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The heart is considered an important part of the human being in the physical plane as much as idealist, he besides being the motor that pumps the blood, is for many the place where the purest and deepest feelings are lodged. But what happens when our heart is unhealthy?
The first North American clinical study of the CIMAvax-EGF vaccine shows that the initial results of this immunotherapy developed in Cuba are safe, well tolerated and deserve further study, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center announced Wednesday.
Intense scientific sessions distinguish the Territorial Journey of Obstetrics and Gynecology that takes place since September 25 in this northeastern province of Cuba. The event that hosts as its main headquarters the Hospita l General Vladimir Ilich Lenin, is prestigious with the presence of the renowned doctor Andres Breto Garcia, president of the Cuban Society of this specialty.
Although oral cancer is not the one that most affects the holguinera population, stomatologists are concerned about the increase in diagnosis of the disease in stages three and four.
The damages to the production of homeopathic medicines stand out among the effects of the economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States against Cuba on the health system in the province of Holguín.
Medical collaboration is one of the most precious strongholds of our social system, hence Holguín holds an active role in this field, with representation of health professionals in 44 countries.
In order to confront the complex entomo-epidemiological situation existing in this area of eastern Cuba, the temporary provincial group to confront Cholera, Arbovirosis and Edes Aegypti, chaired by Ernesto Santiesteban Velázquez, first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba in Holguín, Julio César Estupiñan, president of the Provincial Assembly of People's Power and Manuel Hernández Aguilera, vice-president for the administrative body, met this weekend.
Five municipalities in the province of Holguín maintain the infant mortality rate at zero so far this year, which is one of the main achievements of the Mother and Child Care Programme (PAMI) in this sector.
Malignant tumors maintained second place among the causes of death in the province of Holguín at the end of the first half of the year, only preceded by heart disease.
Nutritional disorders influence on the evolution of the burned patient and are determining factors in the appearance of subsequent complications, said Dr. Luz Marina Miquet, a surgeon at the Hermanos Ameijeiras hospital in Havana.
Cuba recognizes Natural and Traditional Medicine (NTM) as a medical specialty, integrating and holistic of health problems, using methods for the promotion, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of diseases.
The 2nd Congress of the Cuban Society of Plastic Surgery and Caumatology (SCCPC) started today in Havana on the presence of Cuban specialists and Latin American guests, who will exchange experiences and update knowledge on the issue.
