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“April 25 is World Malaria Day, but for half of our world, every day is a fight against this devastating disease. Malaria causes sickness and death, reduces productivity, fuels poverty and creates hunger, especially in impoverished, rural farming communities. ZERO by 40 will...
Living with Malaria: Malaria kills a child every minute and disables millions of adults. While there has been success in tackling the disease, malarial mosquitoes are posing a new threat. Judy Aslett reports from Burkina Faso.
Malaria in humans is caused by intraerythrocytic protozoa of the genus Plasmodium. These parasites are transmitted by the bite of an infective female Anopheles species mosquito. The majority of malaria infections in the United States occur among persons who have traveled to areas with ongoing malaria...
Malaria is one of the world’s oldest diseases and continues to have a devastating impact in many parts of the world. Children under five and pregnant women are particularly susceptible to severe malaria, which can be fatal. Malaria also impacts lives beyond ill health – it is a significant...
Malaria presents a challenge to world health that to date has been beyond the abilities of researchers to conquer. This critique presents some of the strategies employed by the parasite to overcome immunity and the immunological challenges that we face to develop vaccines. A conclusion is that a ...
I: I understand that teaching English is becoming “big business” all around the world.P: It seems that language schools are springing up everywhere. I: Why is that?P: With the move toward a global economy, English has become the most widely used language in the world. It is the ...
The most widely used preparation in traditional medicine is the decoction of bark, root, seed or leaf but applications are varied. In a number of tropical sub-Saharan countries such as Uganda, all parts are used to treat malaria, stomachache, parasitic infections, diabetes [29], and cancer ...
In 1914, a research division is established. Around this time when the import from Germany has ended due to the World War I, Takeda began sales of its own products. Among these were Calmotin®(a sedative), Novoroform®(an analgesic) and Lodinon®(an injectable form of D-glucose). ...
Life-saving drugs like antibiotics and anti-malaria are some of the most counterfeited products in the world. This issue is not slowing down; medicines continue to be a serious problem across the globe. Pharmaceutical companies need to implement better security measures... READ MORE ...