Tag: antimalarial drugs
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New Malaria Drug Could Be a Life-Saver as Artemisinin Therapies Face Weakness
Introduction: A turning point in malaria treatment Malaria remains a devastating disease, claiming hundreds of thousands of lives each year. For two decades, the backbone of malaria therapy has rested on artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs), derived from the ancient Chinese herb sweet wormwood. These therapies have saved countless lives by quickly reducing parasite levels in…
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New Malaria Drug Could Be a Life-Saver as Standard Treatments Show Weakness
New Hope in Malaria Treatment as Resistance Emerges Malaria, a disease that burdened humanity for centuries, is facing a troubling trend: the standard drugs that have kept transmission and mortality low are increasingly under pressure from drug-resistant parasites. Scientists are sounding the alarm and urgently seeking safer, more effective options that can keep pace with…