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The Truth About Cuba’s HIV ‘Breakthrough’
The Truth About Cuba’s HIV ‘Breakthrough’
Cuba’s ‘eradication’ of mother-to-infant HIV is hopeful but not
groundbreaking. The risk for infants there was extremely low—and now, at
2 percent, it’s not entirely gone.
The brand new Cuba-USA lovefest took another step forward this week with
the loud trumpeting of Cuba’s first-in-class achievement, “eradication”
of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis.
The… Continue reading
Cuba first among nations to end motherchild HIV, syphilis
Cuba first among nations to end mother-to-child HIV, syphilis
– Island nation helped by integrated, national health system
– WHO effort seeks to get rates so low they are no longer health problem
– Officials believe U.S. has met requirements as well
BY CHRIS ADAMS
WASHINGTON
World health officials say Cuba has become the first country in the
world… Continue reading
LGBT immigrants may obtain asylum easier if they are not in detention deportation proceedings
Report: LGBT immigrants may obtain asylum easier if they are not in
detention deportation proceedings
ALFONSO CHARDY
A new report says LGBT immigrants stand a better chance of winning their
asylum cases in the United States if the are not in detention or in
deportation proceedings.
The Washington-based group Center for American Progress (CAP) issued the
46-page report titled… Continue reading
Castro’s daughter sponsors blessing of Cuban gay couples
Castro’s daughter sponsors blessing of Cuban gay couples
By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ Associated Press
The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro sponsored a blessing
ceremony Saturday for gay couples on an island where gay marriage
remains illegal.
Nearly two dozen gay couples held hands or embraced, some crying, as
Protestant clergymen from the U.S. and Canada blessed them as part of… Continue reading
Cuba – Where Bottle Caps Are Worth More Than a Medical Degree
Cuba: Where Bottle Caps Are Worth More Than a Medical Degree
April 17, 2015
Vicente Morin Aguado
HAVANA TIMES — “My son got his medical degree twenty years ago,” Rogelio
tells me. “Today, he earns 1,460 Cuban pesos a month (70 usd). Actually,
they deduct 5 % for health services and 63 pesos for the Chinese fridge
Fidel sold us… Continue reading
Cuba’s emerging LGBT nightlife comes into focus
Cuba’s emerging LGBT nightlife comes into focus
04/08/15 06:57 AM—UPDATED 04/08/15 06:58 AM
By Johnny Simon and Rebecca Sanchez
Proving true to the complexities of Cuba’s social and political
climates, LGBT nightlife on the island is no less multifaceted.
Regular gay-oriented parties, which started to pop up a little more than
five years ago, are held in state-run clubs, but,… Continue reading
Euro-Cuban Biotech Ahead of US Foreign Policy?
Euro-Cuban Biotech Ahead of US Foreign Policy?
Updated: 02/23/2015 11:59 am EST
Hartmut Ehrlich Chief Executive Officer, ABIVAX
Philippe Pouletty Founder and Chairman, Abivax
How we did business with the Castros and are developing new therapies
for Hepatitis, Dengue, HIV & Ebola
Paris, France — Breaking new ground is standard for scientists.
Breaking a five-decade U.S. embargo against Cuba is… Continue reading
Fast-progressing HIV an ‘epidemic’ in Cuba, says Belgian study
Fast-progressing HIV an ‘epidemic’ in Cuba, says Belgian study
PUBLISHED : Monday, 16 February, 2015, 8:30am
Tribune News Service
Fast-progressing HIV an ‘epidemic’ in Cuba, says Belgian study
A strain of HIV that progresses to full-blown Aids within three years if
left untreated has become “epidemic” among newly infected patients in
Cuba who reported having unprotected sex with multiple partners,… Continue reading
New HIV strain can become AIDS in three years, researchers warn
New HIV strain can become AIDS in three years, researchers warn
By Michelle Kapusta, 2/16/2015
A new and aggressive strain of HIV found in Cuba has troubled
scientists, who found it can become AIDS in as little as three years.
According to researchers at KU Leuven’s Laboratory for Clinical and
Epidemiological Virology and published in journal EBioMedicine, the
human immunodeficiency… Continue reading
Shortage of Condoms
Shortage of Condoms / 14ymedio, Rosa Lopez
Posted on February 14, 2015
14ymedio, ROSA LOPEZ, Pinar del Rio, 12 February 2015 – People in Pinar
del Rio didn’t have to wait to read about it in the newspaper Granma.
