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Genetic blood disorder proves resistant to malaria  -  25 Mar 2008
Cordis News,Those suffering from this disorder can tolerate losing large numbers of red blood cells associated with malaria, because their bodies produce an increased

Sane politics, good science can keep visionary health initiative ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Houston Chronicle,The Lantos/Hyde United States Leadership Against AIDS, TB and Malaria Reauthorization Act is perhaps the most far-reaching global health initiative ever.

Namibia: Church Cleans Up Health Centres  -  25 Mar 2008
AllAfrica.com,In an attempt to counteract the spread of malaria in the Caprivi Region, the Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA) has embarked on a clean up campaign of

Nigeria: Chemical Substance Blocks Mosquitoes' Ability to 'Smell ...  -  25 Mar 2008
AllAfrica.com,In addition, DEET is not safe for infants and young children - one of the populations most vulnerable to malaria. A molecular neurobiologist from

New approach may pave way for effective vaccines against ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Thaindian.com,...has reached a step closer to designing the next generation of synthetic vaccines to fight malaria, tuberculosis, AIDS and other infectious diseases.

NVBDCP to organise Seminar on Diabetes on March 26  -  25 Mar 2008
PunjabNewsline.com,The other speakers who will deliver lectures during the seminar include Assistant Director Health (Malaria & VBD)-cum-State Surveillance Officer UT,

Super Kid: Gabby Vo, 18, Lynnwood High School senior  -  25 Mar 2008
HeraldNet,Helping the world: Wants to make a career of raising awareness of international causes such as malaria and AIDS. Is working on a presentation on malaria

Nearly 1000 people die of TB in India everyday  -  25 Mar 2008
CNN-IBN,New Delhi: Nearly a 1000 people die of Tuberculosis in India every day which is more than the number of deaths caused by Malaria, HIV and Hepatitis combined

Malaria Vaccine Passes Clinical Trials  -  Mar 24, 2008
AllAfrica.com,The war against malaria, a leading global killer, has moved a notch higher with the announcement of successful clinical trials of a vaccine for children

Uganda: Malaria Consortium Gets Sh200m Boost  -  Mar 24, 2008
AllAfrica.com,THE MTN Foundation, has donated sh200m to Malaria Consortium to support its activities in the fight against malaria. During the handover of a dummy cheque

Toward A New Generation Of Vaccines For Malaria And Other Diseases  -  Mar 24, 2008
Science Daily (press release)They identified dozens of key protein fragments involved in the complex infection process of the malaria parasite, from which they designed,

Welsh uni scientists help to discover possible treatment for ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
ic Wales,Academics at Swansea University believe a breakthrough in their research into malaria could save millions of lives. The discovery centres around a related

RP pursues answers from UN on peacekeeper’s death in Sudan  -  Mar 24, 2008
Inquirer.net,A graduate of the Philippine Military Academy Class 1990, Batalla died supposedly of malaria on October 23, 2007, in the regional capital of Rembek a day

Uganda: Country, US, Pepfar Take Stock of Fight Against Tuberculosis  -  Mar 24, 2008
AllAfrica.com,With HIV/AIDS claiming over 2 million lives each year, and malaria killing more than 1 million, TB is one of the three leading causes of deaths worldwide

Tripura declared malaria drug resistant  -  Mar 21, 2008
Hindu,Agartala (PTI): All the four districts of Tripura were declared as malaria drug resistant even as the disease is taking it's toll every year,

Tripura declared malaria drug resistant  -  Mar 21, 2008
Hindu Business Line,AGARTALA: All the four districts of Tripura have been declared as malaria drug resistant even as the disease is taking its toll in the state every year.

Thailand Sends Rapid Malaria Test Kit to WHO for Certification  -  Mar 22, 2008
MedIndia,Thailand's Department of Medical Sciences has sent its rapid malaria test kit to the World Health Organization to receive quality certification before being

Kenya: IDP Woes Increase As the Long Rains Fall  -  Mar 24, 2008
AllAfrica.com,There is risk of malaria, pneumonia and water borne diseases. At the Eldoret Showground, Burnt Forest and Timboroa, the rain has wreaked havoc.

Focus on Malaria Drugs, Minister Tells Pharmacists  -  Mar 20, 2008
AllAfrica.com,The Federal Government has urged pharmacists in the country to focus their efforts on the production of drugs to treat and prevent malaria which has been

Blood Disease Protects Against Malaria In An Unexpected Way, Study ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
Science Daily (press release)Now, researchers have discovered that this disorder has a benefit--it can protect children against one of the world's greatest killers, malaria,

Nigeria: Malaria - Group Spearheads Control Drive in FCT  -  Mar 19, 2008
AllAfrica.com,The House of Succour (HoS), a social sector, human developed non-governmental organisation, has led the struggle for a revolution in malaria control in

Volunteers lining up to be bit by mosquitoes carrying malaria  -  Mar 22, 2008
Seattle Post IntelligencerBy TOM PAULSON In little more than five years, Seattle has become an international center for malaria vaccine research and, apparently, will have no trouble

Tragedy leads to malaria warning  -  Mar 22, 2008
GazetteLive,A PATHOLOGIST has urged people travelling abroad to beware of malaria after a North Yorkshire woman died from it. Dr Jan Lowe made the appeal at Teesside

Angola: World Tuberculosis Day Main Event Happens Today in Luanda  -  Mar 24, 2008
AllAfrica.com,...period" and "Laboratory Network", among others. Behind malaria and AIDS, tuberculosis is one of the diseases that mostly affect the Angolan population.

