Medications
The perils of delivering anti-malarial drugs through private sector examined
(Medical Xpress)—Getting high-quality anti-malarial drugs to people in places like Zanzibar and Mozambique is a tricky business.
Nov 9, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
George Mason University researchers target breast cancer in three trials
A malarial drug is showing promise in stopping breast cancer before it starts, Mason researchers are discovering during a clinical trial.
Nov 1, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Officials debate whether to scrap malaria program
The future of a pricey malaria program meant to provide cheap drugs for poor patients may be in jeopardy after health officials clashed over its effectiveness in two new reports.
Oct 31, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New malaria drug requires just one dose and appears twice as effective as existing regimen
Scientists are reporting development of a new malaria drug that, in laboratory tests, has been twice as effective as the best current medicine against this global scourge and may fight off the disease with one dose, instead ...
Oct 17, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chloroquine makes comeback to combat malaria
Malaria-drug monitoring over the past 30 years has shown that malaria parasites develop resistance to medicine, and the first signs of resistance to the newest drugs have just been observed. At the same time, resistance monitoring ...
Oct 3, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Malaria nearly eliminated in Sri Lanka despite decades of conflict
(Medical Xpress)—Despite nearly three decades of conflict, Sri Lanka has succeeded in reducing malaria cases by 99.9 percent since 1999 and is on track to eliminate the disease entirely by 2014.
Aug 30, 2012
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Genetics
Two gene clues for resistance to malaria
Scientists in Germany and Africa on Wednesday said they had found two variants of genes that help to explain why some lucky individuals do not develop severe malaria.
Aug 15, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study reveals substantial misdiagnosis of malaria in parts of Asia
Substantial overdiagnosis and mistreatment of malaria is evident in south and central Asia, warns a study published in the British Medical Journal today.
Jul 24, 2012
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Medications
Some WHO-approved malaria drugs fall short: study
Up to eight percent of malaria drugs approved by the World Health Organization or other regulators do not contain the right dose and may fuel resistance, researchers said Tuesday.
Jul 10, 2012
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Medical research
Methods developed to enable large-scale analysis of malaria parasite genomes from patient blood samples
Researchers have developed a new technique to identify hotspots of malaria parasite evolution and track the rise of malarial drug resistance, faster and more efficiently than ever before.
Jun 13, 2012
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