Malaria Top Stories
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Malaria: Follow These Tips For Better Prevention
Oct 30, 2024 06:18 ISTHere we share preventive tips you can follow to lower your risk. -
World Malaria Day 2024: Prevention Tips To Keep You And Your Family Safe
Apr 25, 2024 11:39 ISTWorld Malaria Day 2024: Below we share prevention tips to help reduce your risk of getting malaria. -
World Malaria Day 2024: Understanding The Consequences of Malaria During Pregnancy
Apr 25, 2024 10:43 ISTWorld Malaria Day is recognised globally on April 25th to spread awareness about this mosquito-borne disease. -
World Malaria Day 2024: Know Theme, Significance And Prevention Tips
Apr 25, 2024 09:41 ISTWorld Malaria Day was established by the World Health Organisation to highlight the global burden of malaria and to promote actions to prevent and control the disease. -
World Malaria Day: 5 Effective Home Remedies To Manage Malaria Symptoms
Apr 25, 2023 12:02 ISTMalaria can be prevented by avoiding mosquito bites by using mosquito repellents and nets. It can be treated through medications; however, many home remedies can help cure malaria. -
World Malaria Day: How To Spot The First Symptom Of Malaria?
Apr 25, 2023 11:49 ISTWorld Malaria Day: Malaria is most commonly spread by a mosquito bite. Read here to know how to spot the first symptom of malaria and what you can do to prevent this disease. -
Countries In WHO South-East Asia Region Renew Commitment To Eliminate Malaria By 2030
May 6, 2022 02:14 ISTAt the seminar, ministers of health and WHO endorsed a Statement on Renewed Commitment for Malaria Elimination. The renewed commitment calls for greater efforts to get back on track, with ownership and governance of actions towards elimination. -
World Malaria Day: Know The Important Causes, Symptoms & Prevention Tips
Apr 25, 2022 03:59 ISTWorld Malaria Day 2022: In order to raise awareness about this vector borne disease, the day is celebrated as World Malaria Day on April 25 every year. -
Diet Tips For Dengue And Malaria: Follow These Expert Guidelines To Speed Up The Recovery
Nov 22, 2021 08:32 ISTDengue 2021: Celebrity nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar has shared a list of things that can help accelerate your recovery from dengue and malaria. -
World Mosquito Day 2021: Protect Yourself From Mosquito Bites With These Tips This Monsoon
Aug 18, 2021 11:37 ISTWorld Mosquito Day 2021: Small mosquito bites can lead to bigger outcomes. Dengue, malaria and chikungunya are common mosquito-borne diseases that affect a huge population every year. -
Anti-Malaria Month: Here's What You Should Do To Prevent Malaria
Jun 27, 2021 09:31 ISTThe month of June is observed as anti-malaria month. Here are some precautions that can help you prevent malaria this monsoon. -
Soups Can Save You From Malaria, Says Study; Know Other Diet Tips To Fight Malaria
Nov 20, 2019 06:51 ISTMalaria usually shows symptoms like fever, chills, vomiting, headache muscle pain and fatigue. Mosquito bites should be prevented to control the risk of malaria. To fight against malaria, homemade soups might help as researchers have found that some of the soup recipes have anti-malarial properties. -
Mosquito Borne Diseases To Watch Out For In The Upcoming Months
Jun 7, 2019 02:39 ISTIncidence of mosquito borne diseases is likely to increase in the upcoming months. Here are some diseases that you must be aware of. -
World Malaria Day: World's First Malaria Vaccine Launched In Africa
Apr 25, 2019 10:05 ISTWorld Malaria Day: In clinical trials, the vaccine was found to prevent about four in ten malaria cases, including three in ten cases of life-threatening severe malaria: reports. -
World Malaria Day: Here's How Eating Habits Can Help Manage Malaria Better: All About Malaria And Preventive Tips
Apr 24, 2019 10:03 ISTWorld Malaria Day 2019: People suffering from malaria can regulate the condition by a bringing a change in their eating habits. Here's everything you need to know about malaria and tips for prevention. -
Anti-Mosquito Drug Can Reduce Malaria In Children: Lancet
Mar 15, 2019 03:37 ISTIvermectin is commonly used to treat parasite infections from river blindness and scabies to head lice. A Lance study says that it can reduce incidence of malaria in children. -
Malaria Cases Declined By 24% In India: WHO Report
Nov 20, 2018 03:51 ISTThe World Health Organisation (WHO) in a report stated that India is the only country to have recorded a substantial decline in malaria cases in 2017 out of the 11 highest burden countries worldwide. -
World Malaria Day: 9 Most Effective Home Remedies For Malaria
Apr 25, 2018 01:58 ISTWorld Malaria Day 2018: Malaria prevention involves living in an environment which does not support breeding of mosquitoes. Here's a list of the 9 most effective home remedies for malaria. -
World Malaria Day: Causes, Symptoms And Some Effective Steps To Prevent Malaria
Apr 25, 2018 10:42 ISTWorld Malaria Day 2018: The malaria day is celebrated every year on the 25th of April. Here's all you need to know about malaria. -
World Malaria Day: Theme, Significance And Top 10 Facts
Apr 25, 2018 10:37 ISTWorld Malaria Day 2018, which is celebrated on April 25, has Ready to beat Malaria as its theme. It highlights the exemplary progress achieved in tackling malaria over the years. -
