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Stories about the birth of 4 common drugs
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Stories about the birth of 4 common drugs

Very familiar aspirin now comes from white willow. From about 4,000 years ago, the Egyptians used this plant to combat pain and other illnesses. However, until the end o…

December 15, 2018
New method of producing anti-malarial drugs
Medicine - Health

New method of producing anti-malarial drugs

Max Planck Institute (Germany) has found a new way to extract artemisinin acid to increase the production efficiency of antimalarial drugs by 4 times normal from sweet w…

December 14, 2018
Extract medicine from wormwood to cure malaria
Medicine - Health

Extract medicine from wormwood to cure malaria

THX reported that the Max Planck Research Association said on January 17 that researchers in Germany have found a cost-effective and cost-effective way to synthesize ant…

December 14, 2018
New breakthrough in malaria treatment
Medicine - Health

New breakthrough in malaria treatment

Canadian researchers have found a way to industrially produce artemisinin, the main component of the most effective antimalarial drugs available today.

December 14, 2018
Antimalarial resistance has spread
Medicine - Health

Antimalarial resistance has spread

WHO warns that only 34% of countries with malaria outbreaks will undergo periodic testing of Artemisinin antimalarial drugs as instructed by WHO.

December 14, 2018