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Environmental determinants of total IgE among school children ...  -  Jun 27, 2008
The study was nested within a cluster-randomized study that randomized 68 schools to receive either 400 mg of albendazole every 2 months over a year or no 7thSpace Interactive (press release),

Voluntourism vacations  -  Jun 22, 2008
I counted out vitamins and quickly learned the staples: albendazole (to treat intestinal worms), permethrin cream (for scabies), amoxicillin, naproxen and Chicago Sun-Times,

Rosiglitazone may Slow Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy  -  Jun 26, 2008
Some of their products include Albenza (albendazole), Ceftin (cefuroxime axetil), Flonase (fluticasone proprionate), and Paxil (paroxetine hydrochloride). Medi News Direct,

UNICEF program uses new strategy to aid malnourished children in Togo  -  Jun 25, 2008
They hand out therapeutic food products from UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP), as well as supplements like vitamin A and Albendazole. MediaGlobal,

Mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix misdiagnosed as cystic ...  -  Jun 25, 2008
After completing systemic albendazole therapy, an explorative laparotomy revealed a cystic tumour of the appendix. Ileocaecal resection was performed and 7thSpace Interactive (press release),

Merial: Moxidectin Implicated As Ostertagi Resistance Driver In Sheep  -  Jun 9, 2008
Benzimidazoles, fenbendazole and albendazole also were ineffective. 11 In the other case, doramectin and ivermectin pour-ons were found to be ineffective. CattleNetwork.com,

Tourists to the Caribbean should pay 1 dollar each to help fight ...  -  May 28, 2008
For example, a project in Leogane, Haiti found that giving two drugs (DEC and albendazole) every year to the whole community led to near elimination of PhysOrg.com,

Tourists To Caribbean Urged To Pay One Dollar Each To Help Fight ...  -  May 29, 2008
For example, a project in Leogane, Haiti found that giving two drugs (DEC and albendazole) every year to the whole community led to near elimination of Science Daily (press release)

Key drug prices hit the roof  -  May 18, 2008
The government appears to be in a fix on how to cap the price of Albendazole, a medicine used for treating a variety of worm infections. Times of India,

Jolley: Five Minutes With Dr. Frank Hurtig, Director Of Merial ...  -  May 30, 2008
In this case, all endectocides (doramectin, eprinomectin, ivermectin and moxidectin) were ineffective; and the benzimidazoles (fenbendazole and albendazole) CattleNetwork.com,

Dissemination of Strongyloides stercoralis in a patient with ...  -  May 14, 2008
...woman with systemic lupus erythematosus, who developed disseminated disease following treatment with albendazole (400mg every 12 hours). 7thSpace Interactive (press release),

Strongyloidiasis: A Review and Update By Case Example  -  May 27, 2008
The antihelminthic agents thiabendazole, albendazole, and ivermectin are used to treat strongyloidiasis. Thiabendazole has been associated with a relapse of RedOrbit,

Full-blast anti-filariasis campaign set in Tacurong City  -  May 14, 2008
Koronadal City (14 May) -- A monthlong barangay household campaign for the administration of anti-Filariasis drug Diethylcarbamazine and Albendazole to city Philippine Information Agency,

Factors associated with the acceptance of mass drug administration ...  -  May 27, 2008
...the acceptability of the MDA in the Philippines with acceptability defined as the ingestion of drugs -diethylcarbamazine and albendazole during MDA. 7thSpace Interactive (press release),

Efficacy of Current Drugs Against Soil-Transmitted Helminth ...  -  23 Apr 2008
Preventive chemotherapy is the mainstay of control, but only 4 drugs are available: albendazole, mebendazole, levamisole, and pyrantel pamoate. Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),

Doxycycline Effective Against Filariasis In Southeast Asia, Study ...  -  Apr 9, 2008
The standard treatment has been a combination of diethylcarbamazine and albendazole, which are accompanied by significant side effects in about half of the Science Daily (press release)

Govt steps up fight against filariasis  -  Apr 1, 2008
India also plans to pressurise WHO into donating Albendazole in large quantities as promised. Both Albendazole and Diethylcarbamazine (DEC) have together Times of India,

