Topic: Malaria
AP Features | 2010-02-08 13:01:58
<div><p>High rates of the most effective type of malaria-fighting drugs sold in three African countries are poor quality — including nearly half the pills sampled in Senegal — raising fears of increased drug resistance that could wipe out the last weapon left to battle a disease that kills 1 million people each year, according to a ...
AP News | 2010-01-25 15:54:03
<div id="subtitle">In 2nd annual letter, Bill Gates looks back at his first year full-time at foundation</div><div><p>The needs of the poor are greater than the money available to help them, but that's not enough to discourage Bill Gates in his work as co-chair of the world ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-01-22 21:22:45
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Drugs used to treat malaria may be useful for patients with lupus, a chronic debilitating "autoimmune" disease, according to according to a new report.</p><p>In fact, the authors of the study, in the journal Arthritis and Rheumatism, recommend that doctors give the drugs to ...
AP News | 2010-01-20 15:39:42
<div id="subtitle">GlaxoSmithKline offers outside scientists labs, data to fight malaria, other tropical diseases</div><div><p>Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline said Wednesday it will open up its research cupboards and labs to outside scientists in an unusual effort to trigger more research on malaria and other neglected tropical diseases.</p> ...
