Malaria, an infectious disease once a leading cause of death in the United States, was eradicated in the 1950s. However, a recent health warning issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has raised concerns about a potential resurgence of this deadly mosquito-borne disease. So far, five cases of malaria infection that occurred on U.S….
CDC Issues Health Alert for Malaria in 2 US States
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an alert this week after the spread of malaria occurred within the United States for the first time in 20 years. Four cases of malaria, caused by the plasmodium parasite, were detected in Florida, according to a CDC health alert issued Monday. Another case was…
Disruptions From COVID-19 Response Led to 63,000 More Malaria Deaths
Deaths due to malaria jumped after the pandemic, with four nations from Africa accounting for much of the deaths last year, according to a report from the World Health Organization (WHO). Between 2000 and 2019, global malaria deaths declined from 897,000 to 568,000, states the World Malaria Report 2022 published Dec. 8. In 2020, malaria…
Invasive Mosquitoes Could Unravel Malaria Progress in Africa
LONDON—Scientists say an invasive mosquito species was likely responsible for a large malaria outbreak in Ethiopia earlier this year, a finding that experts called a worrying sign that progress against the disease is at risk of unraveling. The mosquito species, known as Anopheles stephensi, has mostly been seen in India and the Persian Gulf. In…
Malaria Spreading Fast in Flood-Hit Pakistan, Say Officials
KARACHI, Pakistan—The death toll from malaria and other diseases tearing through Pakistan’s flood-ravaged regions reached 324, authorities said on Wednesday, and actress Angelina Jolie said she feared many people she had met during visits to flood-hit areas this week would “not make it” if more aid did not arrive. Hundreds of thousands of people displaced…
Cooking for Healing: The Medicinal Magic of Chicory
April 18, 2022
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Herbs and spices were used by ancient cultures to heal the body, mind, and spirit. Roughly 80 percent of people worldwide still use traditional or ancient medicine, and more than 80 percent of pharmaceuticals are derived or developed from natural products, including plants. In this series, we’ll explore the healing power of herbs and spices while learning how to…
Socialist Venezuela Caused 50,000 Oil Spills From 2010 to 2016
October 26, 2021
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On Oct. 25, a Center for Strategic and International Studies panel discussed some of the environmental damage taking place in Venezuela, which has been led since 1999 by socialist Hugo Chavez and, after Chavez’s death in 2013, socialist Nicolás Maduro. Sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), much of the event focused…
WHO Recommends World’s First Malaria Vaccine for At-Risk Children
The World Health Organization on Wednesday said it is recommending “widespread use” of a malaria vaccine for children in sub-Saharan Africa and other at-risk regions. The recommendation for the AS01 formulation of the RTS,S vaccine, also known as Mosquirix™, is largely based on results from an ongoing pilot program in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi that followed more than 800,000…
NIH’s Experimental Antibody Drug Prevents Malaria in Small Study
An experimental monoclonal antibody developed at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) prevented malaria for up to nine months in volunteers exposed to the disease-causing parasite in a small trial, researchers reported on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Malaria is a preventable disease caused by parasites transmitted to people through bites…
Libyan Indoor Soccer Player Dies in Malaria Outbreak in Team
CAIRO—A malaria outbreak among Libya’s national indoor soccer team has claimed the life of one player while several others have been sickened following the team’s participation in the African Minifootball Cup in Nigeria, Libya’s sports ministry and its minifootball federation said. According to a statement by the ministry on Wednesday, Ayman al-Naqrish, 24, died in…
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