Vitamin A Plus campaign May 10  -  Apr 2, 2008
The campaign included the supplementation of de-worming tablet 'Albendazole (400mg)' for the children aged 24 to 59 months along with high potency vitamin A The New Nation,

Elephantiasis widespread in Tangerang: Health Agency  -  Apr 7, 2008
The agency will distribute diethylcaebamazine citrate (DCC) with albendazole for sufferers during the mass treatment. "The mass treatment in the districts Jakarta Post,

YEMEN: New campaign targets three million with bilharzia  -  10 Mar 2008
Targeted children will be given 6225775 Praziquantel pills (used for treating bilharzia) and 2583309 Albendazole pills (used for the treatment of a variety IRINnews.org,

Students given de-worming tablets  -  Feb 25, 2008
...today handed over de-worming (Albendazole) tablets for distribution amongst the students of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC)-run primary schools. The Statesman,

Treatment for Lymphatic Filariasis and Elephantiasis  -  Feb 12, 2008
The article comments that combined drug therapy (diethylcarbamazine and albendazole or ivermectin and albendazole) significantly reduced the prevalence of Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),

Free drugs  -  Feb 16, 2008
In Sankhuwasabha in the east, the deworming medicine Albendazole which costs 79 paisa per tablet was bought by the District Health Office for Rs 8 per Nepali Times,

Zanzibar Study Paves Way for Convenient Three-Drug Antiparasitic ...  -  Jan 23, 2008
The study in Zanzibar, part of Tanzania, involved a three-drug regimen of Ivermectin, albendazole and praziquantel. The drugs are active against worms that Voice of America

Zanzibar Study Paves Way For Mass Co-delivery Of Three ...  -  Jan 23, 2008
The study shows the safety of delivering three drugs simultaneously -- ivermectin, albendazole and praziquantel -- in order to tackle three diseases, Science Daily (press release)

Drug cocktail could help parasite victims-study  -  Jan 22, 2008
But the study published in the Public Library of Science journal "PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases" showed that the drugs ivermectin, albendazole and Reuters

Togo jabs children against measles  -  Jan 16, 2008
Besides the vaccine, children will also get vitamin A and the anti-worm medication albendazole to combat intestinal parasites, Danladi told AFP. AFP

Anti-filaria campaign starts this January  -  Jan 9, 2008
Six towns have already secured their allocations of Diethylcarbamazine Citrate (DEC) and Albendazole tablets for repacking prior to distribution. Catanduanes Tribune,

Cholecysto-Hydatid Cyst Fistula  -  Jan 18, 2008
This treatment is done with albendazole and mandatorily in the presence of an anaesthetist to manage anaphylactic shock if it occurs. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (subscription)

Primary Intermuscular Hydatid Cyst of the Thigh  -  Jan 11, 2008
Postoperatively, albendazole (10 mg/kg) was administered for 2 weeks. Histopathological examination established the diagnosis of hydatid cyst (Figure 2). Ortho SuperSite,

NAFDAC adopts fresh strategy on drug counterfeiters  -  Jan 10, 2008
Other stolen commodities recovered included about 11130 tablets of Coartem, 10004 tablets of Mectizan and un-estimated quantities of ORS, Albendazole and Business Day,

Red Cross key to the success of massive campaign to protect 2.8 ...  -  19 Dec 2007
Vaccinations, vitamin A, albendazole and deworming medication will be provided for free during the entire year in health centres. In addition, vitamin A and Reuters AlertNet,

Drug firm joins campaign vs LF  -  19 Dec 2007
GSK has already turned over 15.1 million albendazole tablets to the LF group, benefiting at least 2.9 million Filipinos, and it has committed to continue Inquirer.net,

Mass drug administration programme to check incidence of lymphatic ...  -  Dec 8, 2007
Apart from DEC tablets, each individual will now be given an additional tablet of ‘Albendazole’ supplied by the World Health Organisation, official sources Hindu,

Mali launches campaign against measles, polio  -  Dec 13, 2007
...and poliomyelitis, under which doses of vitamin A and Albendazole will be administered to children to combat the two diseases and intestinal worms. Afrique en ligne,

