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Havana, Jan. 23rd (PL). Under the motto of "Sexual education in social transformation processes", the 6th Cuban Congress of Sexual Education, Orientation and Therapy will open today in this capital city
Cuba is successfully applying nuclear techniques to researches in order to support its pharmaceutical industry, especially the biotechnological branch
Sustainable development and the commitment of higher education centers in reaching this goal will be the main topics of the 8th International Congress of Higher Education University 2012, which will be held next February, in this capital
The 6th Cuban Congress for Sexual Education, Orientation and Therapy will be opened next Monday at Havana Congress Center under the motto of “Sexual education in social transformation processes”, according to Prensa Latina news agency reports
The Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery of the capital city of Havana will develop its Annual Scientific Day from January 23rd to January 27th, as part of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the institution, reported Prensa Latina news agency
The Cuban National Commission of Scientific Degrees will grant today a mention to researcher Héctor Camué, for his experimental and theoretical contribution to the electrotherapy, as an alternative to fight breast cancer
Santa Clara — The Cuban science will be at the height of the new challenges imposed by the updating of the economic model in our country, said José Miguel Miyar Barruecos, Minister of Science, Technology and Environment, who presided over the celebrations for the Day of the Cuban Science, which took place in Villa Clara
Santa Clara, Jan 4th (AIN). A technology for the local production of construction elements, developed by experts from Las Villas Central University, is one of the achievements of Villa Clara, main venue of the celebrations for the Cuban Science Day
Havana, Jan 13th (AIN) The scientific work developed by the members of the Revolutionary Armed forces (FAR, Spanish acronym) during 2011, was acknowledged today by the institution leadership in a ceremony held at its headquarters
The research centers belonging to the University of Havana (UH) win as an average about 25 – 30 % of the annual national prizes awarded by the Academy of Sciences of Cuba
Havana, (AIN) The national day for Science Workers Day in Cuba will be devoted to promoting the outcomes of products and services of research, innovation and development in the national economy
These mineral structures broke with the way of conceiving the solid matter in the 80’s and allowed Daniel Shechtman to win the Nobel Prize of Chemistry in 2011
Santa Clara, Villa Clara – Three scientific works carried out at the Universities of Oriente, Havana and at the “Marta Abreu” Central University received an award given by the Ibero American University Association for Postgraduate Teaching and PhD Works Quality.
Havana, (AIN): Camagüey scientific community closed 2011 with an outstanding performance in research & development, with 34 projects of territorial programs in progress, and with good results in the production of goods and services
Havana, Jan. 5th (PL) The honey bearing flora, the pollination and the beehives handling are among the topics to be discussed here at the 3rd Latin American Meeting of Beekeepers, to be held from April 3rd to April 6th
Camagüey – With the opening in the municipality of Najasa of a laboratory equipped with the Ultramicroanalytical System, made in Cuba, the installation of this technology has been completed in the 13 municipalities integrating the province of Camagüey
During the last four years Cuba has reached figures lower than 5 in the infant mortality rate — the lowest in the Americas along with Canada. These results have been possible thanks to the health policy of the revolutionary government which guarantees equity in the access to the welfare services for the mother and the infant
Cuba has 253 protected areas, which occupy about 20% of the archipelago territorial extension, contributing to an efficient conservation of nature and the associate values and historical – cultural resources
Pinar del Rio, (AIN) An inventory of the coastal fauna in the peninsula of Guanahacabibes, western end of Cuba, has confirmed the healthy condition of coral reefs, as a symbol of the natural significance of this site, despite the hurricanes impact in previous years
A group of environmental actions is being developed in the Great Northern Wetland of Ciego de Avila, in order to achieve the sustainability of this region
For its stability in the development of science and technological innovation during the last few years, the number of achievements and their high level of application, Villa Clara province won the venue of the central act for the Cuban Science Day, which is celebrated annually on January 15th
Thanks to its results on 2011 as well as their favorable impact on the socio–economic boom of Villa Clara, this province has been pronounced venue of the central act to commemorate the Science Day, which will be held next January 15th, according to reports released this Monday in Havana
Thanks to its results on 2011 as well as their favorable impact on the socio–economic boom of Villa Clara, this province has been pronounced venue of the central act to commemorate the Science Day, which will be held next January 15th, according to reports released this Monday in Havana
PhD Vito Quevedo Rodríguez, Director of Science, Technology and Innovation of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, gave an overview on some of the results of Cuban science which application has had positive repercussions in the economy, the society and the environment during 2011
Havana, Cuba – The Biological Pharmaceutical Laboratories (LABIOFAM, Spanish acronym), produce today the 98 percent of the veterinary medicines used in Cuba, according to reports made in Havana by the general manager of this center, José Antonio Fraga.
Havana, (AIN) The book Diagnostic debate in internal medicine, a valuable contribution to teaching, constitutes the most recent novelty in “Serafín Ruiz de Zárate” University of Medical Sciences, of Santa Clara city
Camagüey, (AIN) – The branch office of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA, Spanish acronym) in Camagüey province released the 23 CITMA award winners.
Alexa Cruz Rivero has been the first baby born in Cienfuegos by using the technique of artificial insemination applied by the Center for Unfertile Couples Care of this province, reported the National News Agency
Holguín, (AIN) – The nature rewarded the current province of Holguín with the existence of three thousand five hundred twenty nine flora and fauna species, high endemism values and not few cases of very restricted distribution.
An extensive and solid work and novel research results for the Cuban historiography were valid reasons to confer Oscar Zanetti Lecuona the 2011 National Award of Social and Humanistic Sciences
Scientists from eleven countries acknowledged the effectiveness of Cuba in the preservation of the wild species during the Workshop on vegetable communities’ structure in mountainous regions: ecological patterns and historical and evolutionary processes
Cuba – The biggest stalagmite of Cuba, more than 67 meters high, was located at Martín Infierno cave, in the central province of Cienfuegos and captured for the first time by television cameras
Havana, (AIN) – Scholars from the United States ratified this Thursday, in this capital city, their interest in establishing cooperation links and in developing scientific researches with Cuba, in relation to life, marine and environmental sciences.
About one thousand species of tropical plants are present at Santiago de Cuba Ferns Garden, an ecological treasure of the Caribbean basin celebrating tomorrow the 35th anniversary of its foundation after an initiative of its director Manuel García Caluff, reported the National News Agency
Holguín, Cuba – The amount of renal disorders in Holguín is regrettably high. In order to face this adverse situation, in addition to the inquiries, treatments and primary health care offered by the “family doctor”, the general hospitals, and the health system of the province; the Cuban state has arranged the acquisition of 45 artificial kidneys, which are distributed in the hemodialysis services of Mayarí, Moa and Banes hospitals, as well as in the two biggest hospitals of the province: Lenin and Lucía Íñiguez clinical surgical hospital
Nature Communications journal has published in its latest issue that smell played a vital role in man’s evolution. This analysis has been based in the study of 80 human skulls, 14 ones belonging to Homo neandertalensis, Homo ergaster and Homo erectus and 30 chimpanzees’ skulls
Doctor Peter Agre, Nobel Prize of Chemistry 2003, said today that Cuba has many things to teach to the world, and especially in topics related to the public health, a high priority sector in the country
Scholars from eight countries will take part in 16th Scientific Workshop on Afro American Social and Cultural Anthropology to be held from January 4th to January 7th in the House of Africa, located in the old section of Havana city
A workshop to exchange experiences and to release the results of the project Characterization of the wind in the province of Sancti Spíritus for its use as a renewable energy source has developed in this province these days
Cuba – Experts from Cuba and the United States will meet during five days in order to search for new opportunities for cooperation in researches on biological and environmental sciences, enabling technologies and science policy
Cuba – The seismic unit of the eastern province of Holguín will be modernized during the current month with the installation of a Chinese wide band sensor, which will cover the entire Caribbean basin
Cuba – Control and management of the exotic and invading species in vulnerable ecosystems of Cuba is improving thanks to a National Project financed by the Global Fund for Environment including more than one score of species of the flora and fauna identified in the country
Scientists from eleven countries reaffirmed the effectiveness of Cuba in the preservation of the wild species during the Workshop on vegetable communities’ structure in mountainous regions: ecological patterns and historical and evolutionary processes
Havana, (PL) – The forests of the mountains cover more than nine billion square kilometers, that is to say, 28 per cent of forest world surface, but these planet’s peculiar ecosystems are disappearing
Santiago de Cuba, December 8th (PL) The influence of nanotechnology in chemistry is one of the novels attracting most interest among the experts of eight countries taking part here in the twentieth International Conference on Chemistry
Havana, December 8th (PL) The pharmaceutical and ethical regulations harmonization in the Americas will be on of the topics to be treated from today on in this city, in an international workshop on clinical tests
Havana, Cuba. The therapeutic vaccine against the cancer of lung CIMAVAX–EGF, created in Cuba, has been applied to more than two thousand citizens of the Island and it is planned to use the same principle for the prostate cancer
With the participation of experts from Cuba and of other 10 countries, and sponsored by the corresponding department of the University of Oriente, the 20th International Conference on Chemistry began today at Santiago de Cuba
Are you one of the moms who want to have a chubby and at the same time healthy baby? You should know you’re committing a big mistake, because the pediatricians insist in that the excess of corporal mass is harmful for children’s development due to the possible complications caused by other pathologies associated to obesity
Specialists from the Solar Energy Research Center, located in the province of Santiago de Cuba, have designed a solar dryer fitted with insulating metal, glass and steel panels aimed at doubling the service life of solar panel facilities, so oncethe initial investment has been recovered, better dividends can be obtained in their operation
Cienfuegos, Cuba. Cuban specialists are engaged in the rehabilitation of the children at the Children’s Center of the Program of Neurological Restoration of Aguada de Pasajeros municipality in this province, where the health staff works for the life and the happiness of patients and their relatives
Matanzas, (AIN) The fourth territorial event known as Orchids of the Wetland, foreseen to be held on December 6 – 8th at Zapata swamp, will contribute to a deeper study and knowledge and to greater popular commitment with the preservation of this plant
Havana, December 1st (PL) Cuba joins today the rest of the countries of the world in order to celebrate the World Day of Answer to the HIV–AIDS, which this year focuses its efforts on the initiative "Reaching zero"
The National Award of Meteorology 2011 was given to Doctors Ramón Pérez Suárez and Oscar Solano Ojeda, as recognition to their extensive research and teaching work, as well as their contribution to the development of the meteorological sciences in our country
Havana, November 30th (AIN) Doctor Marc Van Montagu, pioneer of the molecular biology of plants, defended this Wednesday the use of genetics and biotechnology achievements in order help to solve the big problems of faced by our planet at present
Havana, Cuba. LABIOFAM Business Group is developing 36 research projects in order to obtain new products and vaccines against diverse illnesses, reported this Tuesday José Antonio Fraga Castro, Director of this entity
Cuban and foreign professors and researchers are attending from today on the 1st International Scientific Conference of the University of Sancti Spíritus, in order to discuss on the sustainable development
The outputs of projects associated with veterinary vaccines and with the development of a corn genetically modified for animal feeding, there will be some of the main courses that Cuba will show in the International Congress Biotechnology Havana 2011, which is taking place from this Monday and until December 3rd in this capital city, along with a Trade fai
Havana, Cuba. The advances in the introduction of the hybrid corn, genetically modified in Cuba, will be one of the experiences shown during the Biotechnology Havana 2011 International Congress, to be held in Havana
Las Tunas, (AIN) More than 20 coastal towns of Las Tunas province might suffer damages due to the climate change, according to a study performed by experts from the Institute of Physical Planning.
