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06/05/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Outbreaks of malaria increase with deforestation, researchers find

Deforestation caused by humans may have a hand in the increasing number of malaria cases. That’s what Lehigh University researchers have asserted in their study, published in AIMS Environmental Science. By analyzing the conditions of 67 less-developed and malaria-endemic countries, the researchers were able connect growing malaria rates with human-induced environmental changes, reported ScienceDaily.com. Deforestation […]

05/31/2017 / By Russel Davis

Repel mosquitos naturally with these 10 powerful plants

Mosquitoes are likely to be the first thing that comes to your mind when insect-related diseases are discussed. Is it really a wonder, considering mosquito-borne diseases have shown significant prevalence over the past decades? According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the global incidence of dengue showed a 30-fold increase over the last 30 years. Additionally, the organization noted that more than […]

03/02/2017 / By Lance D Johnson

New malaria vaccine injects subjects with 50,000 live parasites that invade the liver… claims to be “100% effective”

In the fight against malaria, researchers from the University of Tübingen believe they have the winning approach. The new immunization protocol requires healthy volunteers to be injected with whole, live parasites that transmit malaria. The individual is then required to ingest an anti-malaria drug to weaken the live parasites. Peter Kremsner, director of the Institute […]

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