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Cambodia fears growing resistance to malaria drugs

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July 16, 2009
Cambodia fears growing resistance to malaria drugs

One of the biggest challenges in fighting malaria, which kills more than one million people each year, is drug resistance. In Cambodia, health officials are seeing new evidence of resistance as they try to treat the most deadly kind of malaria.

Scientists debate reasons for global spread of malaria

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July 16, 2009
Scientists debate reasons for global spread of malaria

Michael Novacek of the American Museum of Natural History discusses fears that deforestation and global warming are contributing to the spread of malaria, and explains what scientists are doing to fight the disease.

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