Havana, Cuba. The malignant illnesses are displacing the cardiovascular ones and they already constitute the first cause of death in 10 Cuban provinces, with a tendency to keep increasing.
Havana (AIN): The way to improve food production in a world exceeding seven billions of inhabitants will be the key of the debates among specialists from 30 countries, during the Biotechnology Havana 2011international congress
A group of activities are being carried out in Cuba to celebrate the 1st of December, world day for the struggle against the HIV–AIDS
The results obtained in clinical tests performed with the Cuban therapeutic vaccine against large cells lung cancer, CIMAvax–EGF, are proving that the compound seems to be a good option for patients suffering from this illness
Cienfuegos, (AIN): The diversification of soils and the use of environmental practices in food production are some of the ecological experiences that make of Cuba an example for other countries
Pinar del Rio, Cuba. The technique known as "new outbreak" is being widely used at the cultivable areas of the rice agro–industrial complex of Los Palacios municipality, in the western province of Pinar del Rio. This is endorsed by the studies performed by doctors Ricardo Polón and Alexander Miranda
Varadero, Cuba. The 13th International Meeting on Mathematics, Computing Sciences and Statistics (MATECOMPU) began this Tuesday in Varadero beach, located 130 kilometers away from Havana, with the participation of approximately 200 Cuban and foreign delegates
Bayamo, (AIN): Full of singularities, Cupaynicú botanical garden located at the Sierra Maestra, the highest and most famous Cuban mountain range, in the eastern province of Granma
Cienfuegos, Cuba. In a wonderful environment and with several government bodies supporting children's rehabilitation through equinotherapy it began to operate in areas near to this city of the south central part of the country one of the best centers of this type in Cuba and in Latin America
A characteristic of some Cuban rocky coasts is the existence of marine terraces, big stairs of limestone, formed as the sea moves back leaving exposed part of the insular platform
Havana, November 21st (AIN): Delegates from Latin America and the Caribbean are discussing from today on in Cuba the best ways for obtaining food while protecting the environment, at the 3rd International Meeting on Agro–ecology and Sustainable Agriculture
Havana, October 20th (AIN): A new scientific institution has been opened in this capital, under the name of Center for Quality Management and Development. This center will be responsible for the custody, preservation and dissemination of the Cuban Standards Fund
Santiago de Cuba. Topics of world impact, like the Sustainable Chemistry and the Nanochemistry, will be addressed during the international conference of this science gathering delegates of 11 countries in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba
Refuge of vegetable oddness, the protected area of Mil Cumbres in the province of Pinar del Río excels as one of the regions of the country featuring a high endemism in Cuba, sheltering 52 exclusive species of this place subjected to different degrees of threat, due to their very scarce populations
Havana, (AIN) Mental health is a priority for human development, said this Thursday in this city José Juan Ortiz, representative of the United Nations Fund for Children (UNICEF), during the 6th International Conference of Health Psychology
As a compliment to the International Day of Students, the Central Library Rubén Martínez Villena, of the University of Havana, re–opened today its doors including new areas and some others overhauled
The last experiences in relation to the pulmonary transplants and the minimally invasive access of thorax surgical illnesses were shown in Third Congress of Thoracic Surgery and Respiratory Illnesses as part of the 5th Neumocimeq ending this Thursday in Havana
Havana, Cuba. – The delegates to 6th International Conference of Health Psychology discuss this Thursday in Havana on the psychological alterations present in the old age, a matter of paramount importance taking into account the progressive population aging worldwide
Havana, November 16th (AIN) – The 10th Conference on American Studies, event gathering researchers, teachers, and representatives of political parties and social movements of the continent, will begin this Wednesday in its ordinary venue of the Center of Studies on Martí, in this capital
The social responsibility of the Higher education for a sustainable human development is the topic connecting the 13 workshops that will session during the 8th International Congress University 2012, to be held from February 13th to 17th at Havana Congress Center with the participation of about one thousand delegates from approximately 50 countries and 700 nationals
Cuba is developing a wide activities program aimed at celebrating the World Day of HIV/AIDS Answer, to be held next December 1st, reported in Havana specialists from the Ministry of Public Health
Cienfuegos, Cuba. – The first National Workshop on Disasters Management and Prevention involving several health institutions will be held at “Doctor Gustavo Alderguía Lima” General Teaching Hospital of this city located in the south central part of the country. The event will take place next November 17th and 18th and will be attended by many experts
The nature granted women the privilege of protecting a new life in their belly during nine months and giving birth. Nevertheless, the pleasure of enjoying this event unleashes in their bodies other processes than for some of them are very difficult to stand
Havana, Cuba. – Specialists from the United States, Panama, Brazil, Argentina, Cuba and other countries will attend the 6th International Conference on Health Psychology which will session in this capital city from November 14th to November 18th
Santiago de Cuba, November 15th (AIN) – Nearly six thousand surgical operations have been performed at Santiago de Cuba Cardiology Center. This center will soon arrive to the 25th anniversary of its foundation giving health care to patients from the eastern provinces
Havana, (AIN) The importance of the adoption by asthmatic patients of preventive actions and the correct medication when not suffering asthma attacks was emphasized by the National Institute of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology (INHEM, Spanish acronym)
Present in China since 1994, the Cuban business group Labiofam recently brought to this nation a new proposal, the Vidatox–30CH drug, recognized by its high human value for being an alternative therapy for the treatment of cancer
The Cuban experiences in endourology and laparoscopic and neonatal surgeries are presented at the 2nd National Day of Pediatric Urology, gathering more than 70 specialists. The meeting will session until the next Saturday in the city of Pinar del Rio
Pinar del Rio, Cuba, November 10th (PL) – Cuban marine areas receive today the benefits of an international project financed by the UN Global Fund for the Environment that promoting conservationist researches and initiatives
Madrid, November 10th (PL) Representatives of the Cuban business group Labiofam exhibited today in this city the benefits of the homeopathic drug Vidatox–30CH, conceived to improve the quality of life of patients suffering from cancer
Havana, Cuba. – The National Herbarium of Cuba, located in Havana, shows species of plants collected and classified by the botanist Juan Tomas Roig, as well as the wooden collection, result of his forest researches
Cuban scientists and representatives of United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture, UNESCO, declared themselves in favor of technological development form mankind benefit.
