Difference between revisions of "Medicine"
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| − | [[Medicine]] is any treatment, including [[drug]]s which can improve the [[health]] of an [[organism]]. | + | [[Medicine]] is any treatment, including [[drug]]s which can improve the [[health]] of an [[organism]] or prevent an [[organism]] from becoming unhealthy. |
===About Medicine=== | ===About Medicine=== | ||
Revision as of 19:35, 11 November 2018
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Medicine is any treatment, including drugs which can improve the health of an organism or prevent an organism from becoming unhealthy.
About Medicine
- All medicine has some side effects as it changes the way the body works.
- When taking medicine it is important to decide whether the side effects are worse than the disease you are attempting to treat.
Some common medicine types you may have heard of:
- Pain Killers - They can reduce pain or even make it go away.
- Antibiotics - They weaken bacteria when you have an infection.
- Antihistamines - They reduce the symptoms of hay fever.