Conclusion The knowledge of malaria prevention was found to be low. The study identified education, religion, exposure to malaria messages, wealth, region, place of residence, community-level poverty, education and expo- sure to malaria messages as factors associated with ...
Canada, to discuss climate change.The ten-day conference ends December 9th.It is the first such United Nations meeting since the Kyoto Protocol took effect earlier this year.The protocol seeks to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases released as pollution into the ...
Spread mosquito nets. Unless you're traveling to an infested area, mosquito nets are probably off your radar. On the other hand, you might be interested in their health benefits on a global, humanitarian scale. Mosquito nets are a mainstay for malaria control with their established effectiveness...
about 476,000 people in the U.S. getLyme disease, which is caused by bacteria transferred to humans from tick bites, theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) estimates. Thousands more people develop other tick-borne diseases each year, such as the malaria-like disease babesiosis, the...
“deprivation of liberty” to describe methods that are used to control patients in psychiatric wards. The aim of these measures is to reduce risks, but they are also routinely used as part of the treatment. These methods include restrictions on leaving the ward and on communication, the ...
1. Reduce portion size Reducing the default portion size ofmeat productsis a promising way forward. Onestudyfound that downsizing the default portion size of meat dishes in restaurants got each customer to consume on average 28g less meat in these dishes, without affecting their overall restaurant...
That’s an exaggeration, but mosquitoes do make up a portion of a bat’s diet and so attracting bats is an effective way to reduce the mosquito population. 7. Create A Bird Habitat It’s not just bats that love mosquitoes, many species of birds including purple martins, swallows and some...
Canada, to discuss climate change.The ten-day conference ends December ninth.It is the first such United Nations meeting since the Kyoto(京都)Protocol took effect earlier this year.The protocol seeks to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases released as pollution into ...
Reduce the Use of Antibiotics in Livestock Around the world, almosttwo thirds of antibiotics are used in agriculture, mainly tofatten up cattle and chickens, and the report names this use as one of the main contributors to the rise of resistant superbugs. The scientists urg...
Malaria is spread by mosquitoes The Solomon Islands has the highest incidence of malaria in the South Pacific followed by Vanuatu. And the disease is one of the leading causes of death in Papua New Guinea. Australia is increasing its anti-malaria aid in the region - trying to reduce the rat...