When the drums of war tirelessly beat being its more recent and dangerous chapter the threat of aggression against Iran, Cuba joins those who in the world promote a science with peaceful ends, for the eradication of the poverty and the sustainable development
The awards of the Cuban Office of the Industrial Property (OCPI, Spanish acronym) to creativity and technological innovation were presented in Havana city. These OCPI awards are an acknowledgement to the domestic creation
Cuba – This Wednesday when we are celebrating the 13th anniversary of the foundation of the National Action Program to Fight Desertification and Drought, Cuban experts, met at Viñales municipality, in the Cuban western region, discuss topics related with the Climate change
The climate change provokes today more displaced people than armed conflicts. It is worth to remember that since Rio de Janeiro Summit on the Environment and Development, held on 1992, more than 170 countries endorsed a plan of action known as “Agenda 21”, which included the environment as a constant of the development model and the consolidation of sustainability as its paradigm. During that meeting, the principal instrument for the international struggle against the most important environmental problem: the climate change was conceived
Artemisa, November 8th (AIN) – Two new publications about native orchid species present at Zapata Swamp and at the Guanahacabibes National Park are being developed by researchers of Soroa Orchid Garden located in the province of Artemisa
Havana, November 8th (PL) Specialists from the United States, Panama, Brazil, Argentina and Cuba, among others, will take part in 6th International Conference on Health Psychology(Psicosalud), to be held in Havana from November 14th to November 18th
Matanzas, Cuba, November 8th (PL) – The 8th International Symposium on Wetlands 2011, will open today in this city with a look towards the climate change and its effects on insular countries
The World Convention on Psychomotor functions, Education and Stimulation of the Movement and Early Infantile Development to be held in Havana on February 1st – 4th, 2012 will be a great event
A recent study seems to demonstrate that the climate change is increasingly shrinking animals and plants, as a direct consequence of temperature increase and the lack of water
Havana, November 4th (PL) The presentation of Heberprot–P compound, considered as the only alternative to preserve extremities from amputation in diabetics, is among today’s main activities at the 29th Havana International Fair
The healing properties of the poison of the Cuban scorpion (rhopalus junceus) have made the world to look with marked at interest this island of the Caribbean Sea
Pinar del Rio, Cuba – The provincial center of medical genetics of this province has given priority to the program for the detection of malformations using ultrasound techniques, strategy in which this Vueltabajo health institution constitutes a national reference
A humanized monoclonal antibody non receptor of the of epidermal growth factor for the treatment of advanced head and neck tumors in combination with the radiotherapy, is one of the most outstanding products developed by the Center of Molecular Immunology of Cuba (CIM), as it was learned during 29th edition of the Havana International, FIHAV 2011
Havana, November 2nd (PL) – A press conference on natural products for human health commercialized by the Cuban entrepreneurial group Labiofam is among today’s main activities of 29th International Fair of Havana (FIHAV 2011)
SANTIAGO DE CUBA – Gisela Marrero Ferreiro, 54 years old, resident in the municipality of Mella, who has spent seven months under hemodialysis treatment to face a renal insufficiency provoked by a hereditary disease known as Polycystic kidneys became patient number one thousand in benefiting from a renal transplant in this territory
Tens of Cuban children suffering from deafness of different origin will benefit from the introduction of modern implant devices and technologies, as it is the case of the bone–embedded BAHA, which advantage lies in the possibility of using the bone to transmit the sound
The awards corresponding to "Gilberto Caballero Almeida" (1941–1996) Scientific Journalism Contest will be delivered tomorrow in this capital city to outstanding professionals of the sector in the publication of science and technological innovation–related topics
Cuba receives from today on delegates coming from 14 countries who will take part in the 14th International Convention of Land Use and Urban Planning, to be held in this capital city from November 1st to November 4th
Didactic models, multimedias, table games, software, handcraft objects, mechanical equipment, as well as teaching means to favor the environmental education are among the works presented by Cuban children, adolescents and youth to the 14th edition of the OCPI Awards to Creativity and Technological Innovation, in the category of Children and Youth Creativity, corresponding to 2011
Havana, October 28th (AIN) The 29th edition of Havana International Fair (FIHAV), opening next Monday at Expocuba exhibition ground, will show the advancements of the Cuban health as well as its performance at global scale
The population aging constitutes a phenomenon with unprecedented implications in the history which poses important challenges in the area Psychogerontology, reports journalist Dailyn Ruano
A failure in the immune system could be the cause of the Syndrome of Chronic Fatigue (SCF), confirmed this Monday Norwegians researchers in an article published by PLoS One review, reported PL.
With the participation of more than 160 delegates, the International Congress “Reading 2011” will focus on reading as a reflexive and emotional act as well as a comprehensive communication of the different relations of the human being with the universe
Santiago de Cuba – In spite of the lacks imposed to the Cuban health system by the American blockade, at the South Children Hospital (former Colonia Española) the surgeries plan has been fulfilled in more than 113 %. By the way, one of these complex operations to a newborn baby was performed by Doctor Leonardo Pérez Díaz, Chief of the Ophthalmological Services of this health center
An important work of genetic and technological improvement directed to obtain a variety structure of Cuban tomatoes, with a technology modernized and diversified for production management, as well as to achieve an increase in yields and quality for human and industrial consumption was developed by specialists of the Greatest of the Antilles headed by Olympia Gómez Consuegra, from the "Liliana Dimitrova" Horticultural Research Institute attached to the Ministry of Agriculture
Cuba has shown a remarkable progress in kidney transplants after carrying out five thousand procedures since 1970 up to the present. This has contributed to improve the quality of life of patients suffering from chronic renal problems
The Chairman of the Cuban Society for Alzheimer's disease, PhD Juan de Jesus Llibre Rodríguez, recently said that approximately 130 thousand persons suffer from this disease or one of the related dementia in the island, reported journalist Margarita Torres
As an answer to the increase observed in cerebrovascular diseases, very closely related to population aging, the Cuban health system is implementing the so called Ictus Rooms, already established in eight provinces of the country
If you're Cuban, you have probably heard of the conga hutia, that gray or reddish rodent similar to a big rat and featuring a relatively short tail which lives in caves, trees’ roots and in rock cracks. You have maybe heard too that this is an endemic creature and one of the most representative species of our fauna and that it is endangered!
Havana (AIN) The Institute of Geology and Paleontology (IGP, Spanish acronym) belonging to Ministry of the Basic Industry, has just finished a multimedia including the potential in rocks and minerals in all of the municipalities of the country.
SANCTI SPIRITUS –“Doctor Faustino Pérez” Provincial Rehabilitation Hospital, located in this territory, has been the first Cuban institution to use echinotherapy for the treatment of multiple sclerosis in adults with positive results.
The first branch office of the Academy of Sciences of Cuba, outside Havana, will be opened in Santiago de Cuba to render service to the eastern provinces, said Pedro Beatón Soler, delegate of the Ministry of CITMA (Science, Technology and Environment, Spanish acronym) in the territory.
A special issue of the Cuban Journal of Public Health was presented in Havana city to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the Royal Academy of Medical, Physical and Natural sciences.
Havana, (AIN) Professional, scholars, relatives and people taking care of patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease will exchange views in this capital city in order to stimulate the research related to this health problem affecting 24 million people all over the world.
Cardiovascular diseases cause more than 30 percent of annual deaths in Cuba, as it was released during the 4th Congress of Surgery CardioVilla 2011.
La Palma, Pinar del Rio, Cuba – A conservation study is being implemented in this province to reinsert the parrot in Mil Cumbres protected area, located in this Pinar del Río municipality.
Sancti Spiritus, October 14th (AIN) More than one thousand six hundred Cuban infants have been diagnosed as suffering from different degree of retinopathy, according to a research performed to almost nine thousand four hundred preterm infants born during the past decade.
The Census of Population and Housing announced for 2012 throughout the national territory, being currently prepared, will be carried out between September 15th and 24th, as it was established by Decree 291, adopted by the Executive Committee of the Council of Ministers and published in the extraordinary Official Gazette number 32.
BEIJING – Representatives of Labiofam Cuban Company introduced to Chinese authorities and experts the homeopathic medicament Vidatox–30CH, recognized as a supplemental alternative for the treatment of cancer and recently incorporated into the bilateral collaboration.
One of the most outstanding and internationally acknowledged projects carried out by specialists and professionals of our national health system is the one known as Wings for Life.A good deal of the success of this project is due (no doubt) to the intelligence, dedication, and altruism of its main inspirer: Professor Dr. Alexis Cantero Ronquillo, general surgeon, specialized in mammalogy.
A museum, at this moment in advanced construction phase, will join the Centre for Archaeological Research at Buchillones site, the largest of Cuba and the Caribbean basin due to the number of wooden pieces found, belonging to farmers and potters communities inhabiting Ciego de Avila coastal area between 1200 and 1600 c.e, reports Granma.
San José de las Lajas, Cuba. The quality of Surfacén, a preparation created by Cuban specialists to fight back respiratory distress syndrome in newborn infants, allows reducing infant mortality on the Island.
More than one thousand six hundred Cuban infants have been diagnosed as suffering from different degree of retinopathy, according to a research performed to almost nine thousand four hundred preterm newborn babies over the past decade, reports the AIN
The province of Pinar del Río exhibits an infant mortality rate of 3.6 per thousand live births, this result speaks strongly in favor of the proper functioning of the infants and mothers care program in the territory, reported the journalist Alina Cabrera.
This service includes state of the art technology in virtually all polyclinics, and high skilled personnel that has helped to save from blindness more than two million people from 34 Nations
Nimotuzumab monoclonal antibody is used to prolong the life of children suffering from very malignant astrocytoma who rejects other therapies, and also in patients suffering from non–surgical esophagus malignant tumors of epithelial origin, in combination with chemotherapy
A comprehensive attack against Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders has been lunched at the International Center for Neurological Restoration using state of the art technological means
The Nobel Prize of Chemistry was awarded today to the scientist Daniel Shechtman, from the Israeli Institute of Technology, Haifa, for his research on materials, in particular, the discovery of the quasi–crystals
Three Americans were awarded with the Nobel Prize of Physics 2011, for their discoveries on the acceleration of universe expansion through observations of distant supernovae, reported today the Swedish Academy of Sciences
Bruce A Beutler (United States), Jules A Hoffmann (France), and Ralph M. Steinman (Canada) were given the prize for their contributions, which revolutionized the understanding of the immune system through the discovery of fundamental principles for its activation, reported a press release
The Director of the Cuban Centre for Neurosciences, Mitchell Valdes Sosa, expressed at the city of Quito his satisfaction in relation to the recent signature of an agreement with Ecuador to continue providing medical care to people suffering from hearing disabilities
Havana, Cuba – The rate of Cuban women currently nursing their children in an exclusive way during their first six months of life, and then supplementing their nutrition with food until the age of two rose to 48.7%.
The 17.8 % of the Cuban population is currently 60 years or more. This figure nearly represents two million people
Cienfuegos, (AIN) – Typical timber and fruit species of high added potential have expanded plants heritage of Guanaroca lagoon, the only natural protected area in the province of Cienfuegos
For the second time in the history of the organization, a high level health–related forum is being carried out at the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). The first one, carried out ten years ago, had AIDS as the central topic.
Havana, Cuba – Immunology and its involvement in the defense against the attack by bacteria and microorganisms is the subject of the work developed by the winners of the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology, disclosed this Monday.
