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Cuba
increases production of cancer-fighting scorpion venom |
November 26,
2007: LAS TUNAS, Cuba (ACN): Approximately 110
millimeters of scorpion toxin, highly effective in the
treatment of cancer, have been obtained every month since
August in the eastern Cuban province of Las Tunas.
At present, technicians at an area scorpion farm are able to
milk venom from some 800 scorpions using electrodes. This
technique is applied in other Cuban cities, such as
Guantanamo, and there are scorpion farms run by the
Pharmaceutical and Biological Laboratories (LABIOFAM) in
each of the islands provinces.
The anti-cancer properties of the medicine obtained from the
venom have been successfully tested in Cuba after several
years of research. |
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The product has
proven itself harmless to the human body and highly
successful in the treatment of tumours and illnesses related
to the central nervous system.
Likewise, this product has analgesic and anti-inflammatory
properties, and has been successfully administered to
patients suffering from lung, uterus, prostate and pancreas
ailments.
Cuba relies on technology to facilitate the reproduction of
scorpions in captivity, which is essential for increasing
production and thus meeting domestic demand, as it will be
for supplying the anticipated foreign demand once the
product is patented.
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