The 68th World Health Assembly opened here today until May 26 with a program that includes subjects like response to emergencies, Ebola, Dengue and resistance to anti-microbial drugs, among others.

Scientists have identified a small RNA molecule known as miR-182 that can block the action of brain cancer-causing genes, Science and Technology News journal has published. The finding was made in mice with a deadly and incurable kind of brain tumor, glioblastoma mulitforme (GBM).

The results of the phase III trial of the Cuban vaccine Cimavax EGF for people with advanced lung cancer allowed to confirm the degree of safety and effectiveness of this new product,an expert said today. Giselle Saurez, specialist of CIMAB S.A., exclusive representative of the Molecular Immunology Center (CMI), told to Prensa Latina

The final results of the efficacy confirmation study of the Cuban vaccine CIMAvax-EGF in advanced lung cancer will be presented at the 5th International Workshop on the subject next Tuesday and Wednesday in this city.

The 41st Brigade of the International Contingent Specializing in Facing Disasters and Major Epidemics Henry Reeve, leaves today for Nepal, where the group will assist the victims of the earthquake of last april 25.