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Primary hyperparathyroidism in developing world: a systematic review on the changing clinical profile of the disease

ABSTRACT While the developed world is focusing on laying guidelines for selecting out cases of Asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) for surgical intervention and promoting minimal access surgery, the developing world is observing a change in disease spectrum from advanced symptomatic to lesser...

Treatment outcomes of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a middle-income developing country: high mortalities, early relapses, and poor survival

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 96 (1), 2020
Abstract Objective Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common childhood cancer, yet surprisingly, very few studies have reported the treatment outcomes and the relapse rate of patients from low/middle-income countries. Method This study was a 5-year retrospective cohort study. It was conducted at ...

Reduciendo el impacto de COVID-19 sobre la radioterapia oncológica en países en desarrollo: revisión rápida y consenso de expertos

Medwave; 20 (8), 2020
OBJETIVO: Establecer recomendaciones para la toma de decisiones de manejo en radioterapia durante la pandemia de COVID-19, adaptadas a un país con recursos de salud limitados. MÉTODOS: A través de una revisión rápida de la literatura se buscaron publicaciones que describieran medidas para reducir el...

Compostos carbonílicos α, β-insaturados e hidrazonas sintéticas como antiparasitários

Apesar da grande relevância médica e social, e por serem responsáveis por grande parte das mortes em países subdesenvolvidos e em desenvolvimento as doenças negligenciadas (DN