Lisa M. Jarvis' article on quinine was very interesting (C&EN, May 25, page 50). I understand that the supply from the Far East stopped at the beginning of World War II. The article did not mention, ...

Beginning in 2006, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a series of warnings not to prescribe the malaria drug quinine (Qualaquin™) for nocturnal leg cramps -- an off-label use -- because ...

It is World Malaria Day on April 25. An anti-malarial drug that left an indelible impression on those who consumed it is on everyone’s lips; its efficacy and benefits hotly discussed in the pandemic ...

Can a medicine cause a war? The treatment for Malaria may just have. Can a medicine cause a war? When chemists isolated a new compound from the bark of a South American tree, they had no idea they ...

Tonic water elicits images of sparkling drinks and stirred concoctions, but it has a history that reaches beyond the bar. Its roots go back centuries, starting with the Andes and the cinchona tree, ...

Summer is a time for popsicles and corn on the cob, watermelon and ice cream, and for some, beverages prepared with clear liquors. It’s well known that alcohol affects the body and mind in profound ...