Namibia: Malaria Cases Set to Increase  -  Mar 18, 2008
AllAfrica.com,MALARIA cases are expected to rise sharply as soon as the floods in the North begin to recede, but rumours of new strains of drug-resistant malaria are

Anaemia defeats malaria by sheer numbers  -  Mar 17, 2008
New Scientist (subscription),The fifty-year-old mystery of how an inherited form of anaemia protects against malaria may finally have been solved. Alpha thalassaemia, the genetic

Nigeria: Why New Malaria Strain Resists Drugs  -  Mar 17, 2008
AllAfrica.com,It has posed serious challenge of combating malaria in most parts of the world. Since the early 60's there has been marked resistance by malaria parasites

Ghana: Voices for Malaria-Free Future Launched  -  Mar 17, 2008
AllAfrica.com,Addressing participants at the launch of the Ghana Malaria Advocacy Campaign in Accra last week, Mrs. Norley Ashietey said about 61% of under-five children

Liberia: US Provides Over US $36 Million to Combat Malaria  -  Mar 17, 2008
AllAfrica.com,The amount is in fulfillment of the United States President's Malaria Initiative for 15 African Countries, including Liberia. Speaking over the weekend at

Why a Genetic Blood Disorder Seems to Protect Against Malaria  -  Mar 17, 2008
New York Times,By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Researchers believe they have figured out why a genetic blood disorder found in the tropics protects against death from malaria.

Public communications award recognizes Malaria series  -  Mar 21, 2008
Checkbiotech.org (press release),The series details the role of microbiology in combating malaria as well as the challenge of delivering advances in medicine to those who need them.

$18 million raised for UMC's `Nothing But Nets' campaign against ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
Dallas Morning News,The United Methodist Church is working with the NBA, Sports Illustrated and others in raising funds to buy nets that help prevent the spread of malaria in

Netting mosquitoes to prevent malaria  -  Mar 21, 2008
Genetic Engineering News (press release),According to statistics from the World Health Organization, Malaria kills about 3000 children each day in Africa. Research has shown that using bed nets may

Malaria drug makers to study alleged side effects in Malawi  -  Mar 21, 2008
Malawi's Daily Times,Malaria control experts in Malawi have also vehemently defended the use of the new malaria drug, artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) after accusations of

Health Minister Urges Nigerian Pharmaceuticals To Produce Malaria ...  -  Mar 21, 2008
MedIndia,Aduku said that it is necessary to explore internal approaches to controlling malaria because the price of artemisinin-based combination therapies has

Hampton students host anti-malaria fund-raising campaign  -  Mar 21, 2008
Hampton Union,After discovering malaria kills more than a million people per year and that every 30 seconds in Africa a child dies of malaria caused by mosquito bites,

Fight Against Malaria Crucial - Norley Ashitey  -  Mar 14, 2008
AllAfrica.com,The Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Mrs. Gladys Norley Ashitey has revealed that the fight against malaria was very crucial to national development.

UN says road deaths a scourge on Aids scale  -  Mar 22, 2008
Guardian,The United Nations is to hold its first debate on road safety amid warnings that the problem is a 'public health crisis' on the scale of Aids, malaria and

Researchers confuse malaria cells  -  Mar 20, 2008
ScienceAlert,Research from the University of Melbourne has revealed the code used by the malaria parasite to move essential proteins around inside its structure.

Zambezi expedition: Fighting Malaria on the river of life  -  Mar 20, 2008
TravelVideo.tv (press release)On 29th March 2008, the Roll Back Malaria Zambezi Expedition launches into a two months voyage to showcase successes and highlight challenges associated

Angola: Journalists, Physicians At Expedition Against Malaria  -  Mar 14, 2008
AllAfrica.com,Berry Lwando said that, for the first time this year, April 25 shall be commemorated as the International Malaria Awareness Day.

Anti-malaria campaign heads into Africa  -  Mar 14, 2008
Independent Online,Adventure personality Kingsley Holgate's campaign against malaria has outsourced a second expedition to hand out mosquito nets in areas of east and southern

Developing Drugs To Eliminate Malaria  -  Mar 20, 2008
North American Press Syndicate,The company's malaria candidate vaccine (PfCP2.9) targets the world's most deadly malaria parasite (Plasmodium falciparum) at its most destructive stage-its

New Anti-Malaria Drug Introduced in Mash East  -  Mar 13, 2008
AllAfrica.com,The Ministry of Health and Child Welfare has introduced Coartem, an anti-malaria drug in Mashonaland East Province to mitigate against resistance to

South Africa: New Hope for Anti-Malaria Efforts  -  Mar 14, 2008
AllAfrica.com,Malaria infects between 350m and 500m people each year, killing about a million of them, mostly young children in sub- Saharan Africa.

Model Identifies Targets For Eradication Of Malaria  -  Mar 11, 2008
Science Daily (press release)11, 2008) — Scientists at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), in Portugal, have shown that Malaria eradication in Africa is sustainable,

Cholera claims two lives, malaria fatalities reported  -  Mar 14, 2008
Namibian,At the same time, six deaths and at least 724 cases of malaria have been reported in two northern regions since November. This was said by the Director of

Aureos launches health risk programme  -  Mar 23, 2008
Financial Times,The programme, which will cover HIV/Aids, malaria and tuberculosis, has $1m (£504000, €648000) funding from the Norwegian government, an Aureos shareholder.

American Idol Spotlights Malaria Crisis During Idol Gives Back ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
Earthtimes,Malaria No More is honored to once again be named a beneficiary of Idol Gives Back, which last year raised more than $76 million, including $9 million for

Malaria in Africa 'global war'  -  Mar 13, 2008
News24,Washington - United States President George W Bush told a gala dinner at the residence of Kuwait's ambassador to the US that the fight against malaria in

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