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ALLERGIC PROCTOCOLITIS IN INFANTS: analysis of the evolution of the nutritional status

Arq. gastroenterol; 53 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT Background Allergic proctocolitis is a disease that affects infants in the first months. The change in feed is the primary factor for clinical improvement and maintenance of the nutritional status of the infant. Objective Study the anthropometric evolution of infants with allergic proctocoliti...

Prostate cancer in Brazil and Latin America: epidemiology and screening

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (6), 2016
ABSTRACT Introduction: Prostate cancer is one of the tumors with higher incidence and mortality among men in the World. Epidemiological data are influenced by life expectancy of population, available diagnostic methods, correct collection of data and quality of health services. Screening of the disease ...

Challenges and developments in research of the early stages of bipolar disorder

Recently, attention in the field of bipolar disorder (BD) has focused on prevention, including early detection and intervention, as these strategies have the potential to delay, lessen the severity, or even prevent full-blown episodes of BD. Although knowledge of the neurobiology of BD has advanced subst...

Percepción de la vivencia del acceso oportuno al diagnóstico del VIH, en personas viviendo con VIH/SIDA: Acceso oportuno al test de VIH

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (11), 2016
Background: The delay in the diagnosis of AIDS results in higher treatment costs. Aim: To reveal the experiences of people who were diagnosed in the AIDS stage about the access to the ELISA test. Material and Methods: In depth interviews were carried out to 15 participants from public hospitals who were ...

Relato de experiência: estratégia de prevenção do câncer de boca no município de Campina Grande, Paraíba

Rev. APS; 19 (4), 2016
Estimaram-se para o Brasil, no ano de 2014, 11.280 casos novos de câncer de cavidade oral em homens e 4.010 em mulheres. Este trabalho relata a experiência na implantação e execução do projeto de prevenção do câncer de boca, desenvolvido em uma Unidade Básica de Saúde da Família de Campina Gr...

Guía de Práctica Clínica ​(GPC) para la detección temprana, el diagnóstico, el tratamiento y el seguimiento de los defectos refractivos en menores de 18 años: guía para profesionales de la salud

La presente guía de práctica clínica aborda la detección temprana, el diagnóstico, el tratamiento y el seguimiento de los defectos refractivos en pacientes menores de 18 años –miopía, astigmatismo e hipermetropía. Se considera pertinente aclarar que la guía ofrece recomendaciones específicas ...

Unusual motor and non-motor symptoms and signs in the early stage of Parkinson's disease

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (10), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective Patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) may present with unusual motor and non-motor symptoms and signs in the early stage of the disease. Methods Cases were collected over a five-year period at two tertiary movement disorders clinics. All had a diagnosis of PD with unusual pr...

Atenção à saúde ocular de crianças com alterações no desenvolvimento em serviços de intervenção precoce: barreiras e facilitadores

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 75 (5), 2016
RESUMO Objetivo: Identificar fatores que influenciam na detecção precoce de deficiência visual e o início da intervenção precoce de crianças com alterações no desenvolvimento. Métodos: O estudo constituiu-se de levantamento, exploratório e descritivo, que contou com a aplicação de questio...