Drug-Resistant Malaria Brought to Africa from Asia
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NEW YORK  - In a new study, researchers present molecular evidence to show that malaria parasites in Africa that are resistant to the drug pyrimethamine actually originated in southeast Asia.
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The discovery of a high incidence of  malaria among U.S. soldiers returning from Afghanistan prompted  a call on Tuesday for doctors to check repatriated military  personnel for the disease.
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Researchers have found that artemisinin, the main drug used in fighting malaria, is well absorbed rectally, giving a promising treatment to people suffering severe forms of the disease.
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A pioneering vaccine can protect a  significant proportion of African children against malaria,  scientists said on Thursday, boosting hopes that the  mosquito-borne disease may one day be conquered.
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The discovery of a high incidence of malaria among U.S. soldiers returning from Afghanistan prompted a call on Tuesday for doctors to check repatriated military personnel for the disease.
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A deadly new strain of extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis discovered in South Africa is likely to have spread beyond the rural area where 52 of the 53 people diagnosed with it have died, the doctor who discovered the super bug said.
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BWEFUM, Tanzania, Feb. 18 -- Not all that long ago, Mininyi Othman showed up at his clinic in this tiny village each morning to find a row of feverish people waiting on the bench outside. Malaria was ravaging his community. Now he has so few patients, his clinic was empty on Monday afternoon and he...
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A gene could explain how parasites which cause malaria escape the action of some antimalaria drugs, say researchers.
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Researchers have taken to genetically modifying plants to produce medicine for the developing world, but not everyone is keen on the idea. Megan Lindow reports from Cape Town, South Africa.
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LONDON -- The first affordable combination anti-malarial drug tailored for children will soon be available across Africa, potentially saving millions of lives, the nonprofit organization and the pharmaceuticals giant who worked to develop it said Thursday.
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A new, low-cost drug is launched to combat malaria, aimed at children in sub-Saharan Africa.
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In a new study, researchers present molecular evidence to show that malaria parasites in Africa that are resistant to the drug pyrimethamine actually originated in southeast Asia.
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French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis has launched a cheap anti-malaria pill that could cut deaths from the killer disease in Africa.
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By The Oklahoman  Jun. 19--Gov. and Mrs. Brad Henry's remedy for the malaria problem in  Africa is to give the people mosquito nets. U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn's malaria fix  is a shot of Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane.
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The parasite that causes river blindness appears to be developing resistance to the only drug widely available to treat it, researchers said on Thursday.
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Travelers to parts of Africa and Asia   are returning with a new mosquito-borne virus and the U.S.   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned on Thursday   it could become entrenched in new areas.
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LONDON, Nov 17 (IPS) - Malaria is billed as top priority in a new health   initiative being launched in Africa this week.