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 community directed towards the understanding and treatment of the disease, RP still remains incurable....
During the decades of very rigorous sanctions brought by the United States, Cuba has managed to develop one of the biggest machineries for drug research and development. Due to the embargo, Cuba was practically forced to invest a substantial amount of funds into the medical research, in order to address the issue of the overall...
CubaHeal Research department The Rain Men 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 that Cuba has a lower rate of children with autism spectrum disorder...
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 in Cuba is going to reach the age of 60 by the year 2030 (2). The increased life expectancy,...
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 of Regina, Saskatchewan was originally diagnosed with...
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 numerous scans and, in November 2016, she began chemotherapy. Bryden said the chemotherapy nearly...
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 States resulting in approximately half a million fatal outcomes in 2018 (1). According to the data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lung cancer has been...
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 significant excerpts of the Declaration was the profound role of primary health care in establishing the concept of “Health for All” According to the...
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 a strong and vibrant medical research and biotechnology industry with 1.8 scientists per 1000...
CubaHeal Research Department A lifetime risk for a diabetic ulcer in patients suffering from diabetes type 1 or 2 is approximated to 25%,meaning that every fourth person with diabetes will develop diabetic ulcer (1) . Diabetic foot ulcersrepresent a medically significant disease complication, with a high incidence of morbidity and mortalityin the modern world. Risks...