CUBAN BREAKTHROUGHS IN THE TREATMENT OF RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA Current Challenges in the Treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) represents a rare and severely debilitating group of disorders affecting vision that have a genetic background and are slowly progressive by nature (1). Despite the continuing efforts of the scientific [...]
CUBAN SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM: ONE OF THE BEST CubaHeal Research Department Professor Ricardo A. Gonzales MD Ph.D. DSc founded back in 1976 the Cuban Substance Abuse Treatment Program at the Eduardo B. Ordaz Psychiatric Hospital in Havana. During his carrier of 40 years, he founded 17 similar facilities throughout [...]
LATEST NOVEL MEDICATIONS DEVELOPED IN CUBA Trivac HB Trivac HB is a polyvalent (combined) vaccine containing diphtheria anatoxin, tetanus anatoxin, B. pertussis whole cells and hepatitis B surface antigen. It provides protection against all the above-mentioned pathogens and represents the second ever produced tetravalent vaccine worldwide. Several years of [...]
HOW IS AUTISM SEEN IN CUBA? The Rain Men By: CubaHeal Research It has been estimated according to the data published by the World Health Organization that 1 in 160 children worldwide suffers from autism. The exact number is quite challenging to estimate for various reasons. It is presumed [...]
CUBAN APPROACH TO CANCER TREATMENT Cuban Approach to Cancer Treatment By: CubaHeal Research Life expectancy of Cuban population has increased significantly over the past decade. In 2014, an average life expectancy was shown to be 78.5 years (1). It is predicted that approximately a third of the entire population [...]
CANADIAN WOMAN’S SUCCESSFUL USE OF CUBAN VACCINE GIVES MESOTHELIOMA PATIENTS HOPE A Cuban vaccine called CIMAvax EGF, which is currently undergoing U.S. testing for its effectiveness in treating mesothelioma and other cancers, has apparently saved the life of a Canadian woman diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer. Judy Bryden [...]
WOMAN IN REMISSION AFTER TREATMENT IN CUBA A Regina woman wants to spread the word about a vaccine she received in Cuba that she says has kept her alive. Judy Bryden was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2016, after returning home from a trip with a cold. She underwent [...]
LESSONS TO THE WORLD FROM CUBA’S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM CubaHeal Research Department Lessons to the world from Cuba’s Healthcare System: Back in 1978, a conference was held in Almaty (formerly Alma-Ata), the city in Kazakhstan where the one of the most significant public health declarations emerged. One of the most [...]
CUBA'S ADVANCEMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER Cuba's Advancements in the Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer CubaHeal Research Dept. Introduction The incidence of lung cancer has risen dramatically. It is already projected that near two million new lung cancer cases will occur in the United [...]
MADE IN CUBA MEDICINE Made in Cuba Medicine In spite of the U.S. embargo and due to the nature of its economic model being less market oriented than its counterparts and more focused on research for the bettering of the quality of life, Cuba has been able to established [...]
