Scientists and healthcare personnel the world over fear that the malaria parasite will develop resistance to the current frontline treatment against malaria, Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies (ACTs). Therefore, it is especially good news that resistance monitoring at the University of Copenhagen shows ...
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Common Solvents Tied to Birth Defects
Pregnant women with frequent exposure to solvents at work may be at higher risk of having babies with birth defects, French researchers say. Both self-reported exposure and urine samples supported the link between the chemicals and malformations such as cleft palate and ...
Read More »Non-Prescription Medication Abuse Underestimated
Nonprescription medications are just as likely a cause of poisoning as prescription drugs, according to a new study by Timothy Wiegand, MD from the University of Rochester Medical Center in the US and colleagues. Their work, which analyses the data from the ...
Read More »Medication Use Higher Among Obese Kids
Overweight children are far more likely to take prescription medications than children of a normal weight—a trend that adds to already higher health-care costs for treating childhood obesity, according to new research from the University of Alberta. Researchers from the School of Public Health ...
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