Malaria-curing herb must be carefully farmed: WHO
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The effectiveness of an anti-malarial herbal drug could be damaged by overplanting of the Chinese shrub from which it is derived, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
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Researchers are creating a global malaria map to tackle the killer disease by pinpointing the areas where it strikes most often.
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With an ever-larger percentage of prescription drugs and drug ingredients coming to the U.S. market from developing nations such as China and India, Congress is voicing concern that the number of inspections of those plants by the Food and Drug Administration has grown far more slowly.
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China should not be singled out for particular concern over food safety, a big problem that rich and poor countries alike must tackle through better regulation, top World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Tuesday.
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Clearing algae from pools and rivers could significantly curb the spread of malaria, research carried out in Mexico indicates.
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Widespread use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets and state-of-the-art drugs have succeeded in cutting malaria deaths in half in two countries most heavily affected by the disease, the World Health Organization will report tomorrow.
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Scientists have taken an important step towards developing an effective malaria vaccine, announcing in today&#39;s edition of the Lancet that a candidate vaccine developed by GlaxoSmithKline will protect a significant number of children.
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Health officials worldwide are worried about unacceptable levels of lead and other metals in certain Ayurvedic preparations.
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African doctors educated and trained in Western institutions have been ardently urged to respect and promote African traditional medicine, which are still relevant in the medical world despite the giant strides made by Western medicinal science.
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Scientists are one step closer to a vaccine against one of the world&#39;s most devastating diseases. Malaria causes more than 300 million cases of illness
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DAULAT NAGAR, Pakistan -- Nusrat Riaz, a doctor for 17 years, has spent the past three directing a clinic that provides care to thousands of poor patients in this remote, wheat-farming village on the plains of Punjab.
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Scientists say they have developed an effective vaccine against malaria that could be ready in six years.
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Americans traveling to some parts of the Dominican Republic should take the drug chloroquine to protect themselves from a malaria outbreak, U.S. health officials said on Thursday.
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The African nation's last rain forests are in danger from both agricultural developers and locals who believe its plants hold pharmacological secrets
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A controversial effort to stop malaria zeroes in on mosquitoes and the parasites that live inside them.
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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 drug given to pregnant African women in malaria-endemic regions remains effective at preventing malaria's harm to developing babies even as it loses its ability to treat children with the disease, experts said.