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How to diagnose, treat and prevent malaria
Medicine - Health

How to diagnose, treat and prevent malaria

Malaria is a disease caused by mosquitoes carrying malaria parasites. If left untreated, patients with malaria may experience serious and even fatal complications.

December 15, 2018
The reason for not eating raw chicken eggs
Medicine - Health

The reason for not eating raw chicken eggs

Eating raw chicken eggs is not as nutritious as people often think, potentially risking scarlet fever, hair loss, loss of appetite, muscle aches, discomfort or insomnia,…

December 15, 2018
Treating malaria a single dose
Medicine - Health

Treating malaria a single dose

UK researchers have found a new compound that can be used to treat malaria, which is killing nearly half a million people worldwide every year, with a single dose.

December 15, 2018