For weeks the popular voice says it, louder and louder. “There are no
condoms,” started to be heard like a whisper… Continue reading
Cuestionan ética en un estudio sobre el VIH en Cuba
Cuestionan ética en un estudio sobre el VIH en Cuba
NORA GÁMEZ TORRES
02/13/2015 10:54 PM 02/13/2015 11:31 PM
Un estudio reciente que vinculó una nueva cepa del VIH presente en Cuba
con el desarrollo acelerado de sida utilizó grupos de control de
pacientes con esa enfermedad que no estaban recibiendo terapia
antirretroviral, lo que genera preguntas sobre bioética… Continue reading
Aggressive HIV strain identified in Cuba, research says
Aggressive HIV strain identified in Cuba, research says
BY DANIEL CHANG AND NORA GÁMEZ TORRES
02/13/2015 5:38 PM 02/13/2015 7:38 PM
A strain of HIV that progresses to full-blown AIDS within three years if
left untreated has become “epidemic” among newly-infected patients in
Cuba who reported having unprotected sex with multiple partners,
according to a study published this week… Continue reading
Patients with HIV concerned about the new healthcare cuts
Patients with HIV concerned about the new healthcare cuts / 14ymedio,
Yosmany Mayeta Labrada
Posted on February 6, 2015
14ymedio, YOSMANY MAYETA LABRADA, Santiago de Cuba, 3 February 2015 —
Concern has spread in recent weeks among patients with the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the province of Santiago de Cuba.
According to a new “guidance” from the Ministry of… Continue reading
U.S.–Cuba Accord Should Be a Boon for Science
U.S.–Cuba Accord Should Be a Boon for Science
Cuba has world-class expertise in vaccines and environmental research to
share, scientists say after last month’s agreement to promote exchanges
January 12, 2015 |By Rebecca Trager and ChemistryWorld
The new year has brought a new era in US–Cuba relations that is ripe for
scientific cooperation between the two countries, after President
Obamaannounced… Continue reading
High in the Andes, a tenuous haven for Cubans
High in the Andes, a tenuous haven for Cubans
BY JIM WYSS
12/16/2014 5:30 PM 12/16/2014 9:16 PM
MIAMI HERALD
QUITO, ECUADOR
On “Calle Ocho” in the La Florida neighborhood, a few dozen Cubans mill around, downing tar-thick cortadito coffee and explaining to curious locals how to cook malanga.
But the snow-capped volcano peeking through the clouds dispels… Continue reading
Santiago de Cuba – 238 personas más diagnosticadas con VIH
Santiago de Cuba: 238 personas más diagnosticadas con VIH
Cuba el país con mas crecimiento de VIH en el Caribe. Preocupadas las
autoridades sanitarias y políticas. Faltan preservativos
martes, diciembre 2, 2014 | Yosmany Mayeta Labrada
SANTIAGO DE CUBA. — En lo que va de año más de 238 personas se han
diagnosticados con VIH/Sida en la provincia para un… Continue reading
Critics of Cuban government criticize bid to host LGBT conference
Critics of Cuban government criticize bid to host LGBT conference
MEXICO CITY — Critics of the Cuban government this week blasted efforts
to allow the Communist country to host the International Lesbian Gay
Bisexual Trans and Intersex Association’s biennial global conference in
2016.
Cuban-born U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) on Friday described
any attempt to hold an LGBT rights conference… Continue reading
Aumentan casos de HIV en Santa Clara
Aumentan casos de HIV en Santa Clara
Las causas fundamentales son los altos índices de promiscuidad y el
déficit de condones a la venta. La edad con mayor incidencia es de 20 a
24 años
miércoles, octubre 22, 2014 | Yoel Espinosa Medrano
SANTA CLARA, Cuba 22 de octubre – Tamara Dueñas Montañés, funcionaria de
Salud Pública en Santa Clara,… Continue reading
Civil Society in Cuba Finds More Space Under the Reforms
Civil Society in Cuba Finds More Space Under the Reforms
By Ivet González
CÁRDENAS, Cuba , Oct 15 2014 (IPS) – Cafés, real estate agencies, taxis
and other small privately-owned businesses and cooperatives in Cuba have
brought new life to the depressed local economy and have given rise to
pockets of prosperity in the country’s towns and cities.
Although it… Continue reading
Costa Rica investiga programa anticubano de EEUU
Costa Rica investiga programa anticubano de EEUU
Por Por JAVIER CÓRDOBA | Associated Press
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — El gobierno de Costa Rica investigará
programas clandestinos estadounidenses operados desde la nación
centroamericana y en los que se usaron a sus ciudadanos para
desestabilizar el gobierno de Cuba, informó el viernes el director de
Inteligencia y Seguridad, Mariano Figueres.… Continue reading
In Cuba, Economic Contradictions Amid Change
Voices: In Cuba, Economic Contradictions Amid Change
BY JOSÉ GABILONDO
MIAMI, FL — In Havana last week, I thought about how much its economy
had changed since my first visit in college. At that time, Cuba got
Soviet subsidies. After they ended, the island entered its periodo
especial en tiempos de paz – its special period in times of peace… Continue reading
Costa Rica to investigate US anti-Cuba program
Posted on Friday, 08.22.14
Costa Rica to investigate US anti-Cuba program
BY JAVIER CORDOBA
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — The Costa Rican government will investigate
undercover U.S. programs operated from the Central American country and
using its citizens in a ploy to destabilize the government in Cuba, the
director of intelligence and security said Friday.
Mariano Figueres told… Continue reading
