News articles tagged with 'malaria'
HIV vaccine failure probably caused by virus used, says new research
— 17 Nov 2009 13:24 | HealthThe recent failure of an HIV vaccine was probably caused by the immune system reacting to the virus 'shell' used to transmit the therapy around the body, according to research published... — full story
Are sterile mosquitoes the answer to malaria elimination?
— 17 Nov 2009 11:29 | HealthThe Sterile Insect Technique (SIT), the release of sexually sterile male insects to wipe out a pest population, is one suggested solution to the problem of malaria in Africa. A new... — full story
Drug industry, nonprofits join forces to fight world's neglected diseases
— 12 Nov 2009 08:56 | HealthDrug companies and nonprofit organisations are joining forces to develop new drugs and vaccines to target so-called 'neglected' diseases that claim millions of lives in the developing... — full story
Media availability: The role of biomedical research in malaria eradication
— 31 Oct 2009 14:50 | HealthAlthough malaria has been controlled in many local and regional populations, the permanent elimination of malaria parasites throughout the world remains an elusive goal, and the disease... — full story
Boys with urogenital birth defects are 33 percent more common in villages sprayed with DDT
— 26 Oct 2009 09:15 | HealthWomen who lived in villages sprayed with DDT to reduce malaria gave birth to 33 per cent more baby boys with urogenital birth defects (UGBD) between 2004 and 2006 than women in unsprayed... — full story
Control of mosquito vectors of malaria may be enhanced by a new method of biocontrol
— 2 Oct 2009 13:23 | HealthBiopesticides containing a fungus that is pathogenic to mosquitoes may be an effective means of reducing malaria transmission, particularly if used in combination with insecticide-treated... — full story
From foe to friend: Mosquitoes that transmit malaria may help fight the disease
— 2 Oct 2009 10:25 | HealthFor many years, the mosquitoes that transmit malaria to humans were seen as public enemies, and campaigns to eradicate the disease focused on eliminating the mosquitoes. But, as a study... — full story
Parasite bacteria may help fight spread of mosquito-borne diseases
— 2 Oct 2009 10:05 | HealthInfecting mosquitoes with a bacterial parasite could help prevent the spread of lymphatic filariasis, one of the major neglected tropical diseases of the developing world, according... — full story
Children found to be most at risk from malaria
— 1 Oct 2009 10:14 | HealthInsecticide treated mosquito nets reduce the chances of developing life-threatening malaria in Africa, however recent research shows that older children are the least well protected... — full story
Introduced Japanese white-eyes pose major threat to Hawaii's native and endangered birds
— 18 Sep 2009 13:09 | EnvironmentIn the late 1920s, people intentionally introduced birds known as Japanese white-eyes into Hawaiian agricultural lands and gardens for purposes of bug control. Now, that decision has... — full story