WHO expert panel urges pilot roll-out of first malaria vaccine
The panel said the Mosquirix or RTS,S vaccine, should be given in three to five different areas with moderate-to-high malaria transmission, reaching up to a million children.
Oct 23, 2015, 21:48 PM IST
Why promising malaria vaccine partly protected kids
Using new technology, researchers found new biological evidence to help explain why the malaria vaccine candidate RTS,S/AS01 provided only moderate protection among vaccinated children during clinical testing.
Oct 23, 2015, 09:17 AM IST
Protective effects of RTS,S malaria vaccine candidate
An team of researchers has used cutting edge genomic methods to uncover key biological insights that help explain the protective effects of the world's most advanced malaria vaccine candidate, RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S).
Oct 22, 2015, 10:02 AM IST
2015 Nobel Prize in Medicine for fighting malaria has roots in India?
Senior scientist from Hyderabad, Dr Sunil Kumar Verma has challenged the basis of giving the Nobel prize to Youyou Tu for the discovery of Artemisinin
Oct 19, 2015, 18:43 PM IST
Tribal health care discussed at special workshop
Malaria, maternal mortality and fluorosis are some of the diseases which were discussed at a special workshop on tribal health issues in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, an official statement said here on Thursday.
Oct 16, 2015, 00:25 AM IST
Scientists 'accidentally' stumble upon cure for cancer!
The researchers were hunting for a way of protecting pregnant women from malaria, which can cause huge problems because it attacks the placenta.
Oct 15, 2015, 18:33 PM IST
Myanmar wants to get rid of malaria by 2030
Myanmar has set a target of getting rid of malaria by 2030, authorities said on Sunday.
Oct 11, 2015, 10:47 AM IST
'300 dengue cases in Kolkata this year'
The number of dengue patients have come down to 300, from last year's 600, in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation area, Atin Ghosh, member, Mayor-in-Council, in charge of health, said today.
Oct 09, 2015, 00:40 AM IST
What should your diet be during Ashwin maas?
Know what to eat and what not to during Ashwin maas!
Oct 07, 2015, 11:28 AM IST
Bill Gates and UN say malaria could be eradicated by 2040
Malaria could be wiped out by 2040, despite the lack of an effective vaccine, previous failed attempts to eradicate the disease and drug resistance problems, the United Nations and Microsoft founder Bill Gates said in a report released today.
Sep 28, 2015, 23:29 PM IST
Mother's malaria can affect memory in offspring
Malaria infection during pregnancy may result in learning and memory related problems in offspring, suggests new research.
Sep 27, 2015, 16:21 PM IST
Malaria deaths plunge by 60 percent since 2000: WHO-UNICEF report
Malaria death rates have plunged by 60 percent since 2000, translating into 6.2 million lives saved, the vast majority of them children, according to a joint WHO-UNICEF report released on September 17.
Sep 18, 2015, 19:13 PM IST
Infectious diseases caused by mosquitoes
Many people fall victims to diseases caused by mosquitoes and many experience pain and suffering from illnesses transmitted by them.
Sep 18, 2015, 17:13 PM IST
Malaria deaths fall 60 percent since 2000: UN
Malaria deaths worldwide have fallen by 60 percent since 2000, the UN said Thursday, with improved diagnostic tests and the massive distribution of mosquito nets aiding dramatic progress against the disease.
Sep 17, 2015, 08:34 AM IST
16,000 children under age of five die every day: UNICEF
Nearly 5.9 million children will die before their fifth birthday this year mainly of preventable causes, a UN report has warned, though the child mortality rate has fallen by more than 50 per cent since 1990.
Sep 13, 2015, 15:52 PM IST
