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Article: Scorpion toxin fights cancer.(CUBA)

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October 1, 2007
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Scorpion toxin is becoming increasingly popular in the treatment of cancer and other serious illnesses in Cuba, reports ACN (Aug. 18, 2007). Nearly 5,000 Cubans and 3,000 foreigners have benefited to date. At the opening ceremony of a new scorpion farm in Las Tunas province, 670 kms east of Havana, Jose Antonio Fraga, director of the Bio-Pharmaceutical Laboratories (LABIOFAM), said there are scorpion farms in every province. "We have the technology to make them ...

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