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Blood pressure levels and body mass index in Brazilian adults with Down syndrome

Säo Paulo med. j; 134 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Increased life expectancy among people with Down syndrome (DS) has introduced new environmental factors that may affect blood pressure (BP) and/or lead to obesity in this population. The aim here was to investigate BP levels and body mass index (BMI) in adults with DS, c...

JC virus/human immunodeficiency virus 1 co-infection in the Brazilian Amazonian region

Braz. j. infect. dis; 20 (4), 2016
Abstract JC virus (JCV) is a member of the Polyomaviridae family and is associated to a severe disease known as progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, PML, which is gradually increasing in incidence as an opportunistic infection among AIDS patients. The present study aimed to investigate the occurre...

Actitudes y prácticas sobre lactancia materna en puérperas de un hospital público de Lima, Perú
Attitudes and practices about breastfeeding in postpartum women in a public hospital in Lima, Peru

ANTECEDENTES: La lactancia materna es el alimento perfecto, pero las madres deben tener adecuadas prácticas para hacerlo de manera correcta. OBJETIVO: Determinar las actitudes y prácticas sobre lactancia en puérperas y sus factores socio-perinatales asociados. MÉTODOS: Estudio transversal analítico ...

Fitness cardiorrespiratorio se asocia a una mejora en marcadores metabólicos en adultos chilenos

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (8), 2016
Background: A high level of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is an important protector against cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Aim: To explore the association of CRF with several metabolic markers and estimate the variation of these parameters by an increase of 1 MET change in CRF. Material and Met...

Requests of laboratory tests for the diagnosis and management of calcium-phosphate disorders in Spain

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (8), 2016
Background: Knowledge about the variability in the request of calcium-phosphate metabolism laboratory tests in primary care is important to design strategies to improve health system efficiency. Aim: To compare the inter-practice variability in calcium-phosphate metabolism laboratory tests requested by g...

Evidencia actual sobre los beneficios de la dieta mediterránea en salud

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (8), 2016
The Mediterranean diet is currently considered a functional diet with an increasing amount of scientific evidence that supports its beneficial effects in human health. Several observational cross-sectional and prospective cohort studies show an association between this diet and a lower prevalence and inc...

Análisis de terminología clínico odontológica y su traducción al mapudungun

El uso de la medicina occidental tiene un papel preponderante en la búsqueda de comunicación eficaz con el pueblo mapuche, que se hace efectiva mediante la creación de centros de salud intercultural, sin embargo las brechas lingüísticas siguen siendo una gran problemática comunicacional. Los diccio...

Ansiedad dental en adultos chilenos que concurren a un servicio de salud primaria

El objetivo fue identificar el nivel de ansiedad dental en una muestra de adultos chilenos que concurren a un servicio de atención de salud primaria. Se realizó un estudio transversal, obteniendo una muestra de 174 adultos, con edades entre los 20 y 70 años, pertenecientes al área urbana de Santiago ...

Candida spp. in complete dentures of institutionalized elderly individuals

The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of Candida spp. in complete dentures of institucionalized elderly, aged 60 or more, in a city of northeast of Brazil. A survey was conducted of the health profile and quantification of Candida spp. from isolation in Sabouraud agar. Our results sh...

Knowledge and attitudes of pregnant women about oral health

There are evidences that maternal profile, habits and health knowledge, influence in the oral health of children. The aim of this study was to assess pregnant women knowledge on oral hygiene practices and maintenance of Baby´s oral cavity. A descriptive epidemiological survey was conducted with 147 preg...