Havana, Cuba – Cuban personalities will receive this Monday Habitat 2011 Award for their contribution to the development of human settlements in the country and in tribute to the World Day for Settlements Protection, established by the United Nations on 1986
Havana, Cuba. Cuba and China signed in Beijing an agreement for the joint development of a preventive vaccine against whooping cough. This agreement also served to hail the 51st anniversary of diplomatic relations between both Nation
Havana (AIN) The Cuban Program for the Prevention and Control of Rabies, established since 1962, has allowed the surveillance, prevention and control of this disease, both in animals and human being
Havana, September 27th (AIN) The hypertension is linked to an increased risk of developing cancer, as well as to deaths due to this pathology, concludes a recent study with more than 600 000 Europeans
Cienfuegos, Cuba. The municipalization of Mastology takes a new form of medical care in Cienfuegos. Each health area has a specialized consulting office allowing greater satisfaction of patients due to the convenience of the specialized consultation and the early detection of breast tumors
Havana, Cuba. –The National Program of Cochlear Implants established in Cuba in 2005 has benefited more than 230 patients suffering from severe and deafness who do not respond to conventional prosthesis, reports PL
Havana, Cuba. Cuban experts are discussing this Monday about sexuality and chronic illnesses in a workshop related to the millennium development goals, designed to solve some of the most pressing social problems of our time
The Beuveria Baciana, ecological biopesticide produced Cuban labs, is available to farmers throughout the island and allows a quick action against pests and diseases affecting crops
Scientific institutions throughout the country have been developing during the last few years different studies aimed at establishing the likely medical use of substances present in various marine organisms of our island platform
Havana, September 20th (AIN) The central region of the country will host the 8th International Meeting on Nature Tourism, Turnat 2011, to be held next September 26–30th. The meeting will be attended by more than 230 representatives from 11 Nations, including Cuba
Havana, Cuba. Noise sources ranging from ships to military sonars, from compressed air cannons used in drilling oil and gas wells to the construction of marine wind farms can cause the death of marine animals. This is the ever increasing reality faced by whales, dolphins and other aquatic creatures as a result of human activity, according to experts in Barcelona
Pinar del Rio, Cuba, September 20th (PL) As a result of the Cuban–Vietnamese cooperation program, experts from this Asian nation are currently advising rice grower of the western region in order to increase the production of this cereal
The Novo Nordisk Foundation for Hemophilia, which supports actions aimed at improving the treatment and understanding of the disease in developing countries awarded Cuba the 2010 Project Prize
Havana, Cuba The outstanding progress of Cuba in achieving the eight millennium development goals was highlighted in this capital by Barbara Pesce–Monteiro, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations System and Resident Representative of UNDP in Cuba, on the occasion of the celebration of the international day for the preservation of the ozone layer
The growing emergence all over the world of antibiotics multi–resistant bacteria and the mobilization of researchers to cope with them are at the heart of the main conference on infectious diseases (ICAAC) meeting this weekend in Chicago
Iain Stewart feels these days as the illusionist David Copperfield, enclosed in a glass urn, with all reflectors pointing towards him and in front of the eyes of thousands of onlookers who wonder: "What is happening here?", reports El Mundo.es
Science fiction became reality when a team of scientists announced the discovery of a new planet revolving around two suns, similar to that created 30 years ago by filmmaker George Lucas for the "Star Wars" saga, as reported by 20minutos.es
This genetically improved food has an alteration in their genes allowing it to fight against pests such as the grain moth adversely affecting the bud of the plants and the subsequent development of cornfields
Havana, Cuba. Cuba possesses the largest reservoir of carnivorous plants in the West Indies with endemic species in danger of extinction, said Doctor Cristina Panfet, Deputy President of the Cuban Society of Botany
Havana, Cuba – One hundred women have benefited from surgery through natural orifices (in this case the vagina) at Abel Santamaría hospital, reported this Thursday a dispatch of the National Information Agency (AIN)
Santiago de Cuba (AIN) About 30 patients suffering from lung cancer in Santiago de Cuba are being treated with the therapeutic vaccine Cimavax–EGF, an immunogen favoring the quality of life and the survival capacity to this disease
Varadero, Cuba September 15th (PL) Minimum invasive surgery through natural orifices is the subject addressed today at the 6th Congress of the Ibero–Latin–American Society of Surgeons (SILAC, Spanish acronym), meeting in this beach resort of the western province of Matanzas
These cats can be seen in the dark and have a gene protecting them from AIDS virus infection. This research aims at improving both feline and human health
Varadero, September 14th (AIN). The 6th Congress of surgery, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of the foundation of the Ibero–Latin–American Society of Surgeons (SILAC, Spanish acronym), will be in session from today to next Saturday at Kawama resort in this city.
By resolution of the Ministry of Informatics and Communications (MIC, Spanish acronym), the incorporation of letters bearing tildes in Cuban domain names is in force
Havana, Cuba. – The Pan American Health Organization has acknowledged today Cuba, Chile and Uruguay as the only three countries of the region where dengue is not an endemic disease according to its health system as well as the active participation of the community, reported the AIN
Camaguey, Cuba – The World Day for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, held every September 16th, will have this year as its central topic “The elimination of hydro–chlorofluorocarbons, a unique opportunity”
Havana, September 12th (AIN) Being barely two years old, Yuliana Torres Ayala, first Cuban patient receiving liver transplant from a live donor (father) last May 27th, successfully evolves, confirmed specialists in this capital
Havana, Cuba – UN HABITAT Division of the United Nations awarded the Manuscript of Honor prize, the most prestigious distinction awarded in the area of human settlements in the world, to the Centre for Research and Development on Structures and Materials belonging to the “Martha Abreu” Central University, for its contributions in the field of housing in Cuba and the rest of the world
Santa Clara, September 8th (AIN) The report of a nest of the woodpecker known in Cuba as Churroso every three hectares at Monte Ramonal protected area, in Villa Clara, shows the recovery of this species considered as endangered
Artemisa, September 8th (AIN) Sea penetrations due to the increase of hydro meteorological and climatic phenomena have provoked the vanishing of three beaches located to the south of Artemisa, according to surveys carried out by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA, Spanish acronym)
Havana, September 8th (PL) Neurologists, psychiatrists and psychologists from nine countries will attend the 5th Ibero–American Alzheimer Congress to be held in this city. The congress will be devoted to the prevention and management of this disease
Pinar del Río, Cuba, September 8th (PL) Cuban scientists found 15 new archaeological sites on the peninsula of Guanahacabibes, biosphere reserve, where the Indian Guanahatabey, rude man in Arawakan language lived thousands of years ago
DAKAR. – Sick children are at lower risk of dying in Switzerland, according to a classification released today by the organization of children's rights Save the Children, which gives Chad the last position in the list and gives Cuba an excellent eighth place among 161 Nations
Havana, Cuba – The homeopathic drug Vidatox 30CH, Cuban hundred percent and used for cancer treatment, could be deployed very soon in the European market as a result of a commercial and promotional campaign undertaken by the LABIOFAM business group.
At a time when the World Health Organization (WHO) is drawing attention to the dramatic fact that smoking habit kills more than five million people every year, figure that could increase to 8 million by 2030, Cuba releases an encouraging piece of news on the local development of the first therapeutic vaccine in the world against lung cancer, one of the most frequent worldwide and the most common among smokers.
Ciego of Avila, (AIN) – Specialists from the National Enterprise for Flora and Fauna Conservation are reducing the threat of extinction for birds using Ciego de Avila’s Great Northern Wetland as a biological corridor.
Pinar del Rio, Cuba, September 5th (PL) – Cuban and Vietnamese specialists are currently deepening scientific cooperation in order to increase rice production in this western province by using technologies from both countries
Santiago de Cuba – The outstanding botanist from Santiago de Cuba province Manuel García Caluff received the sole honorable mention awarded by the “Augusto González de Linares” Ibero–American Environment Award of the Spanish University of Cantabria.
Havana, Cuba – The effectiveness of the Cuban drug Heberprot–P has allowed the specialists of “Antonio Luaces” Provincial Hospital of Ciego de Ávila to avoid amputations below the knee in patients suffering from diabetic foot during the last three years.
Cuba will celebrate the World Day of Sexual Health on September 4th with the presentation of books, audiovisual works, and activities involving activists, specialists and institutions devoted to the subject, reported Latin Press (PL, Spanish acronym).
Havana, August 31st (AIN) – The Center for Chemical Bioactives of the Central University of Las Villas is ready for the production of biofunctionals, products replacing the stamina or missing components in the human body.
San José de las Lajas, August 30th (AIN) – A new chromogenic and fluorogenic culture medium for rapid and accurate diagnose of Candida varieties has been developed by researchers from the National Center Biopreparations (BIOCEN, Spanish acronym).
Pinar del Rio, (AIN) – Fruit of exhaustive research by Pinar del Rio botanists, the first Red Book on Vascular Flora written in Cuba on the vegetation of our Western–most province was given the National Award of the Academy of Sciences.
Havana, Cuba – The establishment of a multicountry project for dengue surveillance and control is a contribution of the 12th International Dengue Course "Professor Gustavo Kouri" in Memoriam, completed at the Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kourí of Havana
Havana, Cuba – The Cuban health system is reinforcing the actions to
ensure early diagnosis of breast cancer together with the Federation of
Cuban Women sponsoring Wings for Life community project, as reported by
Radio Reloj broadcasting station in its digital version
The most recent version of the pentavalent Cuban vaccine (Heberpenta), uniting simultaneously all the antigens of the formulation in a single vial, obtained its registration on 2010 and is being applied throughout the country, told Granma Doctor Eduardo Martinez Díaz, Director of Technological Development of the Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB).
Havana, Cuba – Few people in the world manage to survive a quarter–century after being subjected to a heart transplant, one of them is a Cuban. We are talking of Maximiliano Velázquez Montesinos. This humble and hardworking man from Artemisa worked as a stevedore at Mariel port during more than three decades gaining the condition of national vanguard 26 consecutive years and in 1992 he was awarded the distinction of Work Hero of the Republic of Cuba.
