Archive for the ‘Tropical Diseases’ Category
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
A new study of the burden of cholera in three impoverished regions of the world, published February 20 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, found that young children bear the brunt of the disease. The study also found that out of the three study sites- Jakarta (Indonesia), Kolkata ...
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
A unique collaborative study between scientists, public health workers and police has led to the arrest of alleged traders of fake anti-malarial drugs in China. The epidemiological investigation, involving teams from across the globe and published in this week's PLoS Medicine, highlights the growing threat posed by fake pharmaceuticals and ...
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Thursday, November 1st, 2007
Giving small financial incentives to health workers in low-income countries may hold the key to reducing the huge death toll from malaria in young children, according to a study published on BMJ.
This paper has been selected by an expert panel as one of eight of the most outstanding articles to ...
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Monday, October 29th, 2007
Newly Identified Genes May be Key in Preventing Pregnancy Malaria
Identification of a new group of genes believed to be responsible for the phenomenon now known as 'pregnancy malaria' has researchers steps closer to developing preventative treatment for a condition that is a significant cause of infant mortality in Africa. They ...
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Sunday, September 2nd, 2007
A multicentre Phase II trial of intravenous artesunate will begin recruitment of patients in September. The €5.3 M trial, funded by the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), and sponsored by Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) will be conducted in Gabon and Malawi. It will evaluate the efficacy ...
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Saturday, September 1st, 2007
By mapping a specialized sensory organ that the malaria mosquito uses to zero in on its human prey, an international team of researchers has taken an important step toward developing new and improved repellants and attractants that can be used to reduce the threat of malaria, generally considered the most ...
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Friday, August 10th, 2007
A study published by the Public Library of Science (PloS) One found that three out of five DDT-resistant Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, carriers of human diseases like dengue and urban yellow fever, avoided huts sprayed with DDT. The chemical's unique spatial repellent action, combined with its moderate irritant and toxic properties, ...
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Thursday, August 9th, 2007
Malaria symptoms, such as headache, joint pain, fever, sweating, nausea and vomiting, can appear flu-like in nature and can easily be overlooked, but failure to diagnose and treat malaria can lead to coma and possible death. Other common symptoms of malaria include back pain, chills, dry cough, enlarged spleen, impaired ...
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Wednesday, August 8th, 2007
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has received permission from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to provide intravenous artesunate for emergency use in the United States for persons with severe malaria. Artesunate, a derivative from the "quing hao" or sweet wormwood plant, has been used worldwide for ...
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