Experimental Drug Cures Malaria in Mice

Scientists have developed a compound that both cured and prevented malaria in animals.  They say the experimental drug even is effective against resistant strains of the mosquito-borne parasite.   If the experimental treatment pans out in humans, it could be a huge breakthrough in the treatment and prevention of malaria, a disease that strikes an estimated 200 million people each year.   The parasitic illness is responsible for about 425,000 deaths annually, most of them...

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