In the first phase of the work developed by the Federal University of Pernambuco, 18 volunteers who are HIV carriers were submitted to three doses of the medication. Just one day after immunization, they presented on average 80% reduction of viral load.
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Agência Brasil Fortaleza – The Third Brazil-Germany Working Meeting on Biodiesel, which took place on Friday in Fortaleza, focused on the profile of the Brazilian biodiesel market, programs and opportunities for Brazil-German cooperation and the establishment of partnerships in the sector. The meeting is sponsored by the Northeast Bank (BNB), the Brazil-Germany Chamber of Industry
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem and the Venezuelan Pequiven will start studying the construction of an industrial unit in the Petrochemical Complex of Tablazo, in Venezuela. The factory will have the production capacity of 400,000 tonnes of polypropylene per year. The companies signed a memorandum in February this year
The cities being considered to receive the Arab reporters are São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia. The information was given exclusively to ANBA. However, before opening the office in Brazil, Aljazeera will install a newsroom in Venezuela, in the city of Caracas, in the month of July. Currently, the network has about 54 million spectators around the world.
Agência Brasil Brasília – Experimental medical procedures in patients with serious heart problems have begun at three Brazilian hospitals: the National Heart Institute of Laranjeiras in Rio de Janeiro (INCL), the Heart Institute (Incor), in São Paulo, both in southeastern Brazil, and the Hospital Santa Isabel, in Salvador, in the northeast of the country. The
The statement was made by Marta Maurás, Eclac secretary, who participated in the Regional Ministerial Conference of Latin America and the Caribbean, preparatory event for the 2nd phase of the World Summit on the Information Society, due to take place in November, in Tunisia. The event took place in Rio de Janeiro.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – A group of Brazilian entrepreneurs, amongst them the president of shoe factory Grendene, Alexandre Grendene Bartelle, is studying the possibility of building an iron and steel factory in Mato Grosso do Sul, state in the Midwest of Brazil, in the city of Três Lagoas. The information was confirmed by
In the last two years there has been a record growth of 37% in the number of procedures, which grew from 7,981 in 2002 to 10,920 in 2004. Cornea transplants are the most common. This year a total of 2,500 of these procedures have already taken place.
Geovana Pagel* São Paulo – "It is necessary to differentiate, diversify and expand the technological bases between Brazil and the Arab countries," declared Elias Ganthous, secretary general of the Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of the Arab Countries, during the seminar opening the Brazil-Arab Countries Business Meeting in São Paulo, the financial
