Malaria News http://www.topix.com/health/malaria http://www.topix.com/rss/health/malaria.xml News on Malaria continually updated from thousands of sources around the net. en-us Copyright 2008, Topix Topix http://www.topix.com/ http://www.topix.com/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png Henrys' mission trip cost tens of thousands in security http://www.topix.net/health/malaria/2007/11/henrys-mission-trip-cost-tens-of-thousands-in-security?fromrss=1 "While the governor's out, the lieutenant governor is the governor, but we've got to keep communication with the governor so he's up to speed with what's going on"

Oklahoma taxpayers paid more than $21,000 in security and miscellaneous expenses when Gov. via Examiner-Enterprise

]]> Examiner-Enterprise Mon, 12 Nov 2007 05:27:25 GMT 071111VHOJI2 0 Fighting Fat And Climate Change http://www.topix.net/health/malaria/2007/11/fighting-fat-and-climate-change?fromrss=1 "This may present the greatest public health opportunity that we've had in a century"

America's obesity epidemic and global warming might not seem to have much in common. via CBS News

]]> CBS News Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:11:49 GMT 071111KBTJ8H 71 A Genetic Identity Card For Plasmodium Populations To Improve Control Strategies http://www.topix.net/health/malaria/2007/11/a-genetic-identity-card-for-plasmodium-populations-to-improve-control-strategies-2?fromrss=1 WHO figures show that malaria currently affects between 300 and 600 million people in various parts of the world. via MediLexicon

]]> MediLexicon Sun, 11 Nov 2007 11:37:52 GMT 071111FELDI8 0 Aussie-Kiwi aid group wins top award http://www.topix.net/health/malaria/2007/11/aussie-kiwi-aid-group-wins-top-award?fromrss=1 "They know better than anyone else how tough it is, how dangerous it is, and how much determination you need to start and grow an effective non-profit without being a billionaire or having any significant backers."

An aid organisation run by Australian and New Zealand surfers, has won international recognition. via The West Australian

]]> The West Australian Sun, 11 Nov 2007 02:27:35 GMT 071110H7MVSP 0 China To Change Law Restricting HIV-Positive People From Entering Country http://www.topix.net/health/malaria/2007/11/china-to-change-law-restricting-hiv-positive-people-from-entering-country?fromrss=1 "Modifying laws and regulations is quite a complicated process, and it takes some time. I must be very candid with you, that this process has not been completed yet."

China plans to end restrictions preventing people with HIV/AIDS from traveling to the country, Michel Kazatchkine, executive director of the Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria , said Thursday ... via EMaxHealth

]]> EMaxHealth Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:25:01 GMT 071109B1M870 0 Bug-Zapper: A Dose of Radiation May Help Knock Out Malaria http://www.topix.net/health/malaria/2007/11/bug-zapper-a-dose-of-radiation-may-help-knock-out-malaria?fromrss=1 Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology used their expertise in radiation science to help a young company create weakened, harmless versions of the malaria-causing parasite. via Newswise

]]> Newswise Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:12:07 GMT 071108CO859I 0 A genetic identity card for Plasmodium populations to improve control strategies http://www.topix.net/health/malaria/2007/11/a-genetic-identity-card-for-plasmodium-populations-to-improve-control-strategies?fromrss=1 WHO figures show that malaria currently affects between 300 and 600 million people in various parts of the world. via EurekAlert!

]]> EurekAlert! Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:49:58 GMT 0711086L9N70 0 China to ease travel restrictions on HIV-carriers http://www.topix.net/health/malaria/2007/11/china-to-ease-travel-restrictions-on-hiv-carriers?fromrss=1 "Preventing the spread of HIV among the homosexual population remains a challenge for the Chinese government"

By Lindsay Beck

BEIJING (Reuters) - China is to scrap immigration laws that restrict people with HIV/AIDS traveling to the country, a health ministry official and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said on Thursday.

The travel restrictions have been a hindrance blocking people who are HIV-positive from entering China to attend conferences on AIDS and is seen as reinforcing stigmas against those living with the disease.

"China has decided to change its immigration laws, scrapping travel restrictions," Michel Kazatchkine, executive director of the Global Fund, told a news conference. Read more

]]> Reuters Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:35:00 GMT 071108B2UIU4 0 Animals can build parasitic tolerance http://www.topix.net/health/malaria/2007/11/animals-can-build-parasitic-tolerance?fromrss=1 STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Nov. 7 U.S. scientists discovered that animals, like plants, can build tolerance to infections at a genetic level. via Earth Times

]]> Earth Times Thu, 08 Nov 2007 06:39:21 GMT 071107OG1LPP 0 Ugandan President calls for public-private partnership to fight HIV/AIDS during U.S. meeting http://www.topix.net/health/malaria/2007/11/ugandan-president-calls-for-public-private-partnership-to-fight-hiv-aids-during-u-s-meeting?fromrss=1 "Ugandans deserve respect and recognition for their hard work in fighting HIV/AIDS, yet it is wrong for the sponsors of Museveni's speech to praise his leadership on AIDS"