Dengue Cases Hit 9,169-Mark Even As The Season Of Vector-Borne Diseases Are Coming To An End
Dec 12, 2017 01:16 ISTWith 96 more cases of dengue reported last week, dengue has crossed the 9,169 mark this year. -
Only 8 Of 100 Malaria Cases Detected In India: WHO
Nov 29, 2017 04:22 ISTIndia was the third on the list of 15 countries which accounted for 80 per cent of all malaria cases in the world in 2016, the WHO's World Malaria Report 2017 said. -
This Portable Device Can Detect Malaria Within Seconds
Oct 23, 2017 05:29 ISTTwo institutes in Kolkata develop portable device which can detect malaria within seconds at a cost of just Rs. 10. -
894 New Dengue Cases Reported In Delhi Last Week: Tips To Prevent Dengue
Sep 26, 2017 11:15 IST894 new dengue cases reported in Delhi last week. This takes the number to 3109 cases till now. As for malaria and chikungunya, the numbers were 85 and 61 last week.Here are a few tips to prevent dengue. -
Flood Borne Diseases: Symptoms To Watch Out For
Aug 31, 2017 10:23 ISTFlood water causes two main types of diseases namely food and water-borne diseases such as cholera, dysentery and leptospirosis, and insect-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis and yellow fever. Watch out for the symptoms. -
Malaria Mosquito Bites At Night Can Be Prevented
Aug 28, 2017 03:04 ISTAccording to this new research the Malaria spreading mosquitoes can be suppressed from biting and also be manipulated to switch their flight behavior, with just 10 minutes of exposure to white light. -
This Drug Can Save You From Malaria This Monsoon
Aug 23, 2017 12:00 ISTA study conducted by scientists from Duke University in the US have discovered that Statins, a gene variant which affects cholestrol levels and reduces the risk of a heart attack or stroke may also provide protection against many other infectious diseases like typhoid fever and malaria. -
5 Common Travel Diseases You Can Save Yourself From
Aug 10, 2017 03:29 ISTYou become good targets for bugs and bacteria when you travel. Planning to travel over the long weekend? Know the 5 travel diseases you can avoid in your next vacation. -
Malaria Cases Double In The Capital, 177 Reported Till Now
Jul 13, 2017 12:44 ISTReported Malaria cases in the capital have doubled as compared to last year's data. 177 have been reported till now. -
Beware: Malaria and Chikungunya Grip Delhi Yet Again
Jul 11, 2017 01:49 ISTWhile data from the MCD does not make clear the entire story about the spread of dengue, malaria, chikungunya, there is a serious reason to worry. -
Mosquito Menace: New Species Of Deadly Mosquitoes Enters Delhi
Jun 28, 2017 11:46 ISTWith the entry of a new mosquito breed in the city, yet another life-taking parasite threatens the lives of people of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. -
Warmer Climate Threatens Malaria Spread In Ethiopia: Study
Jun 15, 2017 06:22 ISTCool, high-lying areas of Ethiopia hitherto shielded from heat-loving malaria mosquitoes are increasingly exposed to the disease as the climate warms, researchers said Thursday. -
Bite-Mimicking Malaria Vaccine Shows Promise: Study
Feb 16, 2017 03:12 ISTA malaria vaccine that mimics being bitten by an infected mosquito provided up to 100 percent protection for ten weeks in a human drug trial, its makers said Wednesday. -
20-Cent Hand-Powered Blood Centrifuge Developed
Jan 11, 2017 01:51 ISTStanford engineers, including those of Indian origin, have built an ultra-low-cost, human-powered centrifuge that separates blood into its individual components in only 1.5 minutes, and may enable precise diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as malaria, HIV and tuberculosis. -
Ancient Chinese Medicine Can Help Fight Tuberculosis: Study
Dec 24, 2016 03:56 ISTResearchers have found that centuries-old herbal medicine, discovered by Chinese scientists to treat malaria, can aid in tuberculosis (TB) treatment and even slow drug resistance. -
From Gene Editing To Death Traps, Scientists Innovate In Race To End Malaria
Nov 1, 2016 10:35 ISTWhen Kayode Ojo first fell sick with malaria as a young boy in Nigeria, his grandfather shunned modern medicine, venturing into the bush to search for herbs and plants to treat the disease. -
Altering 'Flavour' Of Humans Can Tackle Malaria
Oct 10, 2016 12:21 ISTA specialised area of the mosquito brain mixes tastes with smells to create unique flavours, scientists have revealed, suggesting the development of a powerful odourant that can make "human flavour" repulsive to malaria-bearing species. -
Supreme Court To Hear Plea On Chikungunya Menace In Delhi
Sep 26, 2016 10:26 ISTThe Supreme Court will hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on the chikungunya menace in the national capital today. -
World Malaria Day 2011 - achieving progress and impact
Apr 25, 2011 11:55 ISTThe day is commemorated every year on April 25 to create awareness about an ancient disease. -
No birth defect risk seen with malaria drug
Mar 3, 2011 11:56 ISTPregnant women who take the anti-malarial drug Malarone (known generically as atovaquone-proguanil) during their first trimester might not be increasing their baby's risk of birth defects.
