Drug-Resistant Malaria in Cambodia Raises Fears of a Super Parasite

Malaria in Cambodia is becoming increasingly resistant to one of strongest anti-malarial treatment available, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. That could cause literally millions of deaths as malaria, already the world's third-deadliest infectious disease, becomes unresponsive to remedies that once proved effective against the disease. The drugs examined were derived from artemisinin, the basis of the most effective treatment for the bloodborne parasite that causes malaria. To study the treatment's effectiveness, researchers