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni last week during a meeting in Washington, D.C., with representatives from the African Diplomatic Corps, U.S. government officials and representatives from the health care ... via News-Medical.Net

]]> News-Medical.Net Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:17:58 GMT 071107FDG5HA 0 Sudanese Scientist Wins Award For Pioneering Leishmaniasis Research, UK http://www.topix.net/health/malaria/2007/11/sudanese-scientist-wins-award-for-pioneering-leishmaniasis-research-uk?fromrss=1 Sudanese scientist Dr Hiba Mohamed has been awarded the Royal Society Pfizer Award for her pioneering research into genetic susceptibility to leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease transmitted by sand fly bites, ... via MediLexicon

]]> MediLexicon Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:00:56 GMT 071107F4EVSC 0 CSU researcher says bacteria keep us healthy http://www.topix.net/health/malaria/2007/11/csu-researcher-says-bacteria-keep-us-healthy?fromrss=1 "We are a minority on this planet, and we must learn how to work with the majority"

A Colorado State University researcher is warning that Americans have become too quick to kill off bacteria around them, despite evidence showing that bacteria play an important role in keeping us healthy. via Fort Collins Coloradoan

]]> Fort Collins Coloradoan Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:45:22 GMT 071106DAI4O0 0 Group O blood defends against severe malaria http://www.topix.net/health/malaria/2007/11/group-o-blood-defends-against-severe-malaria?fromrss=1 "In the blood group O children there was very little rosetting at all"

From correspondents in New York, United States, 01:31 PM IST Scientists have found that blood group O can be a defence against the development of severe, life-threatening malaria in children, the science site ... via India eNews

]]> India eNews Wed, 07 Nov 2007 01:15:24 GMT 071106KR7MFD 0 Guyana Reports Drop in Malaria Cases http://www.topix.net/health/malaria/2007/11/guyana-reports-drop-in-malaria-cases?fromrss=1 "There, the reality is different"

Guyana health officials said Tuesday they have drastically reduced the number of malaria cases in the interior of this South American country through use of medicines and mosquito nets. via Las Vegas Sun

]]> Las Vegas Sun Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:09:17 GMT 071106D0N2O9 0 L.A. clinic the nation's first to treat Chagas disease http://www.topix.net/health/malaria/2007/11/l-a-clinic-the-nations-first-to-treat-chagas-disease?fromrss=1 "We've been suspecting that the number was going to be large, but finding that it is large is still surprising"

A Los Angeles County hospital has opened the first clinic in the country devoted to studying and treating Chagas disease, a deadly parasitic illness that has long been the leading cause of heart failure in ... via South Florida Sun-Sentinel

]]> South Florida Sun-Sentinel Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:12:55 GMT 071106QTS38G 2 Zanzibar's impressive attack on malaria http://www.topix.net/health/malaria/2007/11/zanzibars-impressive-attack-on-malaria?fromrss=1 Research in Zanzibar, Tanzania has found a remarkable fall in the number of children dying from malaria. via EurekAlert!

]]> EurekAlert! Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:04:14 GMT 071105O5HUIV 0 Journal Of Infectious Diseases Publishes Theme Issue On Poverty, Development http://www.topix.net/health/malaria/2007/11/journal-of-infectious-diseases-publishes-theme-issue-on-poverty-development?fromrss=1 Main Category: HIV / AIDS News Article Date: 05 Nov 2007 - 9:00 PST newsletters " Global Theme Issue on Poverty and Human Development ," Journal of Infectious Diseases : The December issue of the journal ... via Medical News Today

]]> Medical News Today Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:24:48 GMT 071105UFFEQU 0 Climate change will mostly affect children http://www.topix.net/health/malaria/2007/11/climate-change-will-mostly-affect-children?fromrss=1 "Within all of these categories, children have increased vulnerability compared with other groups"

Children are especially vulnerable to the adverse health effects of global warming, said a report released this week. via The Star

]]> The Star Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:45:32 GMT 071105R20FPK 0 A Sanitation Crisis That's No Joke http://www.topix.net/health/malaria/2007/11/a-sanitation-crisis-thats-no-joke?fromrss=1 "No movie star has died of diarrhea. No politician has died of poverty."

The nation with the greatest lead in potty technology is, no doubt, Japan. Toilets there aren't just self-flushing; that's Jurassic technology by Japan's standards. via HendersonvilleNews.com

]]> HendersonvilleNews.com Sun, 04 Nov 2007 23:08:30 GMT 071104RCMI2T 0 Immtech Completes Malaria Prevention Trial http://www.topix.net/health/malaria/2007/11/immtech-completes-malaria-prevention-trial?fromrss=1 "The completion of this study gives us a clear direction in our plans to commercialize pafuramidine as a malaria prevention drug. The market for malaria prevention represents an enormous market opportunity which Immtech intends to pursue vigorously."

Immtech Pharmaceuticals has completed its first malaria prevention trial of pafuramidine, Immtech's oral drug candidate. via EMaxHealth

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