On March 11, American Staff Sgt. Robert Bales allegedly killed 17 Afghan civilians. Amidst the media buzz, reporters, psychiatrists, and even Bales’s lawyer, wonder
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The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated global malaria deaths in 2010 to be around 655,000 but recent research suggests it may be nearly twice that
Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis have uncovered a protein that they believe might be the key to controlling the deadly malaria parasite, Plasmodium
This week, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced the departure of its Executive Director, appointed a new General Manager, celebrated 10
Plasmodium falciparum attracts over 95 percent of funding for malaria research and control. Historically, this makes sense; of the four different species of Plasmodium parasites,
Durban, South Africa will host the most recent round of UN climate change discussions from November 28 to December 6. The United Nations Framework Convention
Initial outcomes from a Phase-III trial conducted for a malaria vaccine shows promising results. The vaccine, RTS,S reduced the risk of developing life-threatening malaria by
Early this morning, the New England Journal of Medicine released a piece warning of potential artemisinin-resistant malaria near the Cambodia-Thailand border. Artemisinin is a drug
According to a Chinese news article, a malaria outbreak currently underway in Mopti, Mali has claimed 28 lives since the first death occurred in early
Along with an increase in H1N1, monsoon season in India brings malaria. There have been 73 cases of malaria identified in the Pimpri-Chinchwad area. Public