Archive for the 'Malaria' Category
The immune system depends on this essential trace element.Benefits of vitamin A and zinc on malaria
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008The pros and cons of folic acid fortification of foods
Friday, March 7th, 2008
Fortifying food, such as wheat and corn flour, with folic acid reduces the risk of spina bifida in babies.
This public health practice was introduced 10 years ago in North America. Now, that practice is being debated in the UK and worldwide. “Are the benefits to the few outweighed by possible harm to some of the many exposed? (more…)
History of cannabis in medicine
Friday, February 9th, 2007
Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria has an exhaustive FDA warns against using quinine to treat leg cramps. Options, please?
Wednesday, December 13th, 2006
The FDA is cracking down on companies that sell quinine-containing products such as Qualaquin for non-approved uses. Their concern is over the risks of quinine to treat leg cramps.
What’s the risk?
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Comparing artesunate to quinine as treatment for malaria
Monday, December 4th, 2006Artesunate: a potent antimalarial treatment
Monday, December 4th, 2006
Artesunate comes from qinghaosu, the sweet wormwood bush (Artemisia annua). It’s a fast-acting antimalarial drug discovered by Chinese scientists in the early 1970s.
Artesunate is often referred to as the most efficient malaria parasite killer ever discovered.