Havana, Cuba – The new version of the Cuban pentavalent vaccine (Heberpenta) is already applied in the country. This was told to Granma by Doctor Eduardo Martinez Diaz, Director of Technological Development of the Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB, Spanish acronym)
Pinar del Rio, August 17th – (AIN) About 35,600 patients have received surgical treatment at the Provincial Ophthalmic Centre, opened on January 2007 at “Abel Santamaría” Hospital in this city
Havana, Cuba – A task of great scientific importance has been the macroproject to deal with climate change in relation to coastal dangers and vulnerabilities and plotting the potential impacts on Cuba of this global phenomenon in the period between 2050 and 2100, reported journalist Margarita Torres
Havana, Cuba – Palpable evidence on climate change put the scientific community in suspense, diversifying their destinations, but all of them with a common goal: determining how can the different temperatures harm the marine fauna.
Cienfuegos, Cuba, August 15th (PL) – A monument to the memory of the Cuban geographer Antonio Núñez Jiménez (1924–1998) stands today at Pico San Juan, the highest point of Cuba’s central and western regions
Havana, August 15th (PL) – An intensive month–long fumigation and sanitation campaign against the Aedes aegypti mosquito, vector of dengue, has been started today in several regions in Cuba.
Havana, August 15th (PL) – The average annual temperature of Cuba has increased by approximately 0.9 Celsius degrees since 1951 to the present, confirmed Ramón Pérez, specialist of the Climate Center, attached to the Institute of Meteorology
Las Tunas, August 12th (AIN) – Monte Cabaniguán, the greatest American crocodiles reserve in Cuba, has benefited from Archipiélago Sur international project, which will allow enhanced actions for the conservation of endemic species in this area.
Havana, Cuba – The Center for Drugs Research and Development (CIDEM, Spanish acronym), located in this capital city, achieved the introduction and generalization in Cuba of Atorvastatin, a hypolipidemic drug highly expensive at the world market.
Cienfuegos, Cuba – This south central province of the Cuban archipelago has reached a rate of more than 10 donations of organs by million of inhabitants, figure proposed by Cuba for the closing of the present year, thanks to the human and kind action of families wishing to help other people to save their lives
Asunción, August 10th (PL) – A first group of 43 students graduated at Cuban universities from different specialties returned to Paraguay after finishing his professional studies at the largest of the Antilles
Havana, August 10th (PL) – The existence of more than 235 organizations of science and technological innovation, 130 research centers and 64 higher education centers confirms the strength of Cuba in knowledge buildup
Havana, Cuba – Cuban scientists delve into marine biodiversity at the Guanahacabibes peninsula, declared Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. These studies include populations of manatees, birds, turtles and coral reefs
Havana, Cuba – The 12th International Course on Dengue will start today at “Pedro Kourí” Institute of Tropical Medicine. This event will last until August 19th, according to journalist Laura Elena Pérez
Havana, Cuba – Roland Gil, expert from the Chemical Industry Research Center located in Havana, said that gradual introduction of Cuban natural zeolites in agriculture contributes to improve production
Havana, August 7th (AIN) – Vito Quevedo, specialist of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA, Spanish acronym) reported in this capital city that Cuba has two thousand scientists and researchers per million of inhabitants
Havana, August 7th (AIN) – Experts in health policies from Europe and America will meet tomorrow at the 12th edition of the International Dengue Course with the aim of strengthening capacities in the control and prevention of this disease
Havana, Cuba – Villa Clara peasants have been reproducing for two years the Cubalaya hen, the only one native from the island and considered as endangered
Camagüey, July 30th (AIN) – An increased life expectancy in patients suffering from cancer is one of the benefits of clinical trials with monoclonal antibodies carried out at “Marie Curie” Provincial Cancer Hospital in Camagüey
Havana, Cuba – More than 120 countries all over the world will be celebrating the World Breast–feeding Week from August 1st to August 7th. This initiative has been sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) in order to promote and support this unique way of baby feeding
Cienfuegos, Cuba – The University of Medical Sciences “Raúl Dorticós Torrado”, of this city located on the south central part of the Cuban archipelago has graduated 9,334 professionals during its three decades of existence. About 900 out of the above mentioned figure come from more than fifty countries of the world
Havana (AIN) – The members of the Cuban Parliament (People’s National Assembly) addressed this Thursday during the 7th Ordinary Session the need for a greater impact of science on food production considering it a matter of top national security
Cienfuegos, Cuba – With the commitment to be better revolutionaries and more solidary and human people, 438 new professionals graduating from the local School of Medical Sciences received the titles accrediting them as health technologists
Havana, Cuba – Specialists from Copainicú Botanical Garden are performing important studies and projects in order to highlight the environmental beauty, protect the environment and improve the environmental education of this Cuban nature reserve
Havana, Cuba – The Latin American School of Medicine, ELAM (Spanish acronym), has graduated about ten thousand health professionals from 60 countries since its first graduation in 2005 to the present
Havana, Cuba – Exhibiting new banks of human milk in Pinar del Río, Las Tunas, Holguín, Granma, Santiago de Cuba and Guantánamo, Cuba will be celebrating the World Breast–feeding Week from August 1st to August 7th. Ciego de Ávila will be the central venue for this event.
Havana, July 22nd (PL) Cuba won a bronze medal at the 43rd International Chemistry Olympiad, held in Ankara, Turkey, attended by 270 competitors from 74 countries
Havana, Cuba – The Ministry of Agriculture sponsors a National Program for the Conservation and Improvement of Soils, through which more than 600 thousand hectares have been benefited
Camaguey, Cuba, July 21st (PL) The number of kidney transplants carried out in this eastern province has almost reached the figure of 500 since 1978, year of the implementation in this province of this highly costly and increasingly developed in Cuba medical procedure
Pinar del Rio, (AIN) Result of a thorough research by Pinar del Rio botanists, the first red book of the vascular flora written in Cuba, on the vegetation of the Western–most province, received the national prize of the Academy of Sciences.
Venezuela and Cuba have signed 14 agricultural cooperation projects; twelve of these are executed in the South American country, by providing technical assistance and advice, according to a source from the Cuban Ministry of Agriculture (MINAG, Spanish acronym)
Havana, Cuba. The Cuban Academy of Sciences awarded the national prizes to the results of the scientific and technical research during 2010 at the venue of the Jose Marti Memorial.
Havana, July 18th (PL) Namibia will donate nearly 150 animals to the National Zoo of Cuba next year, announced sources of a delegation from the Ministry of Environment and Tourism of that country currently visiting the Caribbean nation
Havana, Cuba. –About 800 Cuban patients have already benefited from the gradual implementation of implants of total knee prosthesis, a very complex surgical procedure requiring specialized tooling and highly skilled personnel for the surgery as well as for the postoperative treatment
The first workshop on deafness and blindness "Defending hope" in session until next Wednesday at Havana Congress Center is attended by experts from Angola, Argentina, Colombia, El Salvador, Spain, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico and Venezuela
Havana, (AIN) Representatives from several countries will meet at the 22nd International Congress of the Cuban society of Orthopedics and Traumatology (SCOT Spanish acronym), which will take place next September 19–24 in the capital
The participation in the 8th Convention of Environment and Development of ministers from Latin America, Africa and Asia, executives of major conventions and international organizations, and first–level experts in the field, has currently turn Havana into the world capital of the environment
The Zoo of Ciego de Avila (center of the island) exhibits the first specimen resulting from the crossing between a zebra and a donkey, an unusual event in the world
Havana (AIN) The best average balance graduates of the University of Havana (UH) received this Tuesday the title accrediting them as Bachelors of Arts and Sciences, on behalf of the 3 431 professionals graduating this year from that institution
The launching for Latin America of Decade of Nations on Biodiversity took place at the 8th Convention on Environment and Development, opened the day before at Havana Congress Center
Havana, Cuba. – The Temnothorax longispinosus ant has the ability to differentiate their enemies, according to a study by German scientists, reported Prensa Latina
The Young Technical Teams, the Great Metropolitan Park of Havana, the Group of Science Promotion of ACC, the Scientific Societies and the scientific institutions of this capital, invite you to participate in the Fair of Science and Technology dedicated to children and young people in celebration to the Children´s Day, which will be held on Saturday July 16th at 10:00 am in the Park Almendares.
Exotic plants from Africa and Australia invade important Cuban areas today to protect its biodiversity, as some experts from the Cuban Botanical Society (Socubot) stated in a workshop on this matter, according to PL.
Havana, Cuba. – A third parenteral plant is in start–up and validation process in the National Center for Biopreparations (BIOCEN), which will increase industrial production in Mayabeque province
Cuban Young people were highly recognized since, “thanks to their intelligence, effort and dedication”, could reach the final level to constitute the delegations which, since July 9th, will represent the country, mastering different subjects in international scenarios
The board of directors of the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) approves increasing the number of domain endings, known as generic top level domains (gTLD), which are currently 22.
Havana, Cuba. – Delegates from more than 30 countries will participate in the 8th International Convention on Environment and Development, which will take place from July 4th to 8th in the International Convention Center of this capital
A girl received a cochlear implant. Since the year 2000 to date, Cuba has favored 224 patients in the country with cochlear implant, with remarkable results, as it was stated by Dr. Eduardo Morales, National Coordinator of the Program.
Havana, June 27th (PL) A masterly conference on the results of the Program of Regional Medical Attention to Hearing Disability will open today, in this city, the 8th Congress on Otorhinolaryngology of Cuban Society
Havana, June 26th (PL) Cuba announced this International Event for Young People dedicated to the Environment when this subject has increasing global dimensions, as it was informed by the Juventud Rebelde journal.
Havana, June 26th (AIN).(AIN) An exhibition of products and services of the Center of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) will be inaugurated in this capital next Thursday to mark the 25th anniversary of this institution
Havana, Cuba. For the third consecutive year, it will be held the Science Fair in the University of Havana on next Saturday, June 25th, a different recreational option which increases the knowledge of the youngest Cuban family members
Havana, Cuba. – As a part of the 3rd Cuban Imaging Congress, it was carried out a practical workshop on thermal ablation, new method that uses heat to destroy malignant tissues in any location.
