malaria - Talk Science To Me https://www.talksciencetome.com When science has a story Fri, 28 Apr 2023 21:18:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://www.talksciencetome.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cropped-tsm-logo-512-32x32.png malaria - Talk Science To Me https://www.talksciencetome.com 32 32 159279938 Don’t forget to pack the chicken https://www.talksciencetome.com/2016/08/09/dont-forget-pack-chicken/ Tue, 09 Aug 2016 17:27:27 +0000 https://www.tstmarchive.talksciencetome.com/?p=3381 Off on vacation? Here’s something topical I plucked from my science feeds for you. Apparently, adding a chicken to the packing list might be a wise idea this summer, especially if you’re traveling in malaria-prone areas. Researchers with the University of Addis Ababa and the Swedish University of Agriculture have found that chicken body odours… Read More »Don’t forget to pack the chicken

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]]> 3381 Tea to fight malaria? Yes, but also no. https://www.talksciencetome.com/2013/04/12/tea-to-fight-malaria-yes-but-also-no/ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:49:24 +0000 https://www.tstmarchive.talksciencetome.com/?p=620 Brendan Borell has written a scathing attack on the WHO, published in Slate last week. Because of the basics of the story, I thought I knew what I was in for: someone is advocating the use of a cheap “natural” remedy instead of a well-understood synthetic drug. They’re anecdotally reporting extreme efficacy and no drawbacks.… Read More »Tea to fight malaria? Yes, but also no.

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