07 - DOH confirms capillariasis outbreak in Zamboanga del Norte  -  Dec 7, 2007
Cases were treated with albendazole, an anti-helmintic, once a day for 10 days. Tan in his report to Duque said that the DOH-CHD is conducting a thorough Balita.org,

Mali launches integrated immunization drive December  -  Nov 28, 2007
The drive, targetting 2.8 million children, will also help distribute treated mosquito nets and vitamin A and albendazole to children. AngolaPress,

.6-M Pinoys infected with filariasis – DOH  -  Nov 24, 2007
..."The only effective way to eliminate filariasis is through a once-a- year mass treatment, using combination drugs Diethylcarbamazine Citrate and Albendazole ABS CBN News,

Millions endure elephantiasis needlessly -study  -  Nov 20, 2007
L: Quote, Profile, Research) Albendazole and Merck's (MRK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) Mectizan are two drugs used against the disease. Reuters

National Measles campaign reaches over 196000 children in Lesotho  -  Dec 7, 2007
Vitamin A was provided to 85.5% of targeted children, while 81% of targeted children received Albendazole (de-worming). The last major campaign of this ReliefWeb (press release),

Health officials steal .5m units of Vitamin A —Akunyili  -  Nov 29, 2007
...she disclosed included about 11130 tablets of Coartem, 10004 tablets of Mectizan and un-estimated quantities of ORS, Albendazole and medical devices. Business Day,

Mosquito Net Usage By Children Reaches 85% In Tombouctou, Mali  -  Nov 23, 2007
Health center directors monitored in-coming stocks and trained health personnel to manage the administration of Vitamin A drops and Albendazole tablets as Medical News Today (press release),

Anti-filariasis drive starts today  -  Nov 14, 2007
As part of the programme, Di ethyl carbamazine citrate (DEC) and Albendazole tablets will be distributed to households by trained health workers and Hindu,

Talks with World Bank soon: VS  -  Nov 14, 2007
...(According to the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, USA, rare or less common side effects of albendazole include fever, nausea, headache, Hindu,

Mass Drug Treatment For Elephantiasis Is Affordable Compared With ...  -  Nov 4, 2007
The disease is potentially eradicable through once-yearly mass drug administration (MDA) of two drugs (albendazole with diethylcarbamazine or albendazole Science Daily (press release)

Oral Drug Therapy for Multiple Neglected Tropical Diseases  -  Nov 6, 2007
Albendazole plus diethylcarbamazine significantly reduced prevalence of elephantiasis (16.7% to 5.3%), hookworm (10.3% to 1.9%), roundworm (34.5% to 2.3%), Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),

Bangladesh administers 22 mln children polio vaccines  -  Oct 27, 2007
Bangladesh has procured 30 million doses of oral polio vaccines,20 million doses of high-potency Vitamin A capsules and 13 million doses of Albendazole Xinhua,

22 Million Children in Bangladesh Get Free Polio Vaccines  -  Oct 28, 2007
...doses of high-potency Vitamin A capsules and 13 million doses of Albendazole tablets to be used in the four-day immunization drive that began Saturday. AHN

Protect children from Neglected Tropical Diseases or Africa cannot ...  -  Nov 15, 2007
...schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths through an annual mass drug administration programme using the drugs praziquantel and albendazole. EurekAlert (press release),

Anti-filariasis drive on Thursday  -  Nov 11, 2007
This time around, apart from three DEC tablets of 100 mg. each, a 400 mg. dose of Albendazole is also being administered so that the adult filarial worms Hindu,

Celebrities, Athletes Raise Funds To Fight Neglected Tropical ...  -  Nov 8, 2007
...“The drugs are either albendazole or mebendazole, which primarily targets some of the intestinal worms; praziquantil, which targets a worm called Voice of America

UNICEF: National Measles campaign launched in Lesotho  -  Oct 20, 2007
It is for these reasons that children in Lesotho are being immunized against measles and also receive vitamin A and Albendazole�, said Dr. Mphu Ramatlapeng, African Path,

Ministry defends de-worming tablet  -  Sep 25, 2007
By Observer Reporter THE tablet used for de-worming in Swaziland Albendazole, has been described as a broad spectrum de-worming drug suitable for the The Swazi Observer,

