A CALL has gone to tertiary health institutions in the country to encourage the development of occupational therapy as a medical profession by introducing courses and programmes that would enable affiliation with the School of Occupational Therapy, Oshodi, Lagos.

AT least 30 million treatment courses of affordable malaria treatment drugs are being expected in the country before the end of the year.

Barely two weeks after the death of an Italian soccer player, Mr. Piermario Morosini on the pitch, scientists have found that Left – Ventruclar Hyper-trabeculation, LVHT, a certain cardiomyopathies, (Chronic Disease of the heart muscle) to be more common in black, male athletes.

A call has gone to the Federal Government to establish as a matter of urgency a National Policy that will cover affairs concerning the elderly in the society.

When disease and ailment struck the body, especially internal organs such as liver, kidney, heart, lung, bones and tissues including other systems of the body, it is said to be problematic for not only the patient but also the doctor and the affected part of the body.

Since the first Africa Malaria Day in 2001, efforts to reduce the incidence of malaria on the most vulnerable groups, notably, pregnant women,nursing mothers and children have heightened.

As Reckitt Benckiser last week debuts Gaviscon in the country to check incidences of reflux disease among Nigerians, particularly pregnant women, experts have said that reflux disease is under – diagnose in the country despite the great discomfort and loss of man – hours cause by the disease.

TO make up for the poor fruit and vegetable consumption habits of Nigerians, a scientist has suggested the regular intake of coffee to make up for the difference of antioxidants that would have been gained through adequate consumption of fruits and vegetables.

AS Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark World Asthma Day 2012 , today, the National Institutes of Health has pledged to renew its dedication to the Initiative for Asthma to to improve the quality of life for millions of people living with asthma.

THE Lagos State government has urged Lagosians to take appropriate action through Behavioural Change Communication, BCC, activities in order to help the sustenance of the gains made so far in the malaria eradication efforts.