Background:Artemisinin and its derivatives have been used for falciparum malaria treatment in China since late 1970s. Monotherapy and uncontrolled use of artemisinin drugs were common practices for a long period of time. In vitro tests showed that the susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum to artemisinins was declining in China. A concern was raised about the resistance to artemisinins of falciparum malaria in the country. It has been reported that in vitro artemisinin resistance was associated with the S769N mutation in the PfATPase6 gene. The main purpose of this study was to investigate whether that mutation has occurred in field isolates from China.Methods:Plasmodium falciparum field isolates were collected in 2006-2007 from Hainan and Yunnan provinces, China.

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Violence is common between partners, friends, and acquaintances both before and during college, according to a study released on  July 7, 2008 in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Improved nutrition in early childhood may be linked to higher scores on intellectual tests, and this association is irrespective of the number of years of school attended, according to a report released on July 7, 2008 in Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, a JAMA/Archives journal.

An apprentice style challenge will take the property world by storm as North London takes on South London to drum up funds for people with dementia and their carers on Tuesday 8 July. Jones Lang LaSalle staff at Clapham Junction and Finsbury Park tube stations will compete to get public support for the Alzheimer's Society's Dementia Awareness Week (6-12 July).

They may look like they would do anything for a perma-tan, but new research from iVillage.co.uk has found that women who use fake tan are twice as likely to use sun protection than those who don't. Despite their desire for a sun-kissed look, 44% of women who wear fake tan say they always use sunscreen, whereas just 21% of women who prefer pale actually protect their skin from the sun.

A call to get rid of the damaging market in healthcare once and for all came from BMA Chairman Dr Hamish Meldrum in his keynote speech opening the Association's annual conference held this year in Edinburgh. Speaking to more than 400 UK doctors, Dr Meldrum said: "We've had the market in England for nearly 20 years.

Boehringer Ingelheim announced that a new formulation of its powerful blood pressure lowering drug, telmisartan (Micardis®) with hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ), is now available in the UK.

Peyronie's disease is characterized by a plaque, or hard lump, that develops on the upper or lower side of the penis in layers containing erectile tissue. It starts with an inflammation and can develop into a hardened scar. Symptoms may develop slowly or appear overnight and they consist of reduced flexibility, pain, curved and shortened penis during erection.

African science received a boost with the announcement of a £3.3 million partnership between the Leverhulme Trust and the Royal Society to fund collaborations between scientists in Ghana, Tanzania and the UK. The funding will be allocated though new 'Leverhulme Royal Society Africa Awards' - which will provide up to £150,000 over three years for 18 research projects.

A new kite mark will be developed for public sector canteens that provide nutritious food and encourage healthier eating, the Prime Minister announced. As part of a Food Matters - Towards a strategy for the 21st Century, the Government wants to support the public sector to lead the way in healthy eating by providing healthier food in their canteens.

Violence is common between partners, friends, and acquaintances both before and during college, according to a study released on July 7, 2008 in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Microbial Solutions Ltd, an Oxfordshire company developing innovative technologies to assess and cleanse toxic metal working fluids used in the engineering industry, has won a Ford Motor Company TMM Engineering Excellence Award.

As part of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill (HFE) national sexual health charity fpa is launching a parliamentary offensive to modernise British abortion law and make the procedure widely available in different places in the community. The HFE Bill will be debated in parliament on the 14 July.

Speaking at the Annual conference of the BMA in Edinburgh, the Chairman of the BMA in Scotland spoke of the impact of devolution on the Scottish health service and said that we should no longer compare the success of NHS Scotland with the system in England.

Alterations in a molecular brain pathway activated by marijuana may contribute to the cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Vaccinating infants and toddlers is an almost universal practice in the United States. Vaccines to prevent flu are a regular part of medical care for senior citizens and at-risk patients. But, according to a study published in the August 2008 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, the US healthcare system is not very effective in getting vaccines to the adolescent population.

Treating pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with either orthodontic expansion or adenotonsillectomy improves symptoms, but most young children need both treatments to have complete resolution of OSA symptoms, according to a study in the July 1 issue of the journal Sleep.

A study in the July 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that episodes of sleep-disordered breathing accompanied by mild oxygen desaturations of as little as two percent are associated with hyperglycemia. Adults with 11 or more apnea-hypopnea events per hour with an oxygen desaturation of 2.0 percent to 2.9 percent had an adjusted cumulative odds ratio of 1.

A New Drug Class article released on July 4, 2008 in The Lancet seeks to highlight a new group of drugs intended to treat Crohn's disease. Most current drugs seek to control the autoimmune response via the tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), but many new classes attempt to control other aspects of the immune response or even to reinforce the intestinal barrier itself.