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  1. Two Drugs at Once for Malaria.

    1999-10-19 Due to worries about drug-resistant strains of the malaria parasite, patients with malaria should be treated with a two-drug combination.
    Health Artemisia Malaria

  2. Pregnant Women Should Not Use Papaya Seed to Treat for Worms

    1999-10-19 Women who are or might be pregnant should probably not use the seed for medicinal purposes.”
    Health Parasites Papaya

  3. Papaya Leaf Tea as a Malaria Prophylactic?

    2002-10-01 The questions we asked in EDN 69 were: Do you drink the tea yourself or know people who do? How do you make the tea? How often do you drink it? Do you know of people who drink the tea regularly and still get malaria?
    Health Papaya Malaria

  4. Colloidal Silver for Clay Water Filters

    2001-07-20 After the publication of our article on clay water filters (EDN71-4), we were questioned about the safety of colloidal silver.
    Health Water Treatment Colloidal Silver

  5. A Caution about Eating Excessive Amounts of Moringa stenopetala: Eat Like the Deer

    2004-01-20 In a survey reported in the East African Medical Journal, 597 school children and their parents were surveyed in areas of southern Ethiopia that have very high incidence of goiter. M. stenopetala had a significant association with the prevalence of goiter.
    Moringa Health Nutrition

  6. Filtering Water with Old Clothes to Prevent Cholera

    2004-04-20 Filtering water through old clothes can effectively remove many of the copepods (a type of zooplankton) that carry cholera-causing bacteria. Researchers from the University of Maryland, College Park, did a study in Bangladesh comparing the effectiveness of old saris and nylon filters for...
    Health Water Treatment

  7. Indoor Air Pollution from Cooking Fire Smoke

    2004-10-20 Smoke from open fires can be a nuisance, and it can also lead to severe health problems. The Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG) has issued a document called “Smoke—the Killer in the Kitchen” that shares statistics on indoor air pollution caused by burning solid fuels like wood,...
    Appropriate Techno... Cookstove Health Smoke

  8. Understanding Why/When Cassava Can Cause the Disease Konzo

    2005-10-01 Konzo is an irreversible disease that appears suddenly and causes spastic paralysis of both legs. Konzo affects mainly women and children, afflicting thousands in the remote rural areas of Bandundu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It has also been reported from remote rural areas in...
    Cassava Human Health Diseases Cyanide Health

  9. Soybeans in the Tropics

    2006-07-20 In EDN Issue 80 (July 2003), we asked for feedback from our network about raising soybeans in the tropics. We heard back from several people and would like to share their responses.
    Legume Health Nutrition Soybeans Soya bean ECHO Development N...

  10. Feedback on Cooking Stoves Article (EDN 85)

    2005-07-20 Feedback from the ECHO networking with information on cookstoves and indoor pollution.
    Appropriate Techno... Cookstove Health