Comments on: Malaria measures wildly successful http://www.scienceguardian.com/blog/malaria-measures-wildly-successful.htm Reviewing scientific paradigms and other general beliefs in the light of the scientific and professional literature Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:57:56 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: alan2102 http://www.scienceguardian.com/blog/malaria-measures-wildly-successful.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5679 alan2102 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 04:19:40 +0000 http://www.scienceguardian.com/blog/malaria-measures-wildly-successful.htm#comment-5679 While we're sharing stuff along these lines (thanks, Michael), here's one for the files: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/109/1/e6 PEDIATRICS Vol. 109 No. 1 January 2002, pp. e6 Vitamin A Supplements Ameliorate the Adverse Effect of HIV-1, Malaria, and Diarrheal Infections on Child Growth Eduardo Villamor, MD, DrPH et alia [snip] Conclusions. Vitamin A supplementation improves linear and ponderal growth in infants who are infected with HIV and malaria, respectively, and decreases the risk of stunting associated with persistent diarrhea. Supplementation could constitute a low-cost, effective intervention to decrease the burden of growth retardation in settings where infectious diseases are highly prevalent. While we’re sharing stuff along these lines (thanks, Michael), here’s one for the files:

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/109/1/e6

PEDIATRICS Vol. 109 No. 1 January 2002, pp. e6

Vitamin A Supplements Ameliorate the Adverse Effect of HIV-1,
Malaria, and Diarrheal Infections on Child Growth

Eduardo Villamor, MD, DrPH et alia

[snip]

Conclusions. Vitamin A supplementation improves linear and
ponderal growth in infants who are infected with HIV and malaria,
respectively, and decreases the risk of stunting associated with
persistent diarrhea. Supplementation could constitute a low-cost,
effective intervention to decrease the burden of growth
retardation in settings where infectious diseases are highly
prevalent.

]]> By: Michael http://www.scienceguardian.com/blog/malaria-measures-wildly-successful.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5678 Michael Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:12:08 +0000 http://www.scienceguardian.com/blog/malaria-measures-wildly-successful.htm#comment-5678 Ohhh my! Excuse me. I presented the now almost 10 year old and yet ignored study that showed Vitamin A reduced malaria by 1/3rd. I meant to present the latest study which shows Vitamin A and Zinc have even more additional benefits in reducing malaria: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080205123828.htm "Jean-Bosco Ouedraogo of the Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS) in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, and colleagues explain that vitamin A and zinc play a critical role in the normal function of the immune system, and may even play a synergistic role for reducing the risk of infection including malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum." Journal reference: Major reduction of malaria morbidity with combined vitamin A and zinc supplementation in young children in Burkina Faso: a randomized double blind trial Augustin N Zeba, Hermann Sorgho, Noel Rouamba, Issaka Zongo, Jeremie Rouamba, Robert T Guiguemde, Davidson H Hamer, Najat Mokhtar and Jean-Bosco Ouedraogo. Nutrition Journal 2008, 7:7. http://www.nutritionj.com/content/7/1/7 Ohhh my! Excuse me. I presented the now almost 10 year old and yet ignored study that showed Vitamin A reduced malaria by 1/3rd.

I meant to present the latest study which shows Vitamin A and Zinc have even more additional benefits in reducing malaria:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080205123828.htm

“Jean-Bosco Ouedraogo of the Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS) in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, and colleagues explain that vitamin A and zinc play a critical role in the normal function of the immune system, and may even play a synergistic role for reducing the risk of infection including malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.”

Journal reference: Major reduction of malaria morbidity with combined vitamin A and zinc supplementation in young children in Burkina Faso: a randomized double blind trial Augustin N Zeba, Hermann Sorgho, Noel Rouamba, Issaka Zongo, Jeremie Rouamba, Robert T Guiguemde, Davidson H Hamer, Najat Mokhtar and Jean-Bosco Ouedraogo. Nutrition Journal 2008, 7:7. http://www.nutritionj.com/content/7/1/7

]]> By: Michael http://www.scienceguardian.com/blog/malaria-measures-wildly-successful.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5677 Michael Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:01:10 +0000 http://www.scienceguardian.com/blog/malaria-measures-wildly-successful.htm#comment-5677 It was just presented today that Vitamin A reduced malaria in children by one third: Scientists have shown that when young children in New Guinea were given vitamin A supplements, they had 30 percent fewer malaria attacks and the number of malaria parasites in their blood dropped by 36 percent. The study appeared in the July 17, 1999 issue of The Lancet. http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/PR_1999/vit_A_malaria.html Would it be rude of the dissidents and rethinkers to say "We told you so" as regards illness in Africa and malnutrition? It was just presented today that Vitamin A reduced malaria in children by one third:

Scientists have shown that when young children in New Guinea were given vitamin A supplements, they had 30 percent fewer malaria attacks and the number of malaria parasites in their blood dropped by 36 percent. The study appeared in the July 17, 1999 issue of The Lancet.

http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/PR_1999/vit_A_malaria.html

Would it be rude of the dissidents and rethinkers to say “We told you so” as regards illness in Africa and malnutrition?

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