Review Articles Results  

9 Feb 2009

Malaria: a time to take stock?

TropIKA.net looks at some of the many review articles on malaria that have been published recently.
Source: TropIKA
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15 Oct 2008

Full Prescription; better malaria treatment for more people, MSF’s experience

A report describes MSF’s work in West Africa and argues that unnecessary deaths can be avoided with simple, affordable treatment and diagnostic tools available today.
Source: Médecins Sans Frontières
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25 Sep 2008

MalVac: Database of malarial vaccine candidates

Description of a new web server, intended to facilitate the identification of probable vaccine candidates, which can be freely accessed.
Source: Malaria Journal
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4 Sep 2008

Measuring maternal mortality: an overview of opportunities and options for developing countries

Difficulties with measurement must not be allowed to discourage efforts to reduce maternal mortality. Countries must be encouraged and enabled to count maternal deaths, and to act.
Source: BMC Medicine
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10 Jul 2008

Estimates of the burden of malaria morbidity in Africa in children under the age of 5 years

A systematic review of data from sub-Saharan Africa had produced a lower figure for the number of cases of malaria than previous estimates.
Source: Tropical Medicine & International Health
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10 Jul 2008

Genetic variation and susceptibility to infection: the red cell and malaria

New insights from research into why genetic disorders of red blood cells protect against malaria.
Source: British Journal of Haematology
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10 Jul 2008

Malaria and oral health

The relevance of malaria to the mouth and adjacent structures.
Source: Oral Diseases
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11 Jun 2008

Malaria: progress, perils, and prospects for eradication

A comprehensive review concludes that the scientific and public health communities should work together to extend the effective life span of existing tools, while also developing new interventions.
Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation
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6 May 2008

Chemoprophylaxis and intermittent treatment for preventing malaria in children

A review of trials concludes that prophylaxis and intermittent treatment with antimalarial drugs reduce clinical malaria and severe anaemia in preschool children.
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
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17 Jan 2008

Sociocultural And Behavioural Issues In The Treatment And Prevention Of Malaria

Just over a decade ago, Oaks et al.
Source: WHO/TDR
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