15 lakh children in Haryana covered under deworming campaign  -  Sep 20, 2007
She said that under the campaign, albendazole tablets were given to primary school children inside the premises of schools. Under the programme bananas were NewKerala.com,

Malaria kills 12 persons every hour in Mali  -  Sep 28, 2007
It will also organise immunization campaigns against measles, poliomyelitis and administer Vitamin A and Albendazole against intestinal worms. Le Mali en ligne,

UN health agency stresses need to ensure safety of children’s ...  -  Sep 21, 2007
For instance, earlier this year four children under 36 months died from choking on albendazole tablets during a de-worming campaign in Ethiopia. UN News Centre

Diana: The unseen evidence which has been mysteriously ignored ...  -  Sep 24, 2007
Intriguingly, they contained a medicine called albendazole, which the driver's doctor said he was never prescribed. It is a drug taken to get rid of Daily Mail,

Swazis still shun local products  -  Aug 29, 2007
...“Amongst barriers noted was the pricing of the Albendazole tablets, especially in pharmacies, where parents could part with up to E25 whereas health centres The Swazi Observer,

PSI launches 'Wormfree'  -  Aug 29, 2007
Wormfree is a WHO approved 400mg Albendazole chewable tablet targetted at out-of-school youth (2-19 years), women of reproductive age, mothers and people The Swazi Observer,

A bite of filaria  -  Aug 28, 2007
Now a single dose combination therapy with diethylcarbamazine, iverectin and albendazole is available. It is 99 per cent effective in removing microfilariae Newindpress,

DOH steps up drive vs lymphatic filiariasis  -  Aug 22, 2007
To prevent and control the spread of the disease, a treatment using a combination of diethylcarbamazine citrate (DEC) and albendazole drugs would be given Philippine Information Agency,

De-worming for schoolchildren  -  Jul 30, 2007
Hindu,Mayor M. Subramanian distributed Albendazole (400-mg chewable tablets) to the boys of Manthope Corporation Boys Higher Secondary School in West Saidapet.

Deworming programming  -  Jul 28, 2007
Hindu,Earlier, the tablets (albendazole, 400 mg) was given to students of Corporation and government schools. About five lakh students, including children in

Elephantiasis vaccination begins  -  Aug 2, 2007
Joy Online,Mr Odoom said though the drugs for the programme - Albendazole and Mectizan - were expensive, they were administered at no cost to facilitate the fight for

DHL in drug distribution deal  -  Jul 27, 2007
Logistics Manager,DHL Global Forwarding is to distribute albendazole, a drug used in the prevention of Lymphatic Filariasis also known as elephantiasis, for GlaxoSmithKline

Children's medicines  -  Jul 25, 2007
Asianjournal.com,But a single dose of albendazole suspension, sold under the brand name Zentel, is P47. If you work out unit costs, children's medicines are always more

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States prescribe control pill for pharmas  -  Jun 18, 2007
Economic Times,Albendazole 400-mg injection used to treat infections caused by worms is sold at Rs 12 although chemists procure it for Rs 1.50.

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Bogor residents line up for free medicine to fight elephantiasis  -  Jun 8, 2007
Jakarta Post,The drug regimen includes Diethyl Earbamazine Citrate (DEC), Albendazole, and Paracetamol. Edi explained that the drugs must be taken in the afternoon,

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Elephantiasis vaccine for Bogor citizens  -  May 8, 2007
Jakarta Post,The drug kit will include Diethyl Earbamazine Citrate (DEC), Albendazole, and Paracetamol. Dosage of the DEC will be given accordingly to the recipient's

Medical Edge -- Trichinosis will run its course  -  May 4, 2007
Post-Bulletin,If the Trichinella infection is discovered early, in the intestinal phase, the anti-parasitic medications albendazole (Albenza) or mebendazole (Vermox) can

GHS wages war against elephantiasis, river blindness  -  Apr 26, 2007
Joy Online,Dr. Vanotoo said Mectizan and Albendazole drugs would be administered in communities in the Aowin-Suaman, Jomoro, Nzema East, Ahanta West and the Mpohor

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