Chances of surviving malaria may be higher when host consumes fewer calories

Malaria parasites sense and adapt to their host’s nutritional status.The chances of surviving a malaria infection may be higher when the host consumes fewer calories, according to new research.

Fish poisoning rates in Florida underestimated, study suggests

A new report has found that incidences of rare food-borne toxin are higher in Florida than previously estimated from public health reports.

Children who are given vitamin A may be less likely to develop malaria

Large study in sub-Saharan Africa suggests vitamin A’s protective effectChildren under age 5 living in sub-Saharan Africa were 54 percent less likely to develop malaria if they had been given a…

Iron supplementation among children living in malaria-endemic area does not result in increased incidence of malaria

Children in a malaria-endemic community in Ghana who received a micronutrient powder with iron did not have an increased incidence of malaria, according to a study in the September 4 issue of JAMA. Previous research has suggested that iron supplementation for children with iron deficiency in malaria-endemic areas may increase the risk of malaria…

Also In Global Health News: GM Mosquitoes For Dengue Prevention; Polio In Haiti; Malnutrition In Pakistan; Pharma’s Interest In India

Malaysia Releases GM Mosquitos Into Wild In Hopes Of Slowing Spread Of Dengue “Malaysia released about 6,000 genetically modified mosquitoes into a forest in the first experiment of its kind in Asia aimed at curbing dengue fever, officials said Wednesday,” the Associated Press reports…

Also In Global Health News: Malaria Vaccine; Brazil’s Progress Toward MDGs; Malnutrition In Guatemala; Treatments For Kala-Azar

PATH, Merck, NYU To Work Together On Development Of Vaccine To Keep Malaria Parasite From Entering Liver The PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI), pharmaceutical company Merck and New York University’s Langone Medical Center on Tuesday announced they were collaborating “to develop a vaccine capable of preventing the malaria parasite from entering the human live…