Havana, June 23rd (AIN) Specialists from a dozen countries, including Cuba, exchange experiences in the capital in relation to the use of imaging in the diagnosis and intervention treatment of main abdominal tumors, in the 3rd Cuban Congress of this specialty
Santa Clara, June 23rd (AIN) It is indispensable to train primary care staff in order to increase Heberprot–P application, Cuban biotechnological medicine against diabetic foot ulcer
Cienfuegos, Cuba – President of the Republic Ghana John Evans Atta Mills closed the Second Congress Ghana–Cuba of Public Health and the First Interregional of Labiofam business group on vectors control in the struggle against malaria
Santo Domingo, Villa Clara – The National Institute of Research on Tropical Vegetables (INIVIT, Spanish acronym) of this municipality is extending to other provinces of the country new varieties of vegetables and cucumber exhibiting higher yields and enhanced resistance to pests and diseases as part of the strategy developed by this institution during the last few years
Havana, June 21st (PL) – Dr Lea Guido Lopez received the Friendship Medal awarded by the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba in recognition to the work carried out in Cuba as representative of the PHO–WHO
Ciego de Avila, June 20th (AIN) – Cuba is promoting the implementation of infant–oriented feeding guides in order to improve the nourishing culture and reduce diseases in this stage of life
Havana, June 20th (AIN) – About 700 hundred youngsters studying at Havana Medical Sciences University showed the outputs of their scientific and research activities at the 19th Students Meeting and at the 8th Meeting of Residents of this higher education center
Havana, (AIN) – This June 19th, the Drepanocytosis International Day (Falsiform Anemia or Sicklemia) will be held in Cuba for the first time. This day was established by United Nations on 2008
Pinar del Rio, (AIN) – Scientists and villagers are engaged during these days, as usual in this season of the year, in a multidiscipline program in the beaches of Guanahacabibes peninsula in Pinar del Rio province in order to protect sea turtles spawning and avoid the extinction of this threatened species
Havana, Cuba – A group of outstanding international specialists, including two Chemistry Nobel Prize winners, will attend the 8th Seminary of Advanced Studies on Biomolecular design and Bioinformatics to be held next July at the Cuban capital
London – Three genetic variations associated to migraine disorder were found according to the latest edition of Nature Genetics journal.
Havana, Cuba – For the first time at "Enrique Cabrera" General Hospital located in this capital city a minimum access rectus surgery was successfully carried out to a patient suffering from a lower rectus second stage neoplasia. The patient is evolving satisfactorily
Havana, Cuba – A symposium on the Laboratorios Biológicos Farmacéuticos (LABIOFAM) is taking place in Ghana these days. Cuban health authorities have expressed their confidence in malaria control by using the Cuban technology, according to AIN
Havana, Cuba – The second working day of the Fifth International Rice Meeting, being held at Havana Congress Center these days has been rated as very fruitful by national and foreign attendants as well as by the members of the Organizing Committee. Discussions among producers and researchers have focused on the need to strive so as to increase the volume of crops and reduce costs based on a better and more efficient use of resources and the achievement of better varieties, in order to deal with the high and ever rising prices of cereals on the world market
Havana, Cuba. – The 4th Conference Science and Technology for a Sustainable Development will start this Saturday at the “Ignacio Agramonte” University of Camagüey, reported Miozotis Fabelo
Havana, June 8th (AIN) – Bent Lautrup–Nielsen, Coordinator of Foundation World Diabetes Foundation Programs (WDF) said to be impressed by the progress of Cuba in relation to diabetes treatment
Havana, June 7th (AIN) – Specialists of the Cuban entrepreneurial group known as Laboratorios Biológicos Farmacéuticos (Labiofam) are promoting in Latin America a homeopathic medicinal product (sublingual drops) for the treatment of cancer diseases based on the Scorpion ‘s poison
Advances in language development in deaf and blind children with cochlear implants will be displayed at the International Workshop “Defending Hope”, to be held in Havana on mid–July
The biotechnological products developed in Cuba currently contribute to the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of 26 illnesses.Thirty years ago, on May 28th, 1981, Cuban scientists took the first step in the development of biotechnology in the country when they obtained the Leukocyte Interferon, a molecule obtained from blood and used in cancer and viral diseases
Cienfuegos, Cuba – The 19th National Scientific Forum of Technical Sciences University Students will be held from June 7th–9th at “Carlos Rafael Rodriguez” University in Cienfuegos city. The meeting will be attended by young researchers and will deal with the impact of average balance training
Under the slogan of "For the respect and the rights of our land" environmentalists will meet in the Cuban capital. The 8th International Convention on Environment and Development will start next July 4th at Havana Congress Center
The production, storage, transportation and use of hydrogen is one of the themes of the 7th International Conference on Renewable Energy, Energy Saving and Energy Education, CIER 2011(Spanish acronym) beginning next Wednesday in Havana, reported PL
Havana, May 31st (PL) – Tabaquism is nowadays the leading cause of preventable premature death, and of 12 per cent of annual mortality, said Elba Lorenzo, Chief of the program for the prevention and control of tobacco in Cuba
Sponsored by the Cuban society of nursing (SOCUENF, Spanish acronym) and the National Directorate of this discipline, the web site (www.enfermeria.sld.cu) will be available for all the specialists with Internet access or to the telematic health network (Infomed)
Havana, May 30th (AIN) – The Center of Molecular Immunology (CIM), based in this capital city, has opened a new plant for the production of monoclonal antibodies devoted to treatment of cancer
Havana, Cuba – With the celebration of the University, Environment, Energy and Sustainable Development Workshop, concluded this May 31st at Havana University the preparatory discussions to the 8th International Congress on higher education
Havana, Cuba – After a deep analysis of the DNA of two Spanish patients, the Asturian researcher Carlos López Otín, discovered a new type of premature aging caused by a default unknown to date
Havana, Cuba – Scientific centers engaged in biotechnological development in Cuba and Uruguay established agreements that will allow a closer cooperation in this field. This cooperation will mainly benefit the South American country
Camaguey, Cuba – The national Cuban Act to celebrate the World Environment Day will be held at the Maximo River, located in the northern region of this province
Washington – A new test for the early identification of lipids in the arteries is developed by American experts, according to the latest edition of Science Translational Medicine journal
A study on the formation of hail found large amounts of bacteria, reinforcing the theory that these play an active role and ¨stimulate¨ the formation of precipitations
Havana, Cuba – The participation of 90 Cuban rice producers will distinguish the sessions of the 5th Rice International Meeting to be held at the beginning of June at Havana Congress Center
Havana, Cuba – During the opening ceremony of the 16th Congress of the Nursing Society on the Island the high ethical and moral values of humanism and solidarity of the Cuban nursing personnel were highlighted
Havana, Cuba – Patients suffering from diabetic foot ulcers and living in different regions of Algeria, showed a remarkable improvement thanks to the use of the Heberprot–P, a drug developed and elaborated in Cuba and introduced in that African nation by multidisciplinary teams of the Island
Washington – Specialists from the International Institute for Species Exploration released a list of 10 animals unknown up to now by the scientific community. These species consists of a bacterium digesting iron
Cuban wants to organize before 2021 a world final of the computing sciences contest sponsored by the Programming University Association
Havana, Cuba – Cuban scientists are finalizing the details to start a protection program for the sea turtles arriving to Guanahacabibes peninsula in Pinar del Río province in order to nest during the months of July and August
Havana, Cuba – The Cuban neurophysiologist Calixto Machado Curbelo was awarded the Statuette on Pedestal, the highest award given by the International Academy for Child Brain Development
Havana, Cuba – Children under 10 years excessively exposed to television broadcasting are more likely to have worse school performance and poor health, suggested experts in an article published by a scientific journal in London
Havana, Cuba – The 9th International Seminar on Satisfactory Longevity: An Integral Vision will begin to session today in Havana sponsored by the Caribbean Medical Association (AMECA, Spanish acronym), and the Club of 120 years
Havana, May 23rd (AIN) The use of the Cuban natural biofertilizer Fitomas in more than 40 crops helps to counteract the nutritional deficit of plants and the effects of drought, the excessive moisture and the attack of pests
Havana, Cuba – Hurricane season starting on June 1st and extending up to November 30th, has been forecasted as less active than the previous one when 19 tropical storms were formed and only two of them reached the category of hurricane. None of these meteorological phenomena had a direct impact on Cuba
The "Annals of the Academy of Sciences" journal was founded on 1864 and has been re–launched apropos of the 150 anniversary of the foundation of the Cuban Academy of Sciences, held last May 19th. This new edition is categorized as a serial publication of science and technology under the frame of the disciplines represented by the current divisions of our Academy of Sciences. Its main contents are original research outcomes promoting the exchange and visibility of our national and international scientific work. It also publishes panoramic articles or compilations addressing the outcomes and retrospective reviews in specific fields of science or technology
Havana, Cuba – A new project for the prevention, management and control of exotic and invasive species in vulnerable ecosystems of Cuba, will begin next month in more than 30 areas of the national territory
Cienfuegos, May 22nd (AIN) The Coccothrinax brevicrinis palm tree, considered unique of its kind in the world and whose common name is bearded fan palm, could save from extinction thanks to the preservation measures taken at Escambray hills in the south central province of Cienfuegos
A rice variety obtained by the Cuban Institute of Grains Research (ICIG, Spanish acronym) is undergoing evaluation in the province of Camagüey, for use mainly as cattle food, said AIN
Havana, May 19th (AIN) Renato Garcia, Chairman of the Biomedical Engineering Regional Council for Latin America, said today that Cuba exhibits significant results in the use of technology for the benefit of the health of the population
Havana, Cuba – A solemn evening to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Royal Academy of Medical, Physical and Natural Sciences of Havana will take place tomorrow in this capital city, the same day of the creation of the preceding institution
