Africa: How a Cancer Drug Could Be Repurposed to Fight Malaria-Causing Parasites
[The Conversation Africa] Malaria is caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum, which is transmitted by mosquitos. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that in 2020, there were 241 million cases and 627,000 deaths worldwide, 94% of cases and 96% of deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa. Tragically, malaria claims the life of a child under the age of five every minute. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 14, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Featured review: House modifications for preventing malaria
Installing mosquito screening over house windows and closing the gaps in house eaves can help reduce infection with Plasmodium parasites and the number of people with anaemia in the household, according to an updated Cochrane Review published this week. Householders can implement many of these house modifications themselves, providing a simple malaria prevention tool to complement existing vector control strategies.The review author team, from the UK, Spain, South Africa, and Malawi, included one randomized controlled trial (RCT) and six cluster-RCTs, and noted an additional six ongoing trials. Trials assessed screening of...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - October 7, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lydia Parsonson Source Type: news
Can New Vaccines Finally Eradicate Malaria?
Two new vaccines may finally turn back an ancient plague. But in unexpected ways, their arrival also complicates the path to ending the disease. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli and Kang-Chun Cheng Tags: your-feed-science Vaccination and Immunization Malaria Disease Rates Children and Childhood Africa Mosquitoes Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Third World and Developing Countries Philanthropy Parasites Clinical Trials Kenya Kisumu (Kenya Source Type: news
At Long Last, Can Malaria Be Eradicated?
Two new vaccines may finally turn back an ancient plague. But in unexpected ways, their arrival also complicates the path to ending the disease. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli and Kang-Chun Cheng Tags: your-feed-science Vaccination and Immunization Malaria Disease Rates Children and Childhood Africa Mosquitoes Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Third World and Developing Countries Philanthropy Parasites Clinical Trials Kenya Kisumu (Kenya Source Type: news
Florida officials warn of parasites and predators in Hurricane Ian's wake
Florida officials are warning shellshocked homeowners to be wary of insurance scammers in the wake of Hurricane Ian’s destruction. #homeowners #florida #hurricaneian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A box of 200 mosquitoes did the vaccinating in this malaria trial. That's not a joke!
Volunteers for the trial put an arm over a box with hundreds of mosquitoes carrying a genetically modified malaria parasite. Here's why they did it that way — and why the trial holds promise.(Image credit: Annette M Seilie) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - September 21, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Max Barnhart Source Type: news
When life feels cluttered, a good tarot reading can slow down the rush to quick solutions | Andie Fox
Shuffling and studying the pictures on tarot cards can be like a moment of meditationMy first attempts with tarot readings began on a camping trip with a couple of close friends and their friends. It was Christmas before the pandemic and just before the rains.The ground was so thirsty that the deepest waterholes in the creek were stagnant (and carrying some kind of parasite, we heard later). Snakes coiled near us.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 19, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Andie Fox Tags: Life and style Health & wellbeing Psychology Source Type: news
Possible new treatment identified for neglected tropical disease
The last time a new drug for Chagas disease was introduced, Richard Nixon was in his first term as U.S. president. Now, in a study published yesterday, researchers unveil a drug that appears to safely eliminate from mice and monkeys the parasites that cause the sometimes-fatal tropical disease. The scientists hope clinical trials of the compound can begin soon and that it will have fewer side effects than the current Chagas treatments.
The study is “very impressive” and provides enough evidence to support human testing, says medical epidemiologist Caryn Bern of the University of California, San Francisco, who was...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 6, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Peninsula company finds monkeypox case in its broad pathogen test
The company's test taps a simple blood draw to look for some 1,500 viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites — and it paid off in identifying a recent monkeypox infection. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - September 2, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Ron Leuty Source Type: news
Medieval Friars Were Riddled With Parasites, Say Archaeologists Medieval Friars Were Riddled With Parasites, Say Archaeologists
Why were medieval friars infected with parasites far more than townspeople, despite their higher status?Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Pious Parasites: Medieval Monks Battled Nasty Gut Germs
FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 -- Medieval monks were much more wormy than average folks, a new archaeological analysis has revealed.
Those living in medieval Cambridge were nearly twice as likely to be infected by intestinal parasites as city dwellers,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 19, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Africa: Millions More Children to Benefit From Malaria Vaccine
[Foroyaa] With malaria as one of the biggest killers of children under 5, the world's first vaccine against the malaria parasite is a major breakthrough for child health, and UNICEF has awarded a contract for the first ever supply of a malaria vaccine to GSK, valued at more nearly USD 170 million. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - August 19, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
DIY fertiliser may be behind monks ’ parasite torment, say archaeologists
Study of graves in Cambridge finds nearly twice as many monks died with worms compared with poorer folkMedieval clergy were more likely to suffer from intestinal parasites than the poorer public despite having better sanitation, research has found.Experts say those who dwelt in monasteries could have been at greater risk of such infections because they grew their own produce and may have used fresh human faeces as manure.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 19, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Archaeology Science UK news University of Cambridge Source Type: news
News at a glance: Omicron vaccine, colonial-era exploitation, and mapping health equity
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Scientists rallied outside Canada’s Parliament on 11 August, carrying a 70-meter-long letter with more than 7000 signatures. The letter to lawmakers calls for increases in the stipends paid by graduate student scholarships and postdoctoral fellowships awarded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. “We can’t do science if we can’t pay rent,” one rallygoer’s sign read.
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U.K. OKs anti-Omicron vaccine
The United Kingdom this week became the first country to approve an updated COVID-19 booster directed at two different strains o...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 18, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Africa: Millions More Children to Benefit From Malaria Vaccine As UNICEF Secures Supply
[Unicef] New York/Copenhagen -- With malaria one of the biggest killers of children under 5, the world's first vaccine against a parasite is a major breakthrough for child health (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 17, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
