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Millions of Dollars Donated for Malaria Drugs Stolen

LONDON -- A leading global health fund believes millions of dollars worth of its donated malaria drugs have been stolen in recent years - perhaps hundreds of millions of dollars worth - vastly exceeding levels of theft previously suspected, according to confidential documents obtained by The Associated Press. The internal...

Study: 200,000 Malaria Deaths in India Each Year

(Oct. 21) -- More than 200,000 Indians may be dying of malaria each year -- a figure more than 13 times greater than "misleadingly low" previous estimates by the World Health Organization. That's according to a new study published online today in the British medical journal The Lancet. But the WHO is disputing the...

Dengue Fever Cases Reported in Parts of Florida

(July 24) -- Once almost wiped out by a pesticide no longer in use, dengue fever is rearing its ugly head again in areas of Florida. The disease, which is sometimes called "break-bone fever" for the crushing pain it inflicts, has shown up in some parts of the state, including tourist playground Key West. There also have...

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Fragrant Mosquito Repellants? Scientists Aim To Confuse Skeeters With Mint, Chocolate-Like Compounds

You can slather on the DEET and light citronella candles this summer, but you still divulge your location to hungry mosquitos just by breathing.

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Bogus Malaria Drugs Flood Asia, Africa

More than a third of the malaria-fighting drugs tested over the past decade in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa were either fake or bad quality, seriously undermining efforts to fight the disease, a study said Tuesday.

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Elephantiasis, Snail Fever, Roundworm, More: Eliminating 7 Neglected Diseases that Affect World's Poorest by 2020

This piece is part of a series of blogs by leading NGOs to call attention to a range of issues that should be raised at the G8 summit at Camp David in rural Maryland from May 18-19.

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Connecticut Insecticide Bill Passed By House To Protect Lobster Population

HARTFORD, Conn. The Connecticut House of Representatives has passed a bill that would restrict the use of methoprene, an insecticide thought to be behind the decline of the lobster population in Long Island Sound.

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Making Mother's Day More Meaningful: A Different Way To Spend $14.6 Billion

Mother's Day is our chance to honor the women who bind families together and raise children from babies to adulthood.

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06/01/12 West Nile season could hinge on temperatures Source: Idaho Press-Tribune - Nampa ID Mosquito abatement work in Canyon County has failed to turn up any of the insects infected with the West Nile virus so far.
05/31/12 Youths invited to bible activities Source: Camarillo Acorn - Camarillo CA A summer kids' event called Sky will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Mon. through Fri., June 11 to 15 at Living Oaks Community Church, 1033 Business Center Circle, Newbury Park.
05/31/12 Are You Living Next Door to a âGreenâ Pool? Source: KXNT - AM 840 - Las Vegas NV (LAS VEGAS CBS KXNT) "Green" doesn't always indicated an environmental benefit.
05/31/12 We Get City To Clean-Up Potential Breeding Ground for... Source: CBS - WREG NewsChannel 3 - Memphis TN (Memphis) "Mosquitoes are real bad over here. Real bad," said Tekesha Liggens, who lives on the South side of Memphis.
05/31/12 I-Taukei in rural top list of communicable disease Source: Fijilive.com I-Taukei people in the rural areas top the list of most affected with communicable diseases in Fiji.

Background on Tropical diseases

Tropical diseases are diseases that are prevalent in or unique to tropical and subtropical regions. The diseases are less prevalent in temperate climates, due in part to the occurrence of a cold season, which controls the insect population by forcing hibernation.

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