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| Cytoadhesion-interruption therapies in fight against Malaria | | 2008-07-09 05:51:17 | | Do you know every year, nearly 2 million children die from infection with Plasmodium falciparum malaria. When red blood cells (RBC) become infected with malaria, a sticky parasite-derived knob protein, termed PfEMP-1, erupts on the RBC surfaces. PfEMP-1 attaches to several blood group molecules, including those found on other RBC, on blood vessels, and on the cells that normally help to stop bleeding (platelets). The cellular sticking results in a dangerous interruption in blood flow to vital organs, causing brain injury (cerebral malaria), systemic shock (lactic acidosis), and death. Depending on an individual's inherited blood groups of relevance, adhesion may be extensive or limited. In the laboratory, PfEMP-1 adheres to RBCs via the A or B (but not the O) antigens of the ABO blood group system, and to platelets and blood vessels via platelet glycoprotein IV (CD36) and ICAM-1. Consistent with the expected evolutionary advantage of being deficient in these binding targets, blood type | | By: Complete Health Blog | | |
| | Travellers to Africa risk deadly form of malaria | | 2008-07-04 12:31:00 | | The number of people returning to Britain with a potentially fatal form of malaria has risen sharply because travellers are not taking antimalarial drugs, health officials said yesterday.Cases of falciparum malaria now account for three-quarters of all UK malaria, up from a third of cases two decades ago, according to a Health Protection Agency study.The majority of malaria occurs among migrants who become infected while visiting west Africa where the disease is endemic. Many do not take antimalarial pills because they believe they are already immune.
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| | ALL NORTH EASTERN DISTRICTS TO HAVE REVAMPED MALARIA CONTROL SET UP | | 2008-07-03 04:17:00 | | The Union Health & Family Welfare Minister, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss has said that North Eastern States are a priority area for revamping of health infrastructure. Keeping in mind the special needs of the region, the Central Government is actively considering revised guidelines for North East with regard to establishment of medical colleges, the Minister assured the Meghalaya Chief Minister, Shri Donkupar Roy who called on him late evening yesterday. Dr. Ramadoss said that the relaxation regarding number of beds and patient load are under consideration for establishing medical colleges in North Eastern region. With regard to the State’s request for change in selection criteria for North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong, the Minister said that the proposal will be considered in the context of norms and requirements of similar autonomous institutions established by the Government of India. The Minister encouraged the Meghalaya G | | By: Tingplik Express | | |
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| Alerta sanitaria: la malaria reaparece en Miranda | | 2008-05-24 13:12:25 | | Los epidemiólogos recomiendan que se debe evitar ser picado por mosquitos para frenar la transmisión de la enfermedad. Es necesario usar mosquiteros ante nuevos brotes de malaria
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Hasta 1983, la malaria –o paludismo, como también se le conoce– pudo al menos ser controlada en todo el país, gracias a la labor del ex ministro de [...] | | By: Venezuela es Noticia | | |
| | Fighting Malaria with Bed Nets | | 2008-05-13 00:44:33 | | We have heard as of late that the growing cases of Malaria are striking anywhere. While many are trying to seek preventive measures such as ensuring clean surroundings and making use of aerosol insecticides, when we sleep on our beds, we can really add something to it like a bed net that makes sure that [...] | | By: BEDzine - We are crazy about BEDs!!! | | |
| | Picture of the day: World Malaria Day | | 2008-04-25 17:54:45 | | Indian flood victims suffering from malaria lie on hospital beds in Alindra (India) after the 2004 floods. Malaria kills 1 million people every year.Today is World Malaria Day. (Full)Picture courtesy Amit Dave/Reuters
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| Climate-change lets malaria reach Kenya’s highlands | | 2008-04-11 14:10:55 | | photo credit: PQz
Rising temperatures allow Africa’s biggest killer to spread to the highlands, where it once was rare.
In the central mountain regions of Africa once too cool for the carrier mosquitoes, millions are suddenly at risk. In Kenya’s western highlands, maximum annual temperatures over the last 20 years are up about 1.8 degrees. Since [...] | | By: learn about lean & six-sigma | | |
| | Symptoms Of Malaria | | 2008-02-15 09:47:34 | | Malaria is one of the most widespread tropical diseases in the world and there has been nothing so far to truly eradicate the disease from existence. Mosquitoes infected from parasites transmit malaria to unsuspecting blood meals like humans. These malaria-ridden mosquitoes can be found all over the world in tropical and sub-tropical places like Africa, [...] | | By: Health Care News | | |
| | | Bed Nets Treated in Africa to Prevent Malaria | | 2007-11-29 12:00:09 | | We’ve really got to learn to appreciate what we have, for other people not only lack the right mattress to sleep comfortably; they only have bed nets smelling with insecticide to be able to sleep without worry. And what they worry about isn’t just bed bugs but disease causing insects.
The Global Fund says insecticide-treated bed [...] | | By: Mattresszine | | |
| | Choosing a Malaria Medication | | 2007-11-08 20:31:49 | | I wrapped up my final immunizations this week, knocking out my third Hepatitis B shot, Meningitis (for all those dorm style accommodations), and the Flu.
Malaria doesn’t exist in Tahiti, New Zealand or Australia, so I won’t need to start popping pills until about January 27, 2009 - two days before I fly to Bali. [...] | | By: GoBackpacking | | |
| | First Lady Laura Bush To Highlight PEPFAR, Malaria Programs During Trip To Africa | | 2007-06-27 19:03:14 | | First lady Laura Bush on Monday is scheduled to leave on her third visit to Africa in an effort to highlight programs funded by the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and the President's Malaria Initiative, the Washington Post reports.
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Germany Tests Four Birds for Deadly Avian Flu Virus After Nine Cases Found By Patrick Donahue June 27 (Bloomberg) — German authorities are testing the carcasses of four birds to determine whether they carried the H5N1 strain of avian flu after the virus was found in nine cases in the country in the past three days.
Potentially lethal H5N1 bird flu resurfaces in Europe A bird flu scare in central Europe was spreading Wednesday as Czech authorities said the H5N1 virus potentially lethal to humans had been found in a flock of chickens after discoveries among wild birds in Germany | | By: Doktertomi.com | | |
| | Medicated Bed Nets Help In Preventing Malaria | | 2007-05-25 09:53:38 | |
In Lira, Uganda huge amounts of Bed Nets have been used to curb the increasing menace of mosquitoes. Malaria cases are rampant in Lira and CCF’s Malaria Project Manager, Rashid Mwesige, said Uganda records at least 328 malaria-related deaths each day. However this number has dropped thanks to the extensive use of Medicated Bed Nets.
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BED News, bed nets, malaria cases, malaria project, mosquitoes, uganda | | By: BEDzine - We are crazy about BEDs!!! | | |
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