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Older drugs may be good stopgap treatment for malaria in Africa
A combination of older malaria drugs could treat malaria efficiently in some parts of Africa until a newer antimalarial drug called is widely available in those areas, a new review of recent studies suggests. view more (2006-01-25)
With annual deaths from malaria on the rise: Scientists ask 'where is all the money going?'
A new study in the April issue of the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, asks the question "With more than $220 million dollars dedicated to malaria treatment and prevention, why is the annual mortality rate from malaria on the rise" The study, entitled "Malaria Vector Management: Where Have We Come From and Where... view more... (2008-04-14)
Drug Combo Against AIDS-Related Infections Also Prevents Malaria
A drug combination used to prevent pneumonia and opportunistic bacterial infection in persons with HIV/AIDS has unexpectedly been found to be highly effective at preventing malaria. view more (2005-10-19)
Novel approach for rapid identification and development of malaria vaccines
Malaria is the world's most frequent parasitic disease, affecting more than 100 countries in the tropical zones, mostly in Africa, and 40% of the world population, with more than a million deaths per year. view more (2007-07-25)
Cerebral malaria: Approaching a diagnostic test
Scientists at CNRS and the Pasteur Institute, collaborating with physicians in Gabon, have just undertaken a study on cerebral malaria in children living in an endemic region. view more (2007-05-04)
Progress in understanding the malarial parasite
About 2 million people die of malaria every year, of which more than a million are children in sub-Saharan Africa. Malaria is caused by a protozoan parasite belonging to the genus Plasmodium, and Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for the most severe form of malaria. view more (2007-09-14)
Edible fish feasts beats malaria
The emerging threat of pesticide resistance means that biological malaria control methods are once again in vogue. view more (2007-08-09)
Warming trend may contribute to malaria's rise
Could global warming be contributing to the resurgence of malaria in the East African Highlands? view more (2006-03-22)
Individualized strategies needed for prevention of malaria in long-term travelers
Prevention of malaria for persons who travel for more than 6 months is complex and should be individualized, with advice from travel medicine specialists. view more (2006-11-08)
Monash research breakthrough to treat malaria
A team of Monash University researchers led by Professor James Whisstock has made a major breakthrough in the international fight against malaria, which claims the life of a child across the world every 30 seconds. view more (2009-02-03)
Not enough is known about treating malaria in pregnancy, researchers say
Few studies compare the effects of different drug regimes in pregnant women, and many of the best studies were conducted in Southeast Asia, where malaria transmission rates are low, says researcher Lois Orton of the University of York in England. view more (2005-07-20)
Johns Hopkins scientists discover what drives the development of a fatal form of malaria
Platelets - those tiny, unassuming cells that cause blood to clot and scabs to form when you cut yourself - play an important early role in promoting cerebral malaria, an often lethal complication that occurs mostly in children. view more (2008-08-19)
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers have evidence a vaccine against malaria will reduce infection and disease rates
Today, researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine's Center for Global Health & Diseases published data potentially having a strong effect on the three billion people exposed to malaria every year. view more (2007-12-21)
Chew fly, don't bother me
Genetic engineering may offer new hope for controlling malaria, entomologists will tell the Royal Entomological Society's meeting Entomology 2001: "Insects and disease", to be held at the University of Aberdeen on 10-12 September 2001. Alex Schwartz of the University of Aarhus in Denmark, and Professor Jacob Koella of the... view more... (2001-08-30)
A new approach to the treatment of malaria in pregnant women in West Africa
A new approach to treatment for pregnant women suffering from malaria in west Africa has been found to be both safe and effective, following a randomised trial carried out by a team based in Ghana and at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). view more (2006-10-13)
Passenger Screening Advised To Cut Risk Of Importing Drug-Resistant Malaria To Africa
Imported resistance has rendered ineffective the two affordable malaria drugs which have been the mainstay of malaria treatment in Africa for forty years, according to experts writing today in the journal Science. Scientists from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and colleagues from institutions in the USA, South Africa and... view more... (2004-08-16)
First global malaria map in decades shows reduced risk
About 35 percent of the world's population is at risk of contracting deadly malaria, but many people are at a lower risk than previously thought, raising hope that the disease could be seriously reduced or eliminated in parts of the world. view more (2008-02-26)
First malaria map in 40 years shows extent of disease burden
The first global malaria risk map to be developed in forty years has highlighted the 2.37 billion people at risk from one of the world's deadliest diseases. view more (2008-02-26)
Daily temperature shifts may alter malaria patterns
Daytime temperature fluctuations greatly alter the incubation period of malaria parasites in mosquitoes and alter transmission rates of the disease. view more (2009-08-04)
Millions More at Risk Worldwide from Effects of Climate Change
Many millions of people could be placed at risk as a result of higher temperatures in the future, according to new research co-ordinated by the University of East Anglia (UEA). A group of researchers, led by Professor Martin Parry, of the Jackson Environment Institute at UEA, estimated the additional numbers of people likely to be at risk from... view more... (2001-12-10)
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