tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843486188833087449.post647994689788647658..comments2024-01-12T05:48:42.480-05:00Comments on FasterCures Blog: A Renewed Fight Against MalariaFasterCureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00119318415684617652noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843486188833087449.post-37578595863705997932009-04-29T15:57:00.000-04:002009-04-29T15:57:00.000-04:00Brad and PFJ -- There are many researchers working...Brad and PFJ -- There are many researchers working on just these sorts of questions. The FasterCures Philanthropy Advisory Service is working to help philanthropists better understand these efforts and their place in the malaria research world.Loren Beckerhttp://www.fastercures.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843486188833087449.post-39232745359830119952009-04-29T03:29:00.000-04:002009-04-29T03:29:00.000-04:00And also . . . there could be 'trap bottles' for m...And also . . . there could be 'trap bottles' for mosquitos, just as the Maasai have traps for tsetse flies. (See -- http://www.cd3wd.com/CD3WD_40/ITDG/FLYTRAP/EN/FLYTRAP.HTM )<br /><br />The biggest differences would be that for mosquitoes, the bottles should be at the edge of the shade, close to sunny spots. And the 'bait' inside should be one, or two, herbal substances which appeal to mosquitoes. Several are known. Different mosquitoes may like different scents; important to try them all, and in varying combinations.pfjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843486188833087449.post-47731133721334616372009-04-29T03:20:00.000-04:002009-04-29T03:20:00.000-04:00Having powerful new tools to fight malaria can be ...Having powerful new tools to fight malaria can be a wonderful thing. <br /><br />But what ever happened to an inexpensive old treatment which, as far as I know, worked? I have no detailed information, but apparently methylene blue can be a treatment. One bottle of powder could make gallons of the liquid form. Couldn't local doctors or even midwives, etc., be taught to 'reconstitute' bottles of powder? And taught about doses? Cheap, and a lot better than no treatment at all.pfjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843486188833087449.post-9310935601231193492009-04-28T14:57:00.000-04:002009-04-28T14:57:00.000-04:00How about teaching them how to make their own mosq...How about teaching them how to make their own mosquito nets? Give them the job and the profits. Break the chain of dependence. Here is how we are putting the power in their hands. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UprtQqDKvMBrad Elderhttp://www.doane.edu/mosquito-netting/noreply@blogger.com