Health
Everyday Habits That Ruin Your Looks
Are you looking desperately to improve your skin? Using cosmetics is not a decent method to enhance the outlook. One must have solid skin to look excellent. It would be best if you did not rely on cosmetics as it is full of chemicals. However, we don’t understand that our bad habits are mainly responsible for destroying our look. So today, we are going to disclose seven habits that are tremendously ruining our skin.
- Inappropriate Sleeping
Although everyone needs a sound sleep for taking rest, it can sometimes ruin your skin. The issue lies with your pillowcase. At the time of sleeping, when your face is rubbed on the pillow, it can fade your skin beauty and leave ugly lines over your face. In this case, dermatologists recommend using a silk cushion cover to save your skin. Thus it will remain healthy and you can enjoy your sleeping.
- Picking Pimples
Picking pimples is a common trend. Never tinker with the pimples all over the face. Otherwise, it will leave a terrible dark spot. Also, it creates some other skin problems. If you notice a pimple existing for a long time, you should consult with a professional dermatologist and get the right treatment. Besides, you can use different kinds of natural products to stop growing pimples.
- Not Washing Face
Not washing your face regularly is another bad habit that ruins your skin. Wherever you go outside, you must wash your face. It will remove the germ and dust which are harmful to your skin. Avoid buying a random face wash from the market. Not all of them are safe. You can consult with your dermatologist about which face wash is good to use. Moreover, you can utilize some natural products like milk, honey, rose water, lemon, to clean your face.
- Using Ordinary Soaps
Some so many people are likely to use ordinary soaps to clean their face. But such kinds of soaps destroy your skin significantly. They contain some harsh chemicals which are detrimental to your skin. So don’t use these soaps to clean your face regularly. You can take the advice of a dermatologist and purchase the best natural face cleansers. Leave all the chemicals and start using genuine products to wash your face.
- Extensive Smoking
If you are addicted to smoking and trying to beautify your skin, you can not ever do that because smoking causes serious damage to your skin and diminishes the look. Further, it has some other health hazards like cancer, heart attack, bronchitis, etc. We understand that you can’t leave smoking overnight. So you can try the alternative, which is vape juice. Vape juice is safer than smoking, and you can control the nicotine dosage as well.
- Running Away from Sun
Everybody gets insane with regards to presenting their skin to the sun. They take adequate measures to protect themselves by applying sunscreen, wearing caps, sunglasses, etc. But do you know the skin needs Vitamin D to keep healthy? Any other Vitamins can be taken through food. But only Vitamin D can be the best retained through the skin by the beams of the sun. However, spend at least 10 minutes in the early morning and afternoon sun effect.
- Not Drinking Enough Water
Water is a vital element for our body, especially for the most significant organ – the skin. Not drinking enough water will damage your skin significantly. Our skin is considered the best protector against outside germs. So you must consume sufficient water to improve your look. It will remove the unwanted pimples and spots and ensure the smoothness of your skin.
Conclusion
These are a couple of things everybody of us should remember that ruin our whole look. So try yourself to give up the above habits, and there you go!
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Two United States scientists who unraveled the human micro RNA have won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2024.
Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the coveted prize for their work on microRNA as their discoveries help explain how complex life emerged on earth and how the human body is made up of a wide variety of different tissues.
MicroRNAs influence how genes – the instructions for life – are controlled inside organisms, including humans.
Every cell in the human body contains the same raw genetic information, locked in our DNA.
However, despite starting with the identical genetic information, the cells of the human body are wildly different in form and function.
The electrical impulses of nerve cells are distinct from the rhythmic beating of heart cells. The metabolic powerhouse that is a liver cell is distinct to a kidney cell, which filters urea out of the blood.
The light-sensing abilities of cells in the retina are different in skillset to white blood cells that produce antibodies to fight infection.
So much variety can arise from the same starting material because of gene expression.
The US scientists were the first to discover microRNAs and how they exerted control on how genes are expressed differently in different tissues.
The medicine and physiology prize winners are selected by the Nobel Assembly of Sweden’s Karolinska Institute.
