for questions about claims based on malaria and its cures.
Questions tagged [malaria]
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Does a "mosquito line" exist, above which mosquitos do not travel?
Is there any scientific definition or evidence of such a thing as the mosquito line?
My first apartment in Manhattan was on the 25th floor of the Park Row building in the Financial District. The broker assured me I could keep the windows open…
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Have one out of every two people who have ever lived died of malaria?
Michael Finkel writes in National Geographic:
Some scientists believe that one out of every two people who have ever lived have died of malaria.
The Wall Street Journal Article The Tenacious Buzz of Malaria by Sonia Shah author of "The Fever: How…
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Would Mefloquine be approved under today's regulations?
The anti-malarial drug Mefloquine (aka Lariam, Mephaquin or Mefliam) is known to frequently induce strong neurologic side effects.
I have heard a number of times that this drug would fail to get regulatory approval, if it were introduced today.
For…
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Is it possible to (reliably) diagnose malaria with a noninvasive device/smartphone app?
Today, I was made aware of a research project made by Ugandan CS students who claim to have built a smartphone app together with a device called a "matiscope" that
[...] uses a red light to penetrate the skin [of a finger inserted into the device]…
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Is there an herbal tea malaria cure that the World Health Organization is discouraging
There is a sensational article in slate that says there's an herbal tea containing Artemisia that will prevent malaria that is being discouraged by the establishment because it could cause resistance to future drugs. Does this tea actually work?
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Does a child die from malaria every two minutes?
A child dies from malaria every two minutes.
-- CNN article on Faso Soap
This doesn't sound right to me. I know Africa (the main location of malaria) is a big and populous place, but this seems too much. Is it true that a child dies from malaria…
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Did the Red Cross cure 154 Malaria cases with MMS within 48 hours?
The following YouTube video:
Proof the Red Cross Cured 154 Malaria Cases with MMS
finally proves that the Red Cross did a field test showing malaria was cured using MMS (sodium chlorite + activating acid producing chlorine dioxide) with a 100%…
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