xkcd: Malaria

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Drug-Resistant Malaria Is Spreading, and It Could Be a Public Health Disaster | Healthland | TIME.com

healthland.time.com — “Malaria remains one of the world's great unnecessary killers. More than 650,000 people succumb to the disease each year — that's more than one per minute — mostly in the poor nations of sub-Saharan Africa, but as deadly as malaria is, it doesn't have to kill.” View full resource at healthland.time.com

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A new strain of drug-resistant malaria could lead to "public-health disaster." http://t.co/d0bodGQv

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BBC News - Resistance spread 'compromising' fight against malaria

bbc.co.uk — “Scientists find new evidence that resistance to the front-line treatments for malaria is increasing.” View full resource at bbc.co.uk

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RT @bbcworld: Malaria fight 'badly compromised' http://t.co/bhDUGFDR

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Malaria Fact Sheet

dhs.wisconsin.gov — “Malaria Fact Sheet” View full resource at dhs.wisconsin.gov

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#Malaria101 (35) Malaria can also be acquired by the sharing of contaminated syringes http://t.co/B9qrkj8c

Cutting Malaria By 30 Per Cent Using Combination Drug Treatment

medicalnewstoday.com — “Malaria infections among infants can be cut by up to 30 per cent when antimalarial drugs are given intermittently over a 12 month period, a three-year clinical trial in Papua New Guinea has shown.” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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MNT Pediatrics News Health News and Pediatrics

Cutting Malaria By 30 Per Cent Using Combination Drug Treatment http://t.co/v5vrauJx #pediatrics

Smelly Socks’ Allure for Mosquitoes May Help Swat Malaria : Healthymagination

healthymagination.com — “In 2008, most of the nearly one million who died from malaria were children living in Africa. Now, promising research shows that improbable-sounding “sock science” could play an important role in ending malaria’s reign of terror.” View full resource at healthymagination.com

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Filthy socks in the fight against malaria: http://t.co/j0a7Wu0a

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P. falciparum colonizes America via two separate introduction routes: Study

news-medical.net — “The malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, originates from Africa, and is found on every continent. Over 200 million people are infected every year from Africa to Asia, as well as in America and the Middle East. How did it spread to the entire planet? It is not entirely clear how it conquered the New World. Scientists from the UMR Migevec and their partners have recently shown in the journal PNAS that the pathogen was introduced by ship during the slave trade.” View full resource at news-medical.net

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Saving Children's Lives Through Malaria Prevention

medicalnewstoday.com — “Malaria continues to be a major disease worldwide, but while funding projects are working hard to improve malaria prevention it is difficult to measure how effective these interventions are. New r” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Saving Children's Lives Through Malaria Prevention http://t.co/L0vGoV8i #preventivemedicine

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WHO | Malaria

who.int — “WHO | Malaria” View full resource at who.int

Most Recently Shared on March 28, 2012 at 7:05 pm By:

#Malaria101 (10) Approximately half of the world's population is at risk of malaria http://t.co/DpZfHezX @WHO

Central Park Once Known for Malaria Instead of Condos | WebProNews

webpronews.com — “Central Park Once Known for Malaria Instead of Condos | WebProNews” View full resource at webpronews.com

Most Recently Shared on March 28, 2012 at 1:55 pm By:

Bill Brieger

http://t.co/OOPLGN9U New York City Central Park now luxury real estate market. But known more for #malaria a hundred years ago.

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Cadbury Eggs - The New Carb Unit

diabetesforum.com — “xkcd: Cadbury Eggs I plan on measuring all of my carbs in Cadbury Eggs. *eye balls her old cereal* Yup, that looks to be about 4 Cadburys!” View full resource at diabetesforum.com

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xkcd: Cadbury Eggs (http://t.co/Ru33rSGa) I plan on measuring all of my carbs in Cadbury Eggs. *eye balls he... http://t.co/NN2ALSUT

Risk factors for mortality from imported falciparum malaria in the United Kingdom over 20 years: an observational study | BMJ

bmj.com — “AbstractObjectives To determine which travellers with malaria are at greatest risk of dying, highlighting factors which can be used to target health messages to travellers.Design Observational study based on 20 years of UK national data.Setting National register of malaria cases.Participants 25?054 patients notified with Plasmodium falciparum malaria, of whom 184 died, between 1987 and 2006.Main outcome measures Comparison between those with falciparum malaria who died and non-fatal cases, inclu” View full resource at bmj.com

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Risk factors for mortality from imported falciparum malaria in the UK over 20 years #medicalresearch http://t.co/kL9OGmEV

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CDC - Malaria - About Malaria - History

cdc.gov — “History of malaria from ancient history through the elimination of malaria in the United States highlighting the major scientific breakthroughs and the on going efforts for eradication.” View full resource at cdc.gov

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#Malaria101 (8) Malaria was eradicated in the United States over 60 years ago http://t.co/TZRSG3b2 @CDCgov

CDC - Malaria - Alerts - Malaria Case Acquired in the Bahamas (Great Exuma)

cdc.gov — “CDC - Malaria - Alerts - Malaria Case Acquired in the Bahamas (Great Exuma)” View full resource at cdc.gov

Most Recently Shared on March 27, 2012 at 10:45 pm By:

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CDC confirms #malaria case in the #Bahamas http://t.co/uQmNqTuU

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