[NYTr] Cuban Campaign Against AIDS Highlighted at Int'l Congress Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:45:13 -0600 (CST) Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit Agencia Cubana de Noticias (ACN) http://ainch.ain.cu/mailman/listinfo/ingles Cuban Campaign Against AIDS Highlighted at International Congress HAVANA, Dec 12 (acn) Achievements in the treatment of HIV/AIDS patients with antiretroviral therapy in Cuba will be one of the main topics of discussion on Wednesday at the Third International Conference on Pharmacology and Therapeutics, underway in this capital. According the World Health Organization (WHO), the rate of prevalence reported among the Cuban sexually active population is one of the lowest on the planet. WHO also highlighted Cuba's preventive campaign against HIV/AIDS and the comprehensive healthcare program implemented for zero-positive patients, which includes treatment free-of-charge. The conference, which aims to exchange experiences in the field, is been attended by some 400 delegates, including prestigious specialists from Spain, Germany and Canada. Pharmacology is the biological science that studies the effect of medicines on the body. It constitutes the basis of therapeutics and aims to heal patients through rational and strict treatment. * ================================================================= NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us Our main website: http://www.blythe.org List Archives: http://blythe-systems.com/pipermail/nytr/ Subscribe: http://blythe-systems.com/mailman/listinfo/nytr =================================================================