Use Ivermectin for malaria control and elimination : Lancet Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 March 2018 8:30 PM ISTDr. Menno Smit from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) & team, from Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), the U.S. Centers for...
Mefloquine for prevention of malaria in pregnant women Anjali Nimesh Nimesh1 April 2018 8:00 PM ISTThe World Health Organization recommends intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for malaria for all...
Early detection of all malaria strains now possible with a new portable instrument Medha Baranwal Baranwal26 May 2018 8:30 PM ISTThe researchers at USC Viterbi School of Engineering have developed a prototype for a portable instrument capable of detecting early-stage malaria....
Present day relevance of age old drug-Hydroxychloroquine Medha Baranwal Baranwal13 Jun 2018 8:10 PM ISTDr.Eugen Alexander Shippey III and colleagues have written an article about the role and relevance of Hydroxychloroquine, primarily an anti-malarial...
Ivermectin effective in controlling malaria transmission : Lancet Vinay Singh singh23 Jun 2018 7:20 PM ISTIvermectin 300 μg/kg per day for 3 days provided a good balance between efficacy and tolerability and can prove to be a promising drug for malaria...
Tafenoquine may be new drug for 'Radical Cure' of Malaria Vinay Singh singh13 July 2018 8:35 PM ISTAntimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee (AMDAC) of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) endorsed the effectiveness and safety of...
Novel bed net could prevent millions of cases of malaria : Lancet Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli13 Aug 2018 7:28 PM ISTA novel bed net could prevent millions of cases of malaria by reducing the cases of Malaria by 12 percent compared to presently used bed nets.The new...
All about Malaria on International Mosquito Day: Dr Srikant Sharma Hina Zahid19 Aug 2018 7:04 PM IST Q-1. What are mosquito-borne diseases?A. Mosquito-borne diseases are those spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. Diseases include Zika virus,...
Gene drive technique wipes out Malaria mosquitoes in lab trials Hina Zahid1 Oct 2018 7:25 PM ISTGene drive technique wipes out Malaria mosquitoes in lab trials.By using a type of genetic engineering known as a gene drive, Scientists have...
Prenatal exposure to malaria increases risk in early life Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli4 Nov 2018 8:20 PM ISTA new study has found that prenatal exposure of babies to malaria could increase their susceptibility to the disease in early life.The study led by...
Daily pill may bring relief in Sickle Cell Anaemia: Reach Trial Vinay Singh singh4 Dec 2018 8:15 PM ISTAfrica: Young children suffering from painful and deadly blood disease sickle cell anemia (SCA) may find some relief from a daily intake of...
Prenatal malaria delays placental development, leads to birth defects Vinay Singh singh30 Dec 2018 7:05 PM ISTA new study published in The Journal of Infectious Disease has reported that malaria infection in early pregnancy impedes placental vascular...