They said: “Their groundbreaking discovery revealed a completely new principle of gene regulation that turned out to be essential for multicellular organisms, including humans.
“It is now known that the human genome codes for over 1,000 microRNAs.”
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has begun acting to curb effects of antibiotic pollution.
The new guidance on wastewater and solid waste management for antibiotic manufacturing sheds light on this important but neglected challenge ahead of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level Meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) taking place on 26 September 2024.
The emergence and spread of AMR caused by antibiotic pollution could undermine the effectiveness of antibiotics globally, including the medicines produced at the manufacturing sites responsible for the pollution.
Despite high antibiotic pollution levels being widely documented, the issue is largely unregulated and quality assurance criteria typically do not address environmental emissions. In addition, once distributed, there is a lack of information provided to consumers on how to dispose of antibiotics when they are not used, for example, when they expire or when a course is finished but there is still antibiotic left over.
“Pharmaceutical waste from antibiotic manufacturing can facilitate the emergence of new drug-resistant bacteria, which can spread globally and threaten our health. Controlling pollution from antibiotic production contributes to keeping these life-saving medicines effective for everyone,” said Dr Yukiko Nakatani, WHO Assistant Director-General for AMR ad interim.
Globally, there is a lack of accessible information on the environmental damage caused by manufacturing of medicines.
“The guidance provides an independent and impartial scientific basis for regulators, procurers, inspectors, and industry themselves to include robust antibiotic pollution control in their standards,” said Dr Maria Neira, Director, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, WHO. “Critically, the strong focus on transparency will equip buyers, investors and the general public to make decisions that account for manufacturers’ efforts to control antibiotic pollution.”
In a concerted effort to curb brain drain, the Kebbi State Government has harmonised medical doctors’ salaries to be at par with their colleagues in the federal government’s tertiary health facilities.
Kebbi State Commissioner for Health, Musa Inusa-Isma’il, disclosed this at the handing over of ambulances to the state-owned health facilities at the Ministry of Health in Birnin Kebbi yesterday.
Inusa Isma’il, according to a statement by Ahmed Idris, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, said the essence of the harmonisation was to retain the existing medical doctors and attract more to the services of the state.
According to him, the doctors across the state had already started enjoying the new salaries from August 2024.
He said the release of the vehicles was in fulfilment of Governor Nasir Idris’ promise to uplift health care services in the state.
“His Excellency said I should inform you, the beneficiaries of this gesture, that the vehicle should be strictly used for the intended purpose. It should not be used for anything else.
“If there is no referral case, each of the vehicles must be parked at the hospital by 6 pm. The governor said you should warn your drivers against reckless driving as well as violating the instructions.
“We should also do everything possible to reciprocate the gesture by working according to the terms and conditions attached,” he advised.
The benefiting health facilities included Sir Yahaya Memorial Hospital, Birnin Kebbi; State Teaching Hospital, Kalgo; General Hospital, Argungu; General Hospital, Yauri; General Hospital, Zuru; and General Hospital, Bunza.
In his speech, the permanent secretary of the ministry, Dr Shehu Koko, recalled that the ambulances were handed over to the ministry last Friday by the governor for the onward handover to the benefiting hospitals.
He observed that the ambulances would go a long way in improving the referral system in the state, adding that delays in reaching the secondary and tertiary facilities would be eliminated.
The permanent secretary attributed the high rate of maternal mortality in the country to delays in getting to the health facilities for proper medical care.
“We believe with the provision of these ambulances, part of the gaps we have in our referral system will be addressed, whereby patients who require secondary healthcare could be easily transported to secondary and tertiary health centres, where they can get such help,” he said.
In a goodwill message, Commissioner for Information and Culture Alhaji Yakubu Ahmed expressed gratitude to the governor for the support he has given to the ministry to excel.
While advising the beneficiaries to use the vehicles judiciously, the commissioner advised that services and maintenance of the vehicles must be prompt to derive the maximum benefits from the vehicles.
The commissioner also highlighted some achievements recorded by the government in the last year, including beautification of the state capital, completion of a multimillion-naira ultramodern state secretariat, road construction, construction and renovation of classrooms and upgrading of some health facilities, among others.
