Word: anti-malaria
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...bodies are pushing to strengthen the global public health system in preparation for the changes that global warming might bring. That means readying societies to deal with heat waves - ensuring that the most vulnerable elderly aren't left on their own - and improving defenses against vector-borne diseases, with anti-malaria nets and medicines like artemisinin. Such preparations will be especially needed in those parts of the developing world - sub-Saharan Africa, south Asia - that will bear the brunt of climate change. But Patz would also like to see public health tackle carbon emissions directly, cutting off global warming...
Ardery says: "You probably won't get sick in Africa (I never did), but if you do, the disease might be debilitating or fatal, so in addition to the standard inoculations, get cholera shots and buy an anti-malaria drug like chioroquine or Daraprim...
...complete isolation of quinine, which was formally announced last month by the Harold Company, was accomplished by two 37-year-old Harvard scientists, Robert B. Woodward and William E. Doering. In less than 14 months, they ended a hundred year old search for a method of producing the anti-malaria medicine synthetically. Commercial output, however, is still uncertain...
| 1 |