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Published On January 15, 2009
TECHNOLOGY
Banishing Mosquitoes
A simple technology nets a decline in malaria incidence and deaths.
In July, the one-millionth “long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito net” was distributed in southern Sudan. The nets, draped around sleeping areas, kill female anopheles mosquitoes, the prime carriers of malaria. By eliminating insects in one home, the nets can reduce the overall number of mosquitoes in an area, even in nearby homes without nets. Along with artemisinin-based combination therapies and the spraying of insecticide indoors, the nets have contributed to a 50% decline in malaria incidence and deaths in 29 nations during the past seven years.
Dispatches
Bright Future for the Feces Cure Transplanting healthy human feces became a breakthrough treatment for C. diff infection. Now researchers ask—can it do more?
Scourge of the Summer Lyme disease cases spike in the warmer months. Research on the disease is inching forward, as the number of reported infections reaches new heights.
Cocoanut Grove, 1942 The largest nightclub fire in U.S. history became a milestone in modern medicine.
Is Skipping a Child’s Vaccines Medical Neglect? Pediatricians want to know whether they can call child protective services if a parent refuses to vaccinate. The answer remains unclear.
Pain for Women, Pain for Men Males and females experience pain differently—and appear to process it differently, too. Why has it taken so long for science to find out?
After Surgery, Less Pain Changing the norms of surgery may head off the addiction that can take root during recovery.
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Sniffing Out Lung Cancer
Testing cells in the nostril may change how doctors diagnose the deadliest form of cancer.
