Monthly preventative treatment with a new drug combination reduces malaria in children
Tuesday, August 5, 2014 - 15:30
in Health & Medicine
Preventative treatment with a monthly dose of a newer antimalarial drug can reduce the risk of malarial infection among young children, according to a new study. The study finds that treating young children with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine decreased their risk of contracting malaria.