Question

On the occasion of World Health Day, Dr. Satpal organized a ‘health camp’ for the poor farmers living in a nearby village. After check-up, he was shocked to see that most of the farmers suffered from cancer due to regular exposure to pesticides and many were diabetic. They distributed free medicine to them. Dr. Satpal immediately reported the matter to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). On the suggestions of NHRC, the government decided to provide medical care, financial assistance, setting up of super-specialty hospitals for treatment and prevention of deadly disease in the affected villages all over India.
i) Write the values shown by (a) Dr. Satpal (b) NHRC
ii) What type of analgesics is chiefly used for the relief of pains of terminal cancer?
iii)Give an example of artificial sweetener that could have been recommended to diabetic patients.

Answer 1

Hint: Analgesic is a type of drug that relieves pain selectively lacking the blocking the conduction of nerve impulses in the body.
Artificial sweetener means it is not naturally available, it is synthesized by the resources those obtained naturally.

Complete step by step answer:
(i) (a) Dr. Satpal organized a special health camp for poor families living in a nearby village. This proves he is a humanitarian.
(b) NHRC is an NGO (Non Governmental Organization), that helps poor children and serving from 1919.
NHRC (National Human Rights Commission) suggested to the government to provide medical care and financial assistance for the treatment of deadly disease cancer affecting the farmers in the village.
(ii) The analgesics that are chiefly used in a relief of pains of terminal cancers are Narcotics.
Some examples for narcotics are Opium, Heroin, Codeine and Oxycodone.
(iii) The artificial sweetener which could be recommended to a diabetic patient is Saccharin.
Saccharin is also known as benzo sulfimide and it belongs to the class of organic compounds called benzothiazoles.
The structure of the saccharin is as follows.

Note: Narcotics are also called opioid pain relievers. Narcotics are only used for pain that is severe and is not cured by other painkillers.
Saccharin is 300–400 times as sweet as sucrose. Saccharin is used to sweeten so many products like drinks, candies, medicines and cookies etc.