Tag: Malaria

Zika Virus
Anti-malaria drug could fight Zika virus: Study

New York: A medication used to prevent and treat malaria has the potential to fight the deadly Zika virus, new study has found. Zika virus remains a major global health risk. In most adults, Zika causes mild flu-like symptoms. But in pregnant women, the virus can cause serious birth defects in babies, including microcephaly — […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Climate change may spur diseases like zika, malaria, dengue

New Delhi: Aside from inflicting devastating natural disasters, climate change can also spur outbreaks of infectious diseases like zika, malaria and dengue fever, says a new study. “Climate change presents complex and wide-reaching threats to human health,” said lead author of the study Cecilia Sorensen from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in the […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Carbohydrates could be key to improved malaria vaccine

Sydney: Offering vital clues to improving malaria vaccine, an international research team has shown that carbohydrates on the surface of malaria parasites play a critical role in their ability to infect mosquito and human hosts. The discovery, published in the journal Nature Communications, also suggests steps that may improve the only malaria vaccine approved to […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Viral hepatitis accounted for 1.34mn deaths globally: Study

London: Viral hepatitis with 1.34 million deaths globally has surpassed all chronic infectious diseases including HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, according to a study by Global Burden of Disease. The study reveals that in 2016, the total deaths caused by viral hepatitis, including liver cancer, acute cases, cirrhosis, hepatitis A, E, B, C and D account […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Indian Institute of Technology - Kanpur
'Repurposing' malaria drug to treat castrate-resistant prostate cancer

Kolkata: Tapping into the trend of repurposing old approved drugs to treat totally different diseases — a strategy that led to the development of Viagra, researchers at IIT-Kanpur have shown how a malaria drug can be used to tackle drug resistance in metastatic prostate cancer. The procedure is targetted towards tackling resistance to anti-androgen drugs. The […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Odisha: Nipping the malaria bug in the bud

Budabirmaha: Salman Mallick has not heard of his more famous namesake. But when he talks about fighting malaria in his Odisha village, the 25-year-old – unknowingly – echoes the reel life s Salman much quoted words from a much watched film. Odisha’s Salman is one of the many foot soldiers read Volunteer Health Practitioners (VHP) […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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Odisha to distribute medicated nets in malaria prone districts

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government will start distribution of Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLIN) in three tribal dominated malaria prone districts on the occasion of the World Malaria Day tomorrow, official sources said here on Monday. The districts where LLIN, also called medicated nets, would be distributed from April 25 are – Malkangiri, Koraput and Nabarangpur. “The […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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Odisha seeks 40 lakh mosquito nets to combat malaria

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to reduce malaria menace in Odisha, the state government has urged the Centre to provide additional 40 lakh Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLIN) to cover the high risk population, Health and Family Welfare Secretary P K Meherda said today. In a letter to the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry, the […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
MoU
Odisha govt, Tata Trusts ink MoU to eliminate malaria

Odisha government and Tata Trusts on Friday signed an MoU to implement malaria control along with research aimed at improving the lives of people in southern districts

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
Malaria
Odisha Reduces Malaria Infection By 90%: Govt

The Odisha government said it has been able to reduce malaria infection among the people by 90 per cent in a span of three years from 2016.

  • Saturday, 26 June 2021
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Dengue scare: 20 more tested positive in Kalahandi village

Kalahandi: Tension gripped residents of Ladugaon village under Koksara block in Kalahandi district after medical examination reports of 20 more patients from the hamlet which arrived today confirmed presence of dengue virus. “Of the 218 blood samples sent for examination, 44 have tested positive so far,” informed Kalahandi CDMO, Dr. Saroj Kumar Tihadi. While, eight […]

  • Wednesday, 23 June 2021
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Drug-resistant malaria parasite from Myanmar threatens India

India faces the imminent threat of malaria parasites that are resistant to the drug artemisinin, the frontline treatment against malaria, spreading from Myanmar into its territory, putting thousands of lives at risk, researchers have warned

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
Anti-malaria drug combo boon for children

Melbourne: A drug combination of artemisinin-naphthoquine should be considered for the treatment of children with malaria, suggests a study. The researchers studied malaria cases in Papua New Guinea. “This regimen should be considered together with other currently available effective (artemisinin combination therapies) for treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Papua New Guinea and similar epidemiologic settings […]

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
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Odisha inks pact with 'Malaria No More' & Malaria Elimination Trust

Bhubaneswar: In a major initiative to curb the deadly Malaria menace in Odisha, the State Health Department today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with US-based ‘Malaria No More’ and India-based Malaria Elimination Trust. The agreement was signed with both the organisations in presence of Health Minister Pratap Jena. Along with undertaking special strategies, the […]

  • Friday, 04 June 2021
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Fani throws a spanner in Odisha's Malaria 'DAMaN' spree!

Bhubaneswar: The neat turnaround in malaria ‘DAMaN’ in Odisha could see a spanner thrown by the Cyclone Fani. As studies suggest a link between rise in malaria positives post cyclone, the record of sorts achieved by the State in 2018 seems at stake now. For the first time in State’s history, Odisha had posted an […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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