News tagged with malaria test
Researchers combat global disease with a cell phone, Google Maps and a lot of ingenuity
(Phys.org) -- In the fight against emerging public health threats, early diagnosis of infectious diseases is crucial. And in poor and remote areas of the globe where conventional medical tools like microscopes and cytometers ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Apr 27, 2012 |
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Community health workers can effectively manage children with malaria and pneumonia
Anti-malarial drugs are being used inappropriately for sick children in Zambia with fevers and difficulty breathing - a problem that can be addressed by arming community health workers with a simple rapid-diagnostic test ...
Sep 21, 2010 |
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Research calls for better assessment of tests for tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and malaria
A rapid and accurate diagnosis is the first step towards treatment in the fight against infectious disease. However, a team headed by Dr. Madhukar Pai at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Can rapid malaria diagnostic tests improve health outcomes in practice?
A new study, carried out in primary care units in Zanzibar and published in this week's issue of PLoS Medicine, evaluates the impact of rapid malaria tests on prescribing practice and clinical outcomes. The findings sugges ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 28, 2009 |
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'Astronaut food approach' to medical testing: Dehydrated, wallet-sized malaria tests promise better diagnoses in develop
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a prototype malaria test printed on a disposable Mylar card that could easily slip into your wallet and still work when you took ...
Jan 21, 2009 |
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