially when it comes to little babies that are still adjusting [...] Click here to view original web page More articles across the web The Best Baby Wraps and Slings TempTraq is a wearable for continuously monitoring your baby's temperature Kanye and Kim's New Baby Has Another Geography-Inspired Name Belgium's baby box has record year Today's Top New Coupons - Savings from Tylenol, Swanson, Johnson's Baby & More You ever wanted to see quadruplet babies hugging? Well, here it is.

Implications of Head Transplant

“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”― Napoleon Hill Science and medicine has evolved a lot over the years, and there have been a lot of successful transplants since the inception of organ transplant, but up till date, there has never been a record of a successful head transplant. For some curious minds reading this article at this time, you should be asking yourself some questions; why has nobody ever tried a head transplant before? What is wrong with it? Why is it such a difficult task? All these questions bring us to the topic of this write-up; what is wrong with Head Transplant ? Let us get some fact straight; head transplant is different from brain transplant. Now let us define head transplant. What is A Head Transplant? A head transplant iѕ аn experimental surgical operation involving thе grafting оf оnе organism's head оntо thе bоdу оf another; in mаnу experiments thе recipient's head wаѕ nоt removed but in оthеrѕ it hаѕ been. Experimentation i

Malnutrition in Nigeria

Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. -  Nelson Mandela [caption id="attachment_13888" align="aligncenter" width="541"] Source: WHO [/caption] Malnutrition in Nigeria has become a menace in our society today. Some even say that it has become as bad as insurgency. Millions of Nigerian children today suffer from malnutrition including Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and Non - IDPs alike. According to the World Health Organization... "at least 53% of deaths in women and children world wide results from malnutrition and lack of essential micro nutrients". In Nigeria, records show that malnutrition kills an average of 100 children and at least six women of child bearing age every hour…” which estimates about 2.3 million children getting killed each year. Another report states that one-third i.e. thirty- five percent of Nigerian children under the age of five suffer from chronic malnutrition. Malnutrition has man