Interesting Facts

• Siteman Cancer Center physician receives funding for sarcoma research - STLtoday.com
  

  Siteman Cancer Center physician receives funding for sarcoma researchSTLtoday.

• Agent Boosts Cancer Cells' Vulnerability - The Biological SCENE
  

  The Biological SCENEAgent Boosts Cancer Cells' VulnerabilityThe Biological SCENETwo examples of drugs that inhibit autophagy and could be used as chemotherapeutic enhancers are the malarial medications chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine.

• No malaria death during past 16 months in Bihar - Times of India
  

  No malaria death during past 16 months in BiharTimes of IndiaPrincipal secretary, health, Amarjeet Sinha said, 'Earlier, malaria patients were administered chloroquine which was not adequate to treat patients.

• 7% of malaria drugs in India fake: Study - Times of India
  

  BBC News7% of malaria drugs in India fake: StudyTimes of IndiaAnalysis of 1437 samples of seven malaria drugs including artemether, artesunate, chloroquine, mefloquine, quinine, sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and tetracycline showed that over a third failed chemical testing, nearly half were incorrectly packaged and .

• Pharmacist unveils herbal antimalaria vaccine - The Nation Newspaper
  

  Pharmacist unveils herbal antimalaria vaccineThe Nation Newspaper“In the study, SAABMALA, this is already a trademark and has been evaluated for its activity against chloroquine sensitive Plasmodium berghei (NK 65 strain) in their different experimental animal models for vivo antimalarial activities (prophylactic, .