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Revealed: DoD 'Waterboarded' Guantanamo Bay Prisoners with Neuropsychiatric Drug

Jason Leopold, Jeffrey Kaye, TruthOut.org. December 3, 2010.

The Defense Department forced all "war on terror" detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison to take a high dosage of a controversial antimalarial drug, mefloquine.

How a Tiny Parasite Helped Shape History

Sonia Shah, AlterNet. April 27, 2009.

Malaria has played a huge role in our past.

A Miracle Drug for Malaria

Steve Connor, The Independent UK. June 4, 2008.

Scientists hope to produce enough of the drug within two years to help the approximately 500 million people suffering from malaria worldwide.

Is DDT Making a Comeback?

Kim Larsen, OnEarth Magazine. February 1, 2008.

In Africa, where malaria kills a million children a year, some are advocating the return of DDT. Are they right?

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