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Health News Posted on May 26, 2012

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New Treatment Offers Hope for Leishmaniasis
Researchers have identified fexinidazole as a possible new treatment for the parasitic disease visceral leishmaniasis. Leishmaniasis is named after William Leishman, a Glasgwegian doctor...

Lethal Mosquito Virus Doing Its Rounds in Australia
Three people died of Murray Valley Encephalitis in 2011. Nearly 16 cases were reported in the same year. No cases were reported in 2010.�� According the report's auth...

Mosquito Altered Genetically to Fight Malaria
In a major breakthrough, scientists have genetically engineered innate immune system of Anopheles mosquito to block the transmission of malaria-causing parasites to humans. Researchers ...

Novel Oral Treatment for Leishmaniasis
A promising liquid therapy for leishmaniasis, shows a significant decrease in infection after less than a week of treatment. This research is being presented at the 2011 American Association...

Study Blames Breath, Body Odors for Mosquito Bites
The carbon dioxide we exhale and the odors that emanate from our skins are the vital factors that attract female mosquitoes to bite and spread diseases such as malaria, dengue and yellow fev...

Treated Mosquito Nets Save Children's Lives
In sub-Saharan Africa use of insecticide treated nets to prevent the bites of malaria parasite-carrying mosquitoes has been accompanied by significant reduction in child deaths. In ...

New Treatment Clues for Leishmaniasis from Sandfly Saliva
A new discovery by Brazilian scientists may lead to new breakthroughs, offering hope for millions of people who live under the constant threat of Leishmania infection, by preventing these pa...

Malaria Mosquito is Disappearing, Say Researchers
Mosquito carrying malaria parasite has disappeared from villages in south of Sahara, say researchers. Researchers couldn't identify the reason behind it. There are several hypotheses but wit...

Cameroon Distributes Free Mosquito Nets To Curb Malaria Spread
Cameroonian Prime Minister Philemon Yang on Saturday launched an anti-malaria campaign, promising to distribute nine million free mosquito nets. The nationwide campaign named "KO palu" (...

Scientists Say Battle Won Against Asian Tiger Mosquito
The efficacy of a combination of strategies to reduce the population of tiger mosquitos has been assessed in an experimental research carried out in Sant Cugat del Vall�s and Rub�, coordinat...

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