Extensive research on papaya leaf juice

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The Institute for Medical Research says the research is expected to be completed in two years.

PETALING JAYA: The Institute for Medical Research (IMR) has started research on the healing properties of papaya leaf juice as a cure for dengue.

IMR medical officer Dr Soobitha Subendran said the research is expected to be completed in two years.

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Severe strain of dengue causes spike in deaths, says paper

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The appearance of a particularly severe strain of dengue has left Malaysia with nearly four times the number of deaths this year compared with the same period in 2013, The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday.

The paper quoted Rose Nani Mudin of the Health Ministry’s vector-borne diseases section as saying the strain of dengue, DEN-2, began appearing in force in March 2013, a shift from the previously prevalent DEN-3 and DEN-4 serotypes.

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