Army Units Stop Taking Anti-malarial Drug

Top doctor for elite Army commandos tells troops to stop taking mefloquine, an anti-malaria drug found to cause permanent brain damage in rare cases
Sept. 20, 2013

The ban among special operations forces is the latest development in a long-running controversy over mefloquine (also know as lariam). The drug was developed by the Army in the 1970s and has been taken by millions of travelers and people in the military over the years. Read the full story

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