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China Scientist Given Lasker Award for TCM-based Malaria Drug

publication date: Sep 16, 2011
Dr. YouYou Tu of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences in Beijing was given the 2011 Lasker Award for work that led to the discovery of artemisinin, the world’s foremost treatment for malaria. Dr. Tu’s investigations, conducted 40 years ago, scoured ancient literature for TCM recipes that would be effective against the deadly disease. One of these, described originally 2000 years ago, seemed especially promising. It became the world's most effective treatment for malaria, artemisinin. More details....

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