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Clinical aspects in patients with pulmonary infection caused by mycobacteria of the Mycobacterium abscessus complex, in the Brazilian Amazon

J. bras. pneumol; 44 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the clinical manifestations of patients with pulmonary infection caused by mycobacteria of the Mycobacterium abscessus complex (MABSC), and to compare these manifestations with those of patients infected with other nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). Methods: This was a r...

Faustino Pérez Hernández, honestidad y entrega
Faustino Pérez Hernández, honesty and consecration

Rev. medica electron; 40 (2), 2018
La historia de Cuba la han hecho sus mejores hijos. Entre los que contribuyeron protagónicamente a la etapa que condujo al triunfo de 1959 y la construcción de la sociedad socialista se destaca Faustino Pérez Hernández, fruto de la tierra espirituana ligado a la historia matancera por más de una p...

Riesgo cardiovascular en una población adolescente de Timbío, Colombia

Resumen Introducción: Las enfermedades cardiovasculares se encuentran entre las primeras causas de muerte a nivel mundial y la evidencia científica sugiere que tienen un origen en edades tempranas, por lo que disminuir desde la adolescencia los riesgos que contribuyen a su aparición es indispensable. ...

Differences between body composition and physiological characteristics of active/inactive elderly women

Int. j. morphol; 36 (1), 2018
SUMMARY: Aging affects living organisms and produces a continuous degenerative change in most physiological functions, specifically in body composition. The aim of the present study is to compare the differences of body composition and physiologic characteristics according to physical activity levels and...

Determinants of Cervical Cancer Screening among Jamaican Women

West Indian med. j; 67 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the extent to which six sociodemographic variables and three lifestyle practices of women are associated with Pap smear testing, given that cervical cancer is the second leading cause of women 's cancer mortality in Jamaica and that this cancer is preventable with the use o...

Urbanization is Associated with Increased Trends in Cardiovascular Mortality Among Indigenous Populations: the PAI Study

Arq. bras. cardiol; 110 (3), 2018
Abstract Background: The cardiovascular risk burden among diverse indigenous populations is not totally known and may be influenced by lifestyle changes related to the urbanization process. Objectives: To investigate the cardiovascular (CV) mortality profile of indigenous populations during a rapid urb...

Medição do parâmetro de atenuação controlada: um marcador substituto da esteatose hepática em pacientes com doença hepática gordurosa não alcoólica na modificação do estilo de vida - acompanhamento de um estudo prospectivo

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Liver biopsy is a gold standard method for hepatic steatosis assessment. However, liver biopsy is an invasive and painful procedure and can cause severe complications therefore it cannot be frequently used in case of follow-up of patients. Non-invasive assessment of steatosis and f...

Higher cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness in males could not be attributed to physical activity, sports practice or sedentary behavior in young people

Abstract The purpose of the present study was to analyze if the association between sex with cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness is independent of physical activity, sports practice and sedentary behavior in young people. A cross-sectional study involving 729 participants aged 10 to 17 years. Physical...

Changes in leisure physical activity, commuting and television watching in men and women users of the Brazilian National Health System in a middle-sized city: 18-months of follow-up

Abstract Given the importance of physical activity for health promotion and for the prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases, the Unified Health System (SUS) has changed its strategy of action in the last decades, trying to adopt preventive activities, seeking better quality of life of the Brazili...

Tracking of physical activity in adolescents between 2010 and 2014

Abstract Even though the benefits of regular physical activity (PA) are well established, national tracking studies are still scarce. The aim of the study was to analyze the tracking of physical activity (PA) in 2010, 2012 and 2014 of adolescents from Jacarezinho, Paraná. Adolescents (ages: 15.6 ± 0.6 ...