昨天实在太累了，没有听，拖到今天补上。不过这个习惯不好，当天事当天完成，下次要坚持。
A Brazilian Drug company and a non-profit group have developed a new simplified malaria treatment , patients have only to take one tablet a day for 3 days for some ages or 2 tablets a day for 3 days for other ages. The medicine combines 2 existing malaria drugs, XX(artesunate) and XX(mefloquine). this combinations has been widely used in recent years in Latin America and Southeast Asia. The Brazilian government made the new treatment available throughout the Latin America and Southeast Asia over this year and the next. The fixed doze drug will be offered to public agencies at a target price of two and a half dollars for the full adult treatment. XX is head of non-profit group ,called the drugs full (for) neglected diseases initiative. He says the new formulation is safe and fast acting and effective for children and adults. The WHO says based company (artemisinin based combination ) treatments are the best way to treat common malaria. Research shows the simplier (simpler) the treatment , the more people are likely to complete. People increase the risk of drug resistants (resistance) when they do not complete a full treatment.
posted on 2008-05-02 14:52
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