Malaria remains one of the world's worst health problems with 1.5 to 2.7 million deaths
annually; these deaths are primarily among children under 5 years of age and pregnant …

Approaches to global public health are increasingly driven by an understanding of regional
patterns of disease-specific mortality and disability. Current estimates of disease risks …

The contribution of malaria to morbidity and mortality among people in Africa has been a
subject of academic interest, political advocacy, and speculation. National statistics for much …

The frequent warnings that global climate change will allow falciparum malaria to spread
into northern latitudes, including Europe and large parts of the United States, are based on …

Indigenous rural communities in the tropics manage parasitic diseases, like malaria and
leishmaniasis, using herbal drugs. The efficacy, dosage, safety and active principles of most …

Imported malaria is a preventable disease, yet it is responsible for several thousand cases
and a substantial number of deaths every year. There has been a pronounced rise in the …

Vaccines designed to prevent or to treat hepatitis C viral infection must achieve maximum
cross-reactivity against widely divergent circulating strains. Rational approaches for …

Background Clinical malaria has proven an elusive burden to enumerate. Many cases go
undetected by routine disease recording systems. Epidemiologists have, therefore …

OBJECTIVE: To review the currently available information on atovaquone–proguanil for
treatment and prophylaxis of malaria. DATA SOURCES: A MEDLINE search was conducted …

The pharmaceutical industry is on the verge of an exciting and challenging century.
Advances in pharmaceutical sciences have dramatically changed the processes of …