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Cuban drug ‘PPG’ keeps value

Published on: October 29, 2021
10:37

Havana, Oct 29 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Polycosanol, known as PPG, is still today a natural drug from Cuba with exceptional properties to deal with various conditions, including stroke.

Transnational drug trafficking gang dismantled in Chile

Published on: October 25, 2021
11:39

Santiago de Chile, Oct 25 (Prensa Latina) Chilean police, with support from other countries in the region, dismantled a transnational drug trafficking organization and seized more than a ton of drugs, authorities said here today.

Anti-Covid-19 drug made from blood plasma to be tested in China

Published on: September 6, 2021
07:26

Beijing, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) A Chinese pharmaceutical company will begin clinical trials of a Covid-19 drug, developed from the blood plasma of patients who have recovered from that disease and vaccinated individuals, local press informed on Monday.

Panama’s Supreme Court denounces suspicious release of drug lord

Published on: September 4, 2021
13:06

Panama, Sep 4 (Prensa Latina) Magistrates of the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) of Panama denounced at the Attorney General's Office the suspicious release by a court of an alleged drug capo, already recaptured and held on Sunday under maximum security.

Alcohol can cause immediate risk of atrial fibrillation, study finds

Published on: September 3, 2021
07:30

Washington, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) Long-term alcohol consumption has been associated with the development of atrial fibrillation and avoiding alcohol has been associated with reduced atrial fibrillation, a scientific source revealed on Thursday.

Bolivia aims at fighting against drug trafficking in the region

Published on: September 1, 2021
16:21

La Paz, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia's Government announced today that it will coordinate with the authorities of Chile and Paraguay a strategy to dismantle the drug trafficking gangs that affect the three countries.

Brazil dismantles network of drug traffickers to Europe

Published on: August 24, 2021
11:18

Brasilia, Aug 24 (Prensa Latina) The Brazilian Federal Police today arrested 12 suspected international drug traffickers who were sending drugs by sea to the Dutch port of Rotterdam.

Biden urges U.S. Congress to reduce drug prices

Published on: August 12, 2021
13:45

Washington, Aug 12 (Prensa Latina) U.S. President Joe Biden will today urge Congress to allow Medicare social program to negotiate drug prices directly with the pharmaceutical industry.

CECMED authorizes to use phase-II trial with CIGB2020 candidate

Published on: August 12, 2021
07:36

Havana, Aug 12 (Prensa Latina) Cuba´s Center for State Control of medicines, Equipment and Medical Devices (CECMED) on Wednesday authorized the start of a phase-II clinical trial with the vaccine candidate CIGB2020, seeking to stimulate the immune response against acute respiratory infections.

Blood donations to treat Covid-19 patients in Cuba

Published on: August 3, 2021
13:55

Havana, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) Blood donations in Cuba are a priority to increase the production of a plasma-based formula against Covid-19, which is used to treat seriously ill patients, an official reported on Tuesday.

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