Introduction: Malay traditional medicine has been said to be cross-pollinated with Islamic traditional wisdom originating from the Middle East, including using ingredients mentioned by the Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h) referred to as prophetic foods. A systematic review of Malay manuscripts was conducted to delineate traditional medicinal practices for four common illnesses found in the 'bottom billion' of the world's population namely worm infestation, gastroenteritis, fatigue and anaemia. Methods: A search strategy was developed to scan established catalogues of Malay manuscripts. The physical manuscripts were then systematically handsearched for relevant treatments for the above illnesses. The relevant prescriptions were captured, transliterated and translated for analysis. Results: Traditional medicinal prescriptions were obtained from 80 Malay manuscripts and commonly used ingredients were nutmeg, black seed, garlic and others. Few treatments used prophetic food ingredients such as date palm and goat's milk. Conclusion: Malay traditional medicines draw mainly on local wisdom and ingredients, with enrichment from Islamic medicinal practices.

The utilization of Halal, prophetic nutraceutical food products is increasing in Malaysia. Despite the high consumption of health-based products, the rate of non-communicable diseases especially heart diseases and cancer are increasing. In Malaysia, there are no specific regulations to control the sale of nutraceutical products which may contain dangerous substances. Every producer of prophetic based products claim that their product offer a lot of health benefits through testimonials and Quranic verses without showing any scientific evidence. Clinical trials should be done to obtain the right, safe and recommended dosage for the consumers. This study will focus on the issues, challenges and recommendations for consumers, manufacturers and Ministry of Health in with the aim of improving the public's understanding and perception towards prophetic nutraceutical products. This understanding is essential in building better quality of life from the science and Islamic perspective. As a conclusion, the scope of scientific research regarding prophetic foods must be expanded along with the references from the Holy Quran and Hadith.

Dyslexia affects up to 15% ofchildren and is the most prevalent learning disability. Withinformation technology devices being common in theprimary school classroom, advances in computer-basedremedial programs offer potential benefits in helping dys-lexic children improve their reading skills. However, aprevious systematic review (Strong et al 2010) found thatFast ForWord, a commonly used computer-based pro-gram, gave no extra benefit. The objective was to determinewhether computer-based programs provide significant ben-efits beyond traditional remedial programs in dyslexic pri-mary schoolchildren.