Self-medication can lead to unintended side effects and even serious health risks. Indians obsessing over self-medication ...

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 ...

A survey conducted across multiple counties by medical experts and healthcare workers reveals that many people do not visit doctors’ clinics for medical consultations, examinations or laboratory ...

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

Researchers observe that dolphins in a pod in the Red Sea regularly rub against certain corals and sponges, perhaps to sooth their skin by prompting the invertebrates to release mucus that contains ...

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 ...

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

The most common self-sabotaging behaviors include procrastination, self-medication with drugs or alcohol, comfort eating, and forms of self-injury such as cutting.