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Bumetanide shows potential as Alzheimer’s disease treatment

Published on: October 14, 2021
18:28

Washington, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) A team of experts said that Bumetanide -a commonly used and potent oral diuretic pill- may provide an expected yet efficacious treatment for those at genetic risk of Alzheimer's disease, as funded by the National Institute of Aging (NIA).

Covid-19 reverses years of world progress against tuberculosis

Published on: October 14, 2021
16:16

Geneva, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) Covid-19 reversed years of global progress in the fight against tuberculosis and, for the first time in more than a decade, the deaths from the latter increased, an official document revealed on Thursday.

Cuba to ramp up Jusvinza anti-Covid-19 drug production

Published on: October 4, 2021
07:59

Havana, Oct 4 (Prensa Latina) The Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) on Sunday highlighted that new Jusvinza drug is Cuba's first therapeutic product based on synthetic peptide, so its production is expected to ramp up.

PAHO urges access to diagnosis, treatment for children with cancer

Published on: September 17, 2021
07:12

Washington, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) Every year some 280,000 children under 19 years of age are diagnosed with cancer globally, although most of these deaths could be avoided, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned on Thursday.

Cuba fosters use of its own products to treat Covid-19 patients

Published on: September 16, 2021
00:30

Havana, Sep 16 (Prensa Latina) The Havana-based Molecular Immunology Center (CIM) is promoting the use of products developed here as part of Cuba's protocol to treat Covid-19 patients.

NIH study rakes up origins of lung cancer in never smokers

Published on: September 8, 2021
08:07

Washington, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) A genomic analysis of lung cancer in people with no history of smoking has found that a majority of these tumors arise from the accumulation of mutations caused by natural processes in the body, according to an international team led by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Monoclonal treatments combo reduces Covid-19 hospitalizations

Published on: September 1, 2021
01:00

Washington, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) In an observational study, Mayo Clinic researchers report that the combination of casirivimab and imdevimab ― two monoclonal antibody treatments under Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization ― keep high-risk patients out of the hospital when infected with mild to moderate Covid-19, according to The Lancet´s EClinicalMedicine.

Russia treats dozens of wounded Syrian military personnel

Published on: August 11, 2021
09:31

Damascus, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) At least 24 Syrian soldiers seriously wounded as a result of counterterrorist operations in Syria are receiving treatment at the Saint Petersburg Center of the Russian Military Medical Academy, the program 'Wounded of the Homeland' reported.

Cubans condemn attack on health center in Holguin

Published on: August 4, 2021
11:53

Havana, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) Residents and authorities in Cacocum municipality, in the eastern Cuban province of Holguin, condemned an attack with rocks on a health center in that town.

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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