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British singer hospitalized for malaria
July 7, 2010 10:58 AM
British singer Cheryl Cole is hospitalized for malaria. She recently returned from from a trip to the east African country of Tanzania. The 27-year-old is best known for being a member of the band "Girls Aloud" and a judge on the popular British show "The X Factor." Cole... more » -
Coloradans join in malaria-fighting efforts
April 24, 2010 12:11 PM
Denver-area churches are launching a campaign to fight malaria. The launch of the Ten Thousand Nets campaign Sunday coincides with World Malaria Day. Denver Community Church pastor Michael Hidalgo says it's maddening that close to 1 million people die every year from a treatable, preventable disease. The campaign hopes to... more » -
VA seeks to make benefits easier for vets to get
March 18, 2010 12:25 PM
The Veterans Affairs Department is taking steps for the first time to make it easier for veterans of the Iraq or Afghanistan wars to get disability benefits for malaria, West Nile Virus and other diseases. The VA has proposed a regulation change that lets veterans qualify for benefits by... more » -
Handful of troops contract malaria
February 27, 2010 10:17 AM
A U.S. military spokesman in Haiti says six American soldiers involved in the aid mission have come down with malaria. The illness is transmitted by mosquitoes An Army spokesman says one of the soldiers was evacuated for treatment. The soldier is said to be improving. The other five soldiers are... more » -
New vaccine offers hope in Africa's malaria battle
November 3, 2009 8:47 AM
Final stages of testing are under way in malaria-plagued Africa on a vaccine that appears to be able to prevent the disease in about 50 percent of children. If it's found to be safe, it could be on the market in three to five years - the first vaccine against... more »
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