SUMMARY INTRODUCTION The consumption and abuse of alcohol and other drugs are increasingly present in the lives of university students and may already be considered a public health problem because of the direct impacts on the physical and mental health of these individuals. The requirements of the medi...
A cicatrização adequada das feridas cirúrgicas é influenciada pela técnica operatória, pela presença de intercorrências pós-cirúrgicas e pelos hábitos de vida do paciente. Relatamos caso de paciente submetido a exérese de carcinoma basocelular por cirurgia micrográfica de Mohs e reconstruç...
Resumo O objetivo foi estimar a prevalência de baixo peso em idosos segundo variáveis demográficas, socioeconômicas, de comportamentos relacionados à saúde, morbidades e estado de saúde. Trata-se de estudo transversal, multicêntrico, que envolveu 3.478 idosos da comunidade (≥ 65 anos). O Í...
Background: Identifying risk factors for long-term mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) could improve their clinical management. Aim: To examine the clinical variables associated to long-term mortality in a cohort of COPD patients. Patients and Methods: A clinical and...
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the impact of smoking on pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) treatment outcomes and the two-month conversion rates for Mycobacterium tuberculosis sputum cultures among patients with culture-confirmed PTB in an area with a moderate incidence of tuberculosis in Brazil. Methods: T...
ABSTRACT Tuberculosis continues to be a major public health problem. Although efforts to control the epidemic have reduced mortality and incidence, there are several predisposing factors that should be modified in order to reduce the burden of the disease. This review article will address some of the ris...
Abstract: Background: Coexistence of obesity, hypertension, insulin resistance and dyslipidemia is defined as metabolic syndrome (MBS), which is among the important risk indicators for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and stroke. Smoking and alcohol consumption are the other factors which lead to an in...
Introducción: el cáncer de pulmón es el tumor maligno más frecuente en el mundo, en Cuba es la segunda causa de muerte, su pronóstico depende de diferentes factores entre ellos el intervalo entre el primer síntoma y el inicio del tratamiento. Objetivo: determinar los factores que influyen en la dem...