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Last week at MalariaWorld: Uganda's trial with MMS to cure malaria

May 16, 2013 - 21:30 -- Bart G.J. Knols

This week one of our subscribers notified MalariaWorld about a YouTube video from Uganda in which the Ugandan Red Cross experiments with MMS (Miracle Mineral Supplement). Take a look at the video here. It is quite amazing to see how this trial was performed, and it appears that the Red Cross of Uganda now claims that they had nothing to do with it...

Is Africa still being used as a play ground for testing dubious drugs on innocent people expecting proper treatment? In 2013? How is it possible that such 'trials' can proceed without the Ugandan health authorities demanding results from Phase 1 and 2 clinical trials? A search on PubMed reveals nothing on MMS as a cure for malaria. Have a look at the video and tell us what you think...

The 'Fake Drugs Kill' campaign is gaining momentum, slowly but surely. After sending out a special email message to all of our subscribers we saw a massive response and thank you for this. If you have signed, we're asking for a few more minutes and request that you use your social media channels and email to contact your network. We need every signature we can get to start tackling this horrible problem of fake drugs. You can help stop the illegal trade that kills innocent people by simply signing a petition. Where? On www.fakedrugskill.org. This will take less than a minute of your time...

One more week for you to apply for positions with the World Health Organization in Cambodia. One on advocacy and communication, and the other position on monitoring and evaluation. Have a look here to read more about these exciting positions.

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Is artemisinic acid a precursor of artemisinin ?

May 4, 2013 - 16:38 -- Pierre Lutgen

Two competing chemotypes.

Already twenty years ago the possibility of two chemotypes for Artemisia annua had been suggested ( HJ Woerdenbag et al., Flavour and Fragrance Journal 8, 1993, 131-137) distinguishing between a Chinese and a Vietnamese chemotype, the former containing 0.17 artemisinin, the latter 1.0%.

D Fulzele et al. ( Phytotherapy Research , 5, 1991, 149-153) found that plants from Europe produced the highest level of artemisin and those from Lucknow produced the highest level of arteannuin-B.

Call for preliminary scientific data for “high risk” project proposals?

May 3, 2013 - 09:30 -- Sombroek HLI
Tags: 
preliminary filed data, high risks project proposals

Why not let MalariaWorld play a vital role in supporting ground breaking studies that often lack the preliminary ecological field data, required by traditional funders?
We, as dedicated scientists, can assemble a global bank of preliminary scientific field data for “high risk” project proposals to open new directions within malaria research. In doing so, young scientists are able to test creative ideas ahead of time and more experienced scientists are able to explore unexpected and promising observations or discoveries.

World Malaria Day

April 25, 2013 - 07:08 -- Andre Laas

Today, 25 April marks World Malaria Day.

It is a day to reflect back on the progress that has been made in combating malaria around the globe and to contemplate future directions for research and control efforts to curb the impact and spread of this fully preventable and treatable disease that affects millions of lives on a daily basis. Let’s spare a thought for the countless lives that have been lost to this disease, and for the millions of people whose lives are affected at this very moment. May 2013 see more victories than defeats in the global fight against Malaria!

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