News tagged with antimalarials
Continued vigilance against drug-resistance malaria is needed
Jul 08, 2009 |
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Current combination malaria therapies recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) provide adequate treatment for mild malaria, according to a Cochrane Systematic Review of the evidence. However, selected trials had ...
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Safety of anti-malarial drugs in pregnancy must be monitored
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 09, 2008 |
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There is an urgent need to develop systems to assess the safety of antimalarials in early pregnancy, says a new essay in this week's PLoS Medicine.
New global subsidy for malaria medicines must ensure quality of care
Jul 21, 2009 |
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A new subsidy designed to increase access to life-saving antiretrovirals must remain focused on quality patient care if it is to succeed, argues Tido von Schoen-Angerer and colleagues in this week's open access journal PLoS Me ...
Rectal artemisinins rapidly eliminate malarial parasites
Mar 28, 2008 |
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Artemisinin-based suppositories can help ‘buy time’ for malaria patients who face a delay in accessing effective, injectable antimalarials, according to research published in the online open access journal BMC Infectious Di ...
New tool promises more accurate antimalarial drug dosing
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Scientists at LSTM have developed a tool to support the development of appropriate age-based dosing regimens for malaria drugs. Weight-based dosing is challenging in many malaria endemic countries because access to formal ...
New technologies gearing up to meet rising demand for vital malaria drugs
Nov 19, 2008 |
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Three emerging technologies have the potential to significantly improve supplies of drugs to combat malaria, according to a report published today.
Can rapid malaria diagnostic tests improve health outcomes in practice?
Apr 28, 2009 |
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A new study, carried out in primary care units in Zanzibar and published in this week's issue of PLoS Medicine, evaluates the impact of rapid malaria tests on prescribing practice and clinical outcomes. The findings sugges ...
New research reveals ultraviolet light therapy is as beneficial for darker skin as lighter skin
Jul 08, 2008 |
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An analysis of more than 100 patients has confirmed for the first time that darker-skinned patients benefit as those with lighter skin when given light therapy for morphea and related diseases, UT Southwestern ...
Examination of widely used antimicrobial compound reveals new strategies to fight malaria
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Dec 10, 2008 |
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Scientists working on a common antimicrobial compound with antimalarial activity have discovered a range of new therapeutic strategies to combat malaria. The research, published by Cell Press in the December 11th issue of ...
Best way to treat malaria: Avoid using same drug for everyone, scientists say
Sep 05, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists employing a sophisticated computer model pioneered at Princeton University and Resources for the Future has found that many governments worldwide are recommending the wrong kind of malaria ...
Malaria-infected mice cured by 1 dose of new drug
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 17, 2007 |
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Johns Hopkins University researchers have cured malaria-infected mice with single shots of a new series of potent, long lasting synthetic drugs modeled on an ancient Chinese herbal folk remedy.
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