From mice performing first aid to birds using antioxidants, animals display remarkable self-medication behaviors that could ...

Animals sometimes seek new foods because illness has affected their tastes—leading them to medicate with foods they normally avoid.

Self-medication refers to the practice of researching about the illnesses or disorders that we may have, and based on minimal information, consume medicines without expert supervision. This can ...

The most common self-sabotaging behaviors include procrastination, self-medication with drugs or alcohol, comfort eating, and forms of self-injury such as cutting. People aren't always aware that ...

As a result a huge number of sick people opt to buy medication over the counter from pharmacies and chemists whenever they feel unwell. This practice, known as self medication, is highly dangerous ...

Self-medication in the form of self-care of our health is popular in many countries. To help promote self-medication and ultimately aim to contain medical expenditure, Japan introduced taxation system ...