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La hipertensión arterial: un problema de salud internacional

Rev. medica electron; 39 (4), 2017
En el mundo actual la hipertensión arterial una de las enfermedades más comunes que afectan la salud humana, siendo patología y factor de riesgo importante para otras enfermedades, por lo que las estrategias de intervención de salud deben estar dirigidas, a la prevención primaria o de ocurrencia y a...

Contemporary challenges on access to medicines: beyond the UNSG High-Level Panel

Abstract Within the context of the recently released United Nations Secretary-General´s Report of the High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines, the author reviews issues related to the context and discussions on access to medicines and the conflict between trade and health during the last decades. These ...

Prevalence of fibromyalgia: literature review update

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT The present study aimed to update the literature review on the prevalence of fibromyalgia published in 2006. A bibliographical survey was carried out from 2005 to 2014 in the MEDLINE, Web of Science, Embase, LILACS and SciELO databases and 3274 records were identified. Five researchers selected ...

Body mass index and waist circumference of Latin American adult athletes with intellectual disability

Salud pública Méx; 59 (4), 2017
Abstract: Objectives: To examine both body mass index (BMI) status and waist circunference (WC) in a large international sample of adult Special Olympics participants from Latin America. It also explored the association of age and sex with obesity in this population. Materials and methods: BMI and WC...

A province-wide survey on self-reported language proficiency and its influence in global health education

Rev. salud pública; 19 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective Literature has reported that language is the most common barrier in a health care setting and a risk factor associated with negative outcomes. The present study reports the differences between nursing students who speak one language and nursing students who speak two or more languages...

Enfermedad celíaca, sensibilidad no celíaca al gluten y alergia al trigo: comparación de patologías diferentes gatilladas por un mismo alimento

Rev. chil. pediatr; 88 (3), 2017
El gluten y otras proteínas relacionadas del trigo, centeno y cebada, tienen propiedades antigénicas que pueden desencadenar reacciones adversas en individuos susceptibles. La enfermedad celíaca fue la primera patología en que se estableció relación causal con estas proteínas alimentarias. Recient...

Apoios à mulher/nutriz nas peças publicitárias da Semana Mundial da Amamentação

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (1), 2017
RESUMO Objetivo: desvendar os apoios da rede social da mulher/nutriz nas peças publicitárias da Semana Mundial da Amamentação. Método: estudo descritivo, exploratório, documental, qualitativo. Desde a coleta até a análise dessas peças, foram adotados os passos metodológicos de Gemma Penn, fun...