Malaria

The editor of the New England Journal Of Medicine is a big Red Sox fan. And so he framed the year in global health in baseball terms.

A powerful genetic engineering technique holds promise for wiping out diseases and improving agriculture. But the species-altering approach stirs anxiety about unintended consequences.

Do they still help prevent malaria? A five-year study offers cause for concern as well as good news.

It's called Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention. And so far, the results have been remarkable.

The Fund was created in 2002 to address the AIDS, TB and malaria epidemics. What is its track record?

A study finds that the Anopheles arabiensis species of mosquitoes, a major carrier of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, is repelled by the smell of chicken.

What supplies will the health-conscious traveler pack to keep illness at bay? We asked the experts.

Beyond pesky, mosquitoes kill hundreds of thousands of people worldwide each year. And the bites aren't random. A mouth packed with sensors, drills, spears and straws guides the bug to blood.

The message about reducing the risk from the Aedes aegypti mosquito is the same today as it was 70 years ago. This time there's just a new virus involved.

How did the Europeans do it? And are there lessons to be learned for the developing world?