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New Insight On Therapy For Devastating Parasitic Disease 3 Jul 2009 02:51 GMT
... to death. A drug called praziquantel has been used as the main treatment for Schistosomiasis for several decades, but surprisingly, scientists have never understood how this drug works to ...
'Better Nutrition is Crucial for Pupils' 3 Jul 2009 00:53 GMT
... MINISTER of Education Dora Siliya has called for enhanced nutrition ... with support from school feeding, deworming and bilharzia control," she said. The minister said the ...
UAE's RCA continues relief operation in Southern Sudan 2 Jul 2009 09:32 GMT
... JUBA - The UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) today said it had ... malaria, typhoid, fevers and water-borne diseases like Bilharziasis and other intestinal disorders and diseases are ...
Obama Administration Tackling Wide Range of African Issues - Johnnie Carson [interview] 1 Jul 2009 14:52 GMT
... of public health, to fight HIV/Aids, to assist people in dealing with malaria or schistosomiasis; that helps to build capacity - can be a critical and valuable element in ...
Research team maps parasite genome 1 Jul 2009 04:30 GMT
... A research team in Texas has mapped the genome of the parasite that causes schistosomiasis, a debilitating disease that can impair childhood development. The work done at the Southwest ...

Combating Blood Flukes By Using Gene Map 30 Jun 2009 14:40 GMT
... human pathogen. S. mansoni, a blood fluke, is one of the major causes of schistosomiasis, a chronic disease, with varying symptoms depending on the organs affected. Individuals with intestinal ...
Gene map aims to combat blood flukes 30 Jun 2009 00:31 GMT
... pathogen. S. mansoni , a blood fluke, is one of the major causes of schistosomiasis, a chronic disease, with varying symptoms depending on the organs affected. Individuals with intestinal ...
Scientists Map Genome for Parasite Causing Widespread Infections 29 Jun 2009 01:51 GMT
... have for the first time constructed a genetic map of the parasite that causes schistosomiasis, a chronic intestinal infection that can damage internal organs and, in children, impair growth ...
HIV-Positive Students In Taiwan; U. K. Commitment To Zimbabwe; Scientists Discover Faster, Cheaper HIV Test, How Schistosomiasis Drug Works 26 Jun 2009 12:30 GMT
... researchers say they understand how the drug praziquantel works to treat the parasitic disease schistosomiasis, reports. Although the "drug has been used as the main treatment for several decades… ...
Discussion papers 26 Jun 2009 07:30 GMT
... biomedical science and technology (see ), medical research ethics, the lessons learnt from China's schistosomiasis control programme and the challenges the country faces in controlling HIV/AIDS. ...