Friday, July 6, 2012

Malaria Update


KP Wellness

12:07 PM  -  Public
New malaria drug ready for launch | InPharm -
Eurartesim, (dihydroartemisinin piperaquine: DHA-PQP), the first artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) approved in Europe to treat uncomplicated malaria, is being prepared for launch in several countries.

The World Health Organisation's standard treatment guidelines recommend DHA-PQP as a highly effective ACT in curing uncomplicated malaria.

Although priority areas remain malaria-endemic countries,  planning to roll-out Eurartesim across Europe, for use both by travellers to malaria-endemic countries and for imported cases of malaria in the case of returning travellers. Eurartesim is already available in pharmacies in France, UK, Germany, Belgium and Portugal, where the number of cases have been the highest in Europe.

http://www.inpharm.com/news/173319/new-malaria-drug-ready-launch
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KP Wellness

12:06 PM  -  Public
UNMC pair's malaria drug hailed as ‘major milestone' -

A drug created at the UnivSynriamersity of Nebraska Medical Center has been deployed to fight malaria in India.
The drug, called Synriam, uses the findings of Jonathan Vennerstrom and Yuxiang Dong, scientists in UNMC's College of Pharmacy. It's the first drug invented at UNMC in at least 10 years.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20120706/LIVEWELL01/707069952/1685
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12:02 PM  -  Public
Regular doses of anti-malarial medicine 'can cut child malaria deaths' -

Up to 80 per cent of cases could be prevented if they are given a monthly course of drugs during the wet season – when they are at the highest risk.

The type of treatments given to foreign travellers could stop about 11million cases and 50,000 annual deaths in Africa, which is worst hit.

The main problem areas were identified as Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali, where about 14million children under five are at risk.

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/world/901262-regular-doses-of-anti-malarial-medicine-can-cut-child-malaria-deaths
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12:00 PM  -  Public
Malaria drug therapy hailed | Vaccine News Daily -

Giving children in malaria endemic countries a monthly injection against the illness could save the lives of thousands every year, according to a recently released report.

http://vaccinenewsdaily.com/vaccine_development/319027-malaria-drug-therapy-hailed/
http://www.herald.ie/news/new-drug-for-malaria-could-save-thousands-3130810.html
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KP Wellness

11:58 AM  -  Public
New treatments identified to block transmission of malaria | Vaccine News Daily -
Researchers at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research in Australia have identified potential new treatments to block malaria transmission from occurring between humans and mosquitoes.

http://vaccinenewsdaily.com/medical_countermeasures/319182-new-treatments-identified-to-block-transmission-of-malaria/
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11:57 AM  -  Public
New technique accurately determines infants at malaria risk -

The molecular technique to genetically differentiate Plasmodium falciparum parasites was developed by Dr Ingrid Felger at the Department of Medical Parasitology and Infection Biology, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Switzerland.

“This new research tool is elegantly simple but very powerful, and easily applicable in many circumstances, without a high level of technology or training,”

http://zeenews.india.com/news/health/health-news/new-technique-accurately-determines-infants-at-malaria-risk_17315.html
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11:55 AM  -  Public
As research shows massive flooding of fake malaria drugs into sub Saharan Africa, the Tanzania Foods and Drugs Authority( TFDA) has cited global technology advancement as the major factor to blame.
http://www.ippmedia.com/frontend/index.php?l=42935
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As research shows massive flooding of fake malaria drugs into sub Saharan Africa, the Tanzania Foods and Drugs Authority( TFDA) has cited global technology advancement as the major factor to blame. Th... 

KP Wellness

11:52 AM  -  Public
Quality of anti-malarial drug defended|Nation and Digest|chinadaily.com.cn -http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2012-06/12/content_15494387.htm
Quality of anti-malarial drug defended|Nation and Digest| »
Michael O'Leary, the World Health Organization Representative in China, has defended the quality of Chinese-made anti-malaria drugs after an international study said substandard and counterfeit produc... 

KP Wellness

11:46 AM  -  Public
Beyond Gonorrhea: Drug-Resistant Bugs Pose Growing Danger - US News and World Report -
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/articles/2012/06/11/beyond-gonorrhea-drug-resistant-bugs-pose-growing-danger
Beyond Gonorrhea: Drug-Resistant Bugs Pose Growing Danger - US News and World Report »
These common-sense precautions can lower your risk of infection. 

KP Wellness

11:43 AM  -  Public
From Brazil, Caesalpinia pluviosa (stem bark) ethanol extract was effective against the two main strains of the malaria parasite.
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New Anti-malarials from Plants »
Move over Artemisia (well, maybe). There are two new antimalarial plants in the news this year. From Brazil, Caesalpinia pluviosa (stem bark) ethanol extract was effective against the two main strains of the malaria parasite. It’s important that we continue to find new antimalarials because the parasite becomes resistant. The current main therapy is ACT (artemisinin-based combination treatment), introduced when the parasite became resistant to ch... 
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