Scorpion poison to treat cancer.(CUBA)

For the first time here, scientists are using a medicine derived from scorpion toxin for treatment of cancer, reports ACN (Dec. 20, 2008). The initiative is part of a project led by the Pharmaceutical Biological Labs (Labiofam) that seeks to demonstrate the effect of the red scorpion's poison against tumors. The study has shown positive results so far, said Fabio Linares, head of the Homeopathy Department. Linares said permission to produce …