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Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri, still recovering from a bout of pneumonia, could yet be passed fit to make his debut for the Turin side when they face his former club Napoli in Serie A on Saturday. According to photographs published by Italian media on Wednesday, the 60-year-old is both backs on the training ground and, possibly, smoking cigarettes again as he recovers from the illness which sidelined him earlier this month. Sarri, who missed last week’s opening match at Parma but has been in constant touch with his players throughout, was widely reported to have watched practice on the touchline on Wednesday. The Corriere Della Sera also published a selfie taken by a young fan standing next to Sarri who was holding a packet of cigarettes in his hand. According to the Italian news agency ANSA, this left the club’s leadership “disappointed”.

Association of Resident Doctors, University of Benin, have announced that they will embark on an indefinite strike starting from September 4, 2017.   The proposed strike action comes after a breakdown of negotiations with the federal government over the demand that resident doctors be included in the Integrated Personnel Information System.   Resident doctors in the state believe the inclusion would help them get their emoluments directly from the federal government and curb corruption in the healthcare system.  They also said that the development would make more funds available to run the nation’s healthcare and reduce the brain-drain that is currently plaguing the sector

Prof. Musa Yakubu of the University of Ilorin, Kwara State says having sex in the early morning lowers blood pressure and reduces risks of heart attack. Yakubu said this in a paper: ‘Knocking Down the Barriers to Four O’Clock Activities and Reproductive Inadequacies’ presented at the 163rd Inaugural lecture of the university. Yakubu said having sexual intercourse three to four times a week was good for love life. “Research has shown that sex boosts immune system by stimulating the body’s first line of defence and production of immunoglobulin A (IgA), against cold and fever,” he said. “Immunoglobulin A is one of the most common antibodies in the body system. Antibodies are proteins made by the immune system to fight bacteria, viruses, and toxins.” Yakubu said that sex also regulates menstruation in women by influencing the levels of lutenizing hormones that controls menstrual period and promote better sleep. Sexual intercourse, the don explained, releases the feel-good che...

South African Health Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi has criticised African leaders for seeking medical treatment abroad. Speaking in Zimbabwe at a World Health Organization (WHO) meeting of African health ministers, Mr. Motsoaledi said Africa is the only continent where the leaders travel abroad for health reasons. He spoke just hours after President Robert Mugabe, known for his frequent medical trips to Singapore opened the meeting. However, Mr. Mugabe was not present at the time Mr. Motsoaledi spoke. "I have said this before and I will say it again: we are the only continent that has its leaders seeking medical services outside the continent, outside our territory. We must be ashamed of that. This is called health tourism. We must promote our own." In the past year, five African Presidents have gone overseas for medical treatment, including Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, Benin's President Patrice Talon, Angol...

A Chemical Pathologist, Prof. Ganiyu Arinola, has advised men against putting cellphone in their trouser pockets, saying it may cause male infertility. Arinola, who is the Head, Department of Chemical Pathology, University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, gave the advice in an interview with newsmen in Ibadan. According to him, public attention has been drawn to the issue of safety of radiations from laptops and putting cellphone in the pockets. “This calls for special focus, considering the fact that infertility has affected certain percentages of couples of reproductive age. “It is worthy of note that nearly half of these percentages have been linked to male infertility. “Other factors include exposure to certain environmental pollutants, lifestyle, occupation and infections of the urinary genital tract which have been linked to male infertility. “Putting cellphone in the pockets or hang on a belt is recently proposed to be the cause of infertility, especially in the males,’’ he sai...

Pharmacists, under the aegis of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), have urged President Buhari that “recent development with regards to a need for health interventions outside the country compels a need to continue to appraise the totality of the health system.”   President, PSN, Ahmed Yakasai and National Secretary, Gbologade Iyiola, yesterday said “the health system must be revitalised in line with the progressive strides being recorded in the development of infrastructure in road and rail construction, among others, in our country.”   Yakasai and Iyiola, in a statement, said: “We are particularly delighted that the President looked fit, hale and hearty on his return which is an eloquent testimony of good care and of course a self-imposed determination to shake-off all vagaries of ill-health by a passionate President.   “It is therefore most apropos to return all glory and honour to the creator for divine intervention in arresting the hitherto s...