Probiotics was first conceptualized by the Russian Nobel Prize winner and father of modern immunology- Elie Metchnikoff at the beginning of the 20th century. He believed that the fermenting bacteria in milk products consumed by Bulgarian peasants were responsible for their longevity and good health. Recent research is now catching up with what he already […]

Malaria is an important cause of death and illness in children and adults, especially in tropical countries. Malaria is caused by infection of red blood cells with protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium. The parasites are inoculated into the human host by a feeding female anopheline mosquito. The four Plasmodium species that infect humans are […]