The number of known people suffering from hypertension in our country is higher than 2.2 million, that is to say, about 25 % of Cuban adult population. An important figure of this total is not under treatment and 50 % of those under treatment have not managed to control their tension
Cuba defended today the preservation of health as a fundamental human right expressing at the same time its concerns about the financial, food, energy and environmental crisis severely affecting the planet
Camagüey – Regenerative medicine with hematopoietic stem cells directly obtained from the marrow bone of the own patient was applied to teenager in Camagüey by specialists from ‘Eduardo Agramonte Piña’ pediatric hospital
The Havana University of Medical Sciences invites its students to take part in the health and environment workshop to be held under the name of City trees and green spaces: Effects on human health
Havana, May 17th (AIN) – Experts from several countries will attend from this Tuesday and until Friday the 5th Latin American Congress of Biomedical Engineering. The latest developments in this field will be discussed in this event
Under the motto of “A better life in rural communities by using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) was celebrated the Telecommunications World Day this May 17th
Camagüey – This province will be the venue of the national rally to celebrate the Environment World Day to be held next June 5th in order to acknowledge the important studies carried out at this territory on vulnerability and risks due to strong winds, floods, chemical agents, hazardous wastes and extreme draught in the recovery of biodiversity
Havana, Cuba – The 9th Cuban Congress of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation continues to develop at this capital city with a day devoted to discuss cardiopulmonary and cerebral resuscitation
Havana, Cuba – The satisfaction of a patient and his / her relatives has a lot to do with the work carried out by nurses reported from the Isle of Youth journalist Mirtha Millán
Havana, Cuba – The brain of 2 years old autistic children is ten percent larger than that of sound children, concluded a group of American scholars in a recent study published by Archives of General Psychiatry
Havana, May 12th (AIN) Technological innovation by a group of researchers from the National Institute of Agricultural Sciences (INCA, Spanish acronym) gave place to the obtainment of new tomato varieties more resistant to climate changes
Havana, May 12th (AIN) The Spanish Red Cross awarded doctor Luis Foyo Ceballos, General Secretary of the Cuban Red Cross, with the Gold Medal in order to acknowledge its outstanding work in favor of vulnerable people
Santa Clara, Cuba – The work of about 680 nurses reinforces the medical care at the 80 % of doctors’ offices in Villa Clara province. This support is a kind of tribute to the celebration of the specialty’s World Day to be held on May 12th
Havana, May 12th (PL) The 9th Cuban Congress on Anesthesiology and Resuscitation is developing in this capital city with a day devoted to discuss cardiopulmonary and cerebral resuscitation
Camagüey, May 11th (AIN) Studies on dangers, vulnerabilities and risks due to intense draught will conclude this year in five provinces of Cuba. These studies will be subsequently extended to the rest of the national territory
Havana, May 11th (AIN) Cuba is manufacturing vital signs monitors and is also starting to produce anesthetic drugs of proven efficiency all of which contribute to Cuba’s world renown
Havana, Cuba – The world scientific community acknowledged again the Heberprot–P Cuban drug, formulated for the treatment of diabetic foot’s ulcer. This innovation was granted the Award to the Best Young Innovator at the recently closed thirty ninth edition of the International Inventions Exhibition held at Geneva, Switzerland, reported Telesur
Santiago de Cuba, May 11th (PL) Specialists from Cuba and other 20 countries will discuss from today on risks, threats and strategies during the 5th International Conference on Coastal Areas Integrated Management sponsored by the University of Oriente
Havana, Cuba – Middle–aged people put on too much weight are more prone to suffering from dementia as they get older, was the conclusion of a study performed by Swedish scholars according to BBC digital site
Havana, Cuba – The Director of the Cuban Weather Forecast National Center, Jose Rubiera, anticipated a lower activity hurricane season for Cuba as compared to the previous one
Havana, Cuba – Cuban health authorities are carrying out educational activities as well as active inquiries in order to celebrate the Hypertension World Day to be held next May 17th
Havana, Cuba – Scientific, theoretical and people’s activities are part of the program for the Cuban celebration of the Environment World Day to be held next June 5th
Havana, May 10th (AIN) Carlos Miguel Pereira, Cuban Ambassador to Beijing, highlighted the importance given by the Isle to the relations with Hubei province, venue of the state–of–the–art area of Donghu
Cancer keeps being this year one of the main causes of death, hospitalizations and disabilities in Cuba and therefore its treatment entails huge expenditures to the national hea
Havana, Cuba. The 9th Congress on Anesthesiology, Reanimation and Pain will take place from next Wednesday to Friday at the capital city of the country, said members of the Organizing Committee according to a report from Latin Press
Eighteen years old young man Luis Miguel Ramirez Rodriguez became the first patient of this province, the most distant from the capital city, benefiting by a spine operation using posterior screws
Washington May 9th. Children using the nursing bottle until 2 years old or more are more prone to be put on too much weight at school age, said specialists after carrying out a study including about seven thousand children
Santa Clara – Specialists from the Central Geological and Mining Enterprise, located at Villa Clara province, have proved the usefulness of zeolite as an element helping in pigs’ digestion and therefore significantly reducing animal mortality at early ages
Cienfuegos, May 9th (AIN) Ficus population, the third most important after palms and bamboos at Cienfuegos Botanical Garden is receiving a very careful attention so as to achieve its preservation and reproduce single or reduced number plants
Camagüey, Cuba – “Ignacio Agramonte” University of Camagüey will be the venue next June of the 4th International Symposium “Complejidad 2011”: For a sustainable development
Havana, Cuba. – The Cuban Society of Educators in Health Sciences acknowledged today educators of medical sciences, who during their long professional career formed several generations of doctors
Pinar del Río, Cuba, May 5th (PL) Cuban scholars push a project for land sustainable management in the south plain of this province suffering from the aftermath of desertification and draught
Havana, May 4th (AIN).The figure of 100 or more years old persons in Cuba is gradually increasing thanks to the high priority given to social welfare, said in this capital city Dr Eugenio Selmán–Housein Abdo
The Cuban enterprise “Labiofam” is exhibiting product for cancer treatment at the 18th Cochabamba International Fair, Feicobol – 2011, being held at Bolivia
Havana, Cuba – Solid interpersonal relations are as important for a sound life as quit smoking, loosing weight or jugging, according to a study published by PLoS Medicine
Men have a larger brain mass due to their greater height, but women are proportionally superior, according to the Spanish PhD Juan Gibert Róala
Havana, Cuba – A new humanized monoclonal antibody producing injuries in tumor cells has been one of the National Awards for Scientific Research granted by the Academy of Sciences of Cuba (ACC, Spanish acronym).
Havana, May 3rd (PL) Cuba celebrates World Day of Asthma with a scientific event where acknowledged scholars will approach current issues on this condition considered to be a serious health problem
Havana, May 3rd (PL). About 300 health professionals will attend the 2nd Scientific Convention of Havana School of Medicine to be held in this capital city on May 4–5th
Havana, Cuba – A national workshop on pediatric surgery will take place in Sancti Spíritus province on May 16–18th. Sustainability and development of this discipline will be among the topics to be discussed
Havana, Cuba – The Festival of Caribbean Endemic Birds is in progress in Cuba up to May 22nd. This event aims at promoting people’s knowledge on the regional avifauna, creating awareness on its protection and improving environmental education activities.
Havana, April 29th (PL) – Aseptic filling management and risks were among the main topics analyzed at the international workshop on aseptic processes of the biopharmaceutical industry about to finish today in this city.
Havana, April 28th (PL) Italian researcher Marco Preus praised the importance of using insulators in biopharmaceutical industry toxic and aseptic processes in order to avoid contamination and improve the quality of product.
Hanoi, April 28th (PL) Cuba aims at placing all of its scientific and technical potential at the service of Vietnam mainly in the field of applied researches, it was reported here today.
Havana, Cuba – With the attendance of representatives from almost 20 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa and Europe and the presence of Major of the Revolution Guillermo García and the Vice–president of the Council of Ministers Ulises Rosales del Toro, The Fifth Congress on Forests, the 6th Symposium on Agricultural and Forest Systems and the 5th International Meeting of Young Researchers were opened this Wednesday in Havana.
Havana, Cuba – A protein present in the brain is seen as causing anxiety symptoms said British specialists during the most recent edition of Nature reported PL.
Havana, Cuba – The US Government denied the corresponding travel license to PhD Harold Baseman, who has been previously invited to the 6th International Workshop on Aseptic Processing to begin today at Melia Cohiba hotel in Havana City.
Havana, Cuba – The Fifth Congress on Forests, the 6th Symposium on Agricultural and Forest Systems and the 5th International Meeting of Young Researchers were opened today at Havana Congress Center as reported by journalists Gonzalo Limonta and Cabrera Peinado.
Cardenas, Cuba – With about 10 year of work, the “Rosa Luxembourg” Rehabilitation Center, located at Cardenas City, about 20 km away from Varadero beach, excels for its care of children suffering from neurodevelopment disorders.
Holguín, (AIN) – Specialists from five provinces stressed in this city the benefits achieved thanks to the use of the 3D Planning System at the country’s radiotherapy centers in order to improve the quality of care of the sick.
A study on the Cuban boa and its presence at San Antonio cape was performed by researchers of Guanahacabibes National Park.
Havana, Cuba – The celebration of Asthma World Day in Cuba will focus on a scientific event to be held on May 3–4, said the organizers according to PL.
The Executive Committee of the International Council of Sciences (ICSU) will meet in Havana next month for the first time since its creation on 1931, when one of the founding members was the corresponding Cuban institution.
Santa Clara, April 12th (AIN) Medicaments obtained from plants are being used at Santa Clara’s veterinary centers as part of Cuba’s strategy of import replacements.
Havana, Cuba – The 8th International Symposium “Metrology 2011” will be in session at Havana Congress Center from May 18th to 20th.
Cienfuegos (AIN) Cardiovascular rehabilitation is one of the topics covered by pre–congress courses anticipating the 6TH International Congress “Rehabilitation 2011” taking place in this city until April 16th.
Havana, April 12th (PL) – Cuba will exhibit its experiences on veterinary training and capacity building, allowing the graduation of national and foreign specialists, during the 8th International Congress to open today in this city.
A study on the Cuban boa and its presence at San Antonio cape was performed by researchers of Guanahacabibes National Park.
Havana, Cuba – Almost the whole Cuban archipelago with a potential for mining has been subjected to geological surveys which have been carried out by several domestic scientific institutions. The outcomes of these surveys favor the future development of this important sector.
Cienfuegos, Cuba – An Assisted Reproduction Center is working at “Dr Gustavo Aldereguía Lima” hospital in Cienfuegos to render service to women coming from Cuban central provinces from Matanzas to Ciego de Avila.
Havana, March 31st (AIN) – Cuban researchers from the Institute of Cybernetics, Mathematics and Physics, headquartered in this city, have created the THERAMED 101 – B device for bones repairs which proved to be effective in 18 out of 22 studied cases.
Havana, April 4th (AIN) – The 4th International Convention on Earth Sciences, to be opened today in this city, will focused on planet evolution, its constant activity and the interpretation of present and future phenomena.
Havana, Cuba – Cuban specialists assure that the overconsumption of energetic foods with a low nutritional value together with a low level o physical activity increase the indexes of overweight and hypertension at early ages.
Havana, Cuba – The 16th Children Scientific Day will be held on May 10–12 in order to celebrate the International Environment Day and the 51st anniversary of Cuban aquarium inauguration. The event will be attended by delegates of the whole country.
Havana, Cuba – Aimed at promoting cultural and scientific exchange among youth, the ONUCARIBE 2011 meeting will session in Santiago de Cuba from next Monday on.
Havana – The advancements of the Isle in the diagnose and confirmation of diseases from cytopathological studies, biopsies and surgical pieces were underlined by Israel Borrajero, Chairman of the Second Congress of the Cuban Division of the International Pathology Academy.
Havana, Cuba – The importance of Cuba’s migration towards open access platforms was the central topic of the “Second Topical Workshop for Training on the Use and Development of Open Code Applications and Open Computing Standards”, held in the city of Santiago de Cuba.
Havana, Cuba – Researchers from the National Institute of Agricultural Sciences (INCA, Spanish acronym) managed to get the Pectimor, an efficient plants’ growth regulator which has been internationally acknowledged reported the National Information Agency.
Havana, December 13 (PL) Cuba will launch this week its own cooperative encyclopedia known as EcuRed integrating about 19 200 articles aimed at creating and sharing academic contents.
According to local researchers, the peninsula of Guanahacabibes, biosphere reserve located in the western province of Pinar del Rio, could help to restock the marine fauna in the areas recently damaged by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Guantanamo, Cuba – The characterization of scorpion fauna in the mountains of Cuba’s eastern region known as Nipe – Sagua – Baracoa, is presented in a workshop hosted by the Medical Sciences University and the Center for Mountain Development, both of them located in the province of Guantanamo.
Havana, Cuba – The Day of Latin American Medicine is held every December 3rd in order to commemorate the birth of the Cuban scholar Carlos J. Finlay, born on 1883 in the province of Camaguey and who has been considered as a Mankind Benefactor and the greatest Cuban scientist in history.
New Delhi, December 2nd, (PL) – The Cuban Ambassador to India, Miguel A. Ramirez, said today that his country’s health model has proved to be successful and low cost for developing countries.
Havana, December 2nd (AIN) – Men featuring long index fingers have a lower risk of suffering from prostate cancer. This finding could be used to help to select patients to be regularly controlled in order to detect this disease, reported British scientists.
Havana, November 10th (PL) The kangaroo method, also known as skin to skin, favors mother’s role at providing human warm, love and milk to newborns as well as adequate nutrition and protection against infections.
Havana, Cuba – Professionals and students from twelve countries meet from today to November 12th at the 15th Congress and Assembly of the Latin American Society of Design (ALADI, Spanish acronym).
Havana, Cuba – The infant mortality rate in Cuba is of 4.8 per one thousand births thanks to the implementation of strategies and programs designed to lower neonatal mortality, said the Chairman of the Cuban Pediatrics Society, Dr Fernando Dominguez at the opening session of the 7th Ibero–American Congress on Neonatology.
Havana, November 10th (PL) Perinatal asphyxia is an important cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality and its incidence ranges from 20 to 25 per a 1000 births pointed specialists during a meeting in Havana.
Havana, November 9th (PL) – The 7th Ibero–American Neonatology Congress and the 4th Chapter of Neonatal Nursery will start today their activities at Havana Congress Center with a series of courses taught by outstanding experts.
Pinar del Río, Cuba – The 10th National Congress on Internal Medicine will session in Pinar del Río with a program focused on infectious diseases and cancer reported members of the organizing committee.
Bayamo, October 7th (AIN) – Cuban expert Moisés Morejón emphasized today in this city the benefits of national bio–fertilizers in order to keep high agricultural yields and replace imports.
Havana, November 7th (PL) Cuban professors and specialists will present more than 120 papers during the 12th Botany Meeting Johannes Bisse in Memoriam to be held from November 20th – 22nd, announced journalistic sources.
Santo Domingo, October 4th (PL) Cuba was ratified as a member of the direction board of the Latin American College of Neuropychopharmacology during the congress of this discipline held in Dominican Republic from September 29th to October 2nd.
Stockholm, October 4th (PL) The British scholar Robert Edwards, pioneer of in vitro fertilization (IVF), was awarded with the 2010 Nobel Prize of Medicine and Physiology according to a press release of the Nobel Committee with venue in Sweden.
Havana, (PL) Cuba is developing new researches on an endemic scorpion poison of the species Rhopalurus junceus, a product which has shown certain pharmacological properties, according to an expert.
Beijing, October 1st (PL) The Chinese government honored two Cuban specialists with the Friendship Award according to a press release of the Cuban embassy to Beijing.
Havana, October 1st (PL) The International Congress ‘Labiofam 2010’ will be closed today after four session days devoted to the development of veterinarian medicaments and control of vector–transmitted diseases.
Havana September 30th (PL) The Cuban experience in pest control using biological methods in countries such as Brazil is one of the topics of the International Congress of Labiofam entrepreneurial group to be closed tomorrow.
Havana, Cuba – The First International Congress of Cuban Biopharmaceutical Labs, LABIOFAM 2010, is being successfully carried out at the Congress Center of the Cuban capital city attended by some 500 delegates and guests from Africa, Asia, America, Europe and Cuba.
United Nations, September 28th (PL) Cuba and Brazil excel among underdeveloped countries by their good results in the universal access to treatments against HIV – AIDS, according an official report released today by United Nations.
Santo Domingo, September 16th (PL) A book on Cuban flora and fauna published by the outstanding scholar Nicasio Viña Bayés and illustrated by the Dominican photographer Eladio Fernández, was presented in this city as part of a more ambitious.
Havana, September 16th (PL) Cuba is celebrating today the World Day for the Protection of the Ozone Layer with the application and search of alternatives aimed at getting rid of hazardous substances severely affecting that important protecting shield of our planet.
Camagüey, Cuba. The auriculotherapy is at present one of the most novel treatment applied in Camagüey to fight against children’s stomatitis showing an efficiency of 98 %.
Havana, Cuba – The Central University of Villa Clara province will be the venue for the International 21st Congress of Orthopedics and Traumatology and for the First Cuba – Mexico Meeting of the Speciality to be held next 20 – 25th September.
Havana, September 15th (PL) About 50 Mexican orthopedists and traumatologists will attend a meeting between professionals of both nations which will session parallel to the 21st International Congress on the above mentioned specialities.
Havana, September 14th (PL) Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro attended the lecture "Climatic Outcomes of a Nuclear Conflict" delivered by the American scholar Alan Robock, professor of Rutgers University in New Jersey, USA.
Havana, September 14th (PL) The book “El sexo de los ángeles” revealing some of the secrets, nuances, myths and truths of the media will be presented in Havana next September 18th.
Havana, Cuba – The Third International Seminar on Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies will be held in this city on September 6 – 10.
Berlin, September 1st (PL) – The Director of the Cuban National Center for Sexual Education (CENESEX, Spanish acronym), Mariela Castro, exchanged views with German experts as part of a working tour of Europe which included Italy and Switzerland confirmed the event organizers.
Forty five days after his previous visit, the Commander in Chief Fidel Castro revisited the National Aquarium this Monday accompanied by the American journalist Jeffrey Goldberg from The Atlantic magazine staff, the scholar Julia Sweig, specialist of the Council for Foreign Relations and the chairwoman of the Hebrew Community in Cuba, Adela Dworin.
Havana, Cuba – World leaders in biotechnology field will share experiences with Cuban experts during an international forum to be held in Havana next October 20 – 22nd.
Havana, August 31st (PL) – Cuban specialists, technicians and population at large will become part of a wide activities plan in the frame of the Day for the Protection of Ozone Layer to be held throughout the country during the next few days.
Holguin, Cuba – The use of endoscopy for the surgical treatment of pathologies negatively affecting lachrymal ways is one of the latest advancements achieved by Holguin Ophthalmological Center.
Caracas, August 27th (PL) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez stressed country’s advancements in the improvement of health services thanks to the aid provided by Cuban government and professionals.
Havana, Cuba – The National Institute of Angiology located in Havana City has been the first in Cuba to successfully apply floral therapy to patients suffering from diabetes in order to prevent ulcers and their potential complications.