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March 27th

Fluoride with Argon used in Ophthalmology

Inhabitants from  Las Tunas  with refractive disorders (myopia) had to go to Havana to receive medical treatment. Now, patients with this type of ailment receive the treatment in the modern ophthalmology center launched in October 2008, at the provincial hospital Dr. Ernesto Guevara. Read More

Nautical Club in Baracoa City, Guantanamo province

The boat leads to La Punta Fort, at the starboard between the clouds is El Yunque, mountain that evocates the vision of the great admiral Christopher Columbus: "A mountain that looks like an island". Read More

Cuban Pediatric Surgery Highlighted in Congress

Cuba boasts favorable results in pediatric surgery, as well high-level professionals who perform it despite economic difficulties and the US blockade, an expert said. Read More

Dayron Robles Announces his Next Races

Santiago Antunez, trainer of 110 meter hurdler Olympic champion Dayron Robles, announced that his pupil will enter the Diamond League in its second stage in the Chinese city of Shanghai. Read More

Cuba to vaccinate more than 1.1M against swine flu

Cuba will begin vaccinating nearly 10 percent of its citizens against swine flu next week, reversing its previous skepticism about the high cost and effectiveness of immunization to combat the virus. Read More

Cuba Readies for U.S. Tourists With Luxury Hotels

Cuba’s hotels could manage a sudden influx of 1 million American tourists if the U.S. Congress lifts its 47-year ban on travel to Cuba, Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero said. Read More

March 26th

Cuban Neonatal Surgery Services Grow

Cuba develops regional centers for neonatal surgery, and introduces the videoendoscopy service nationwide, to meet the needs of the population, an expert affirmed here.<br /> Read More

Cigar aficionados scramble for Cuba's most expensive smoke

It is being lauded by aficionados as the finest cigar ever to come out of a country already famed for producing the best cigars in the world. Read More

A reminiscence of a Cuban excursion

Freshmen in the FOCUS class Stranger than Paradise: Cuban Experiences of Revolution explored Cuba during spring break. Read More

Replica of U.S. slave ship sails into Havana

A replica of the 19th century slave ship Amistad, made famous in a Stephen Spielberg movie, sailed into Havana Bay on Thursday with U.S. and Cuba flags flying side by side in a hopeful display of friendship. Read More