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New malaria drug shows promise for toxoplasmosis
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Healthcare Traveler
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May 1, 2008
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Researchera at the University of Chicago Medical Center have discovered that a new oral malaria drug, J PC-2056, offers an unexpected benefit: It appears to be 10 times more potent in treating toxoplasmosis, and less dangerous to the patient than the current treatment course.
Over two billion people worldwide carry toxoplasmosis parasites, which can result in fetal blindness, brain damage, or death if a pregnant mother is infected. There's no vaccine, and the standard drugs carry severe side effects. But JPC-2056 acts differently, inhibiting an enzyme common to malaria and toxoplasmosis parasites, and ...
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Linda A. Johnson;
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 "Morning Edition (NPR)")
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Morning Edition (NPR);
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653 words
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702 words
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155 words
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US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
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619 words
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United Press International;
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635 words
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
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MARILYNN MARCHIONE;
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