Last November, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a Question & Answer page about artemisinin providing partial protection against malaria infections. Artemisinin, a natural constituent derived from the Artemisia annua plant, also known as sweet wormwood, as well as its derivatives, are described by the WHO as "powerful medicines known for their ability to swiftly reduce the number of Plasmodium parasites in the … Continue reading WHO: Artemisinin is a powerful remedy against malaria
Why does Africa have such low rates of severe covid-19 infection and mortality?
In 2015, the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine was awarded to William C. Campbell from the US, Satoshi Omura from Japan, and Youyou Tu from China. The three scientists discovered natural-based remedies to treat parasitic infections that cause malaria, river blindness (onchocerciasis) and elephantiasis (lymphatic filariasis). These infections plague over a hundred million people … Continue reading Why does Africa have such low rates of severe covid-19 infection and mortality?
Dr. Eddy Bettermann MD 