Blogs Posts on "Malaria"

Protect Your Family from Malaria by Body and Health on Nov 20, 2009Malaria is a disease that is dangerous therefore to protect the family not infected with malaria.

Pre-clinical Postdoctoral position in Immunology in Malaria by Phd Position in Biology on Nov 8, 2009University Research Staff Grade 7 (£28,839 – £35,469) per annum Applications are invited from postdoctoral immunologists to undertake research on vaccines against malaria. This post will involve developing and evaluating the immunogenicity and pr...

Björn Lomborg om malaria by Klimatbluffen on Nov 2, 2009Björn Lomborg har skrivit en artikel för Wall Street Journal angående malaria i Zambia och vilken gigantisk felsatsning klimatåtgärderna är. I stället för att försöka få så många människor som möjligt att överleva denna dödliga sjukd...

Spending the Night in a Health Clinic to Prevent Malaria by Ending Extreme Poverty in the Congo on Oct 20, 2009As you can imagine, there are NO motels or inns in the Congo. I remember my friend and visiting Congolese doctor, Dr Bernard, asked me about the difference between a hotel and inn. Do you know? Last summer, I made...

Packing a First Aid Kit for Long Term Travel by theplanetd on Sep 20, 2009A lot of travelers including ourselves tend to go a little overboard when it comes to carrying medication. In the past, we have carried a small pharmacy and it has driven me insane. At the same time, we really do need to be prepared for any situation...

Kill mosquitoes with USB stick by Loft 965 on Sep 10, 2009The powers of the USB are limitless. You can make coffee with it, turn a light on and store everything on the. Now, you can travel safe and malaria-free with this new stick. It is sound-based, so, no sprays or chemicals an can go a long way. Check it...

Malaria transmitted to humans by chimpanzees? by World of Science on Aug 7, 2009United States – The team of Dr. Ayala of the University of California suggests that Paludism, or malaria, was initially transmitted to humans by chimpanzees. Malaria is generated by a parasite transmitted by the bite of the female Anopheles mos...

Blame the chimps for malaria? by Medicine and Technology by Joseph Kim, MD, MPH on Aug 4, 2009If malaria came from the chimps, then what does that tell us about the origins of malaria? Understanding the origins may someday lead to a cure. However, a cure for malaria could result in a problem with population control since malaria acts as a "na...

Waiting on a Vaccine Against Malaria and Diarrhea by Ending Extreme Poverty in the Congo on Jul 27, 2009I completed my regiment of anti-malaria medicine last week. For my last trip, I took a daily med called Doxycycline Hyclate. I had to continue taking my daily dosage for four weeks after I returned. (Actually, I had four or...