Lifescozul Says It Gets Scorpion Venom Without Help From the Cuban Government

14ymedio, Havana, February 8, 2024 — Thirteen years ago, Cuban biologist Ariel Portal, expelled from the state-owned Labiofam and a fervent defender of the healing properties of blue scorpion venom, emigrated to Ecuador and founded his own company, Lifescozul. With a private investment of three million dollars in the last seven years and a team … Continue reading “Lifescozul Says It Gets Scorpion Venom Without Help From the Cuban Government”

The Cuban Scorpion Venom Scam Claims the Life of a Cancer Patient in Mexico

14ymedio, Havana, 26 January 2024 — Carlos Miguel Castro Ochoa, a rural healer from the Mexican municipality of Ixmiquilpan, in the state of Hidalgo, faces trial after the death of a patient whose cancer he had promised to cure with blue scorpion venom from Cuba. The “naturopathic doctor,” as he presents himself, charged about 17,000 pesos … Continue reading “The Cuban Scorpion Venom Scam Claims the Life of a Cancer Patient in Mexico”

Two Cuban Companies Compete in the Blue-Scorpion Fraud Against Cancer

14ymedio, Havana, January 5, 2024 — Gema, a 65-year-old from Havana, received the news in 2013 that she had liver cancer at a fairly advanced stage. In a rapid physical decline, she clung to the recommendation made by a neighbor to look for blue scorpion venom, because the product could “stop the advance of cancer.” … Continue reading “Two Cuban Companies Compete in the Blue-Scorpion Fraud Against Cancer”