Cuba to carry out first double lung transplant

<p align="left">Cuba is to carry out the first double lung transplant in the last quarter of this year, announced Dr. Manuel Sarduy Paneque, Head of Bronchoscopy Department at the Pneumonology Institute. Read More

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Cuban scientist discovers new healing properties of Vimang

<p align="left"><font size="1">Cuban Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate, Gilberto Pardo Andreu has discovered that Vimang, a drug obtained from the bark of mango trees, protects the body cells from the damage caused by iron accumulation in them.</font> Read More

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Cuba to Plant 150 million trees

<p align="left">Cuba will plant 150 million trees this year, part of the world campaign &quot;Plant for the Planet&quot; Read More

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Cuba reproduces foreign flowers

Cuban experts at a flower bio-factory in central Villa Clara Province said on Friday that they have reproduced heliconias on a large scale, thus guaranteeing the demand for that plant in the domestic market and reducing imports. Read More

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Cuba prepares to meet natural disasters

Authorities from Cuba s National Defense Council are working on preparations for the Meteoro 2007 exercise in May to assess safety levels in case of natural disasters. According to Lt. Col. Domingo Carretero, an expert from that institution, the drill is scheduled for May 19-20 and will be aimed at assessing the level of safety and measures to be taken to reduce casualties and damage. Read More

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International Conference of Veterinary Sciences. Homage to a Dedicated Teacher

At the age of 82, Professor Roberto Brito Capallejas is still teaching postgraduate courses for veterinary doctors at the Agricultural University of Havana Read More

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Cuba for the protection of animals

Cuba will adopt legal resources for the protection of animals through the Cuban Scientific Veterinary Council (CCVC) and the Association for the Protection of Animals and Plants. The document was presented to the Ministry of Agriculture aimed at creating a legal regulation, said Maria Gloria Vidal, a council's specialist, reported AIN, the Cuban National Agency. Read More

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Scientists explore orchid rejuvenating effects

Scientists from the westernmost Cuban province of Pinar del Rio are working to demonstrate orchid effects in human rejuvenation, an attractive feature in the Soroa garden, specialized in this plant. Read More

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Vietnam helps produce Cuban Vaccine

Enterprises from Vietnam and Cuba started cooperated production Friday of the first lot of a Hepatitis B vaccine developed by Cuban scientists. Read More

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Cuba protects its genetic biodiversity

Cuba has the largest network of germplasm banks (12) in the Caribbean and is the only country in the area with an organized program of conservation, maintenance and use of important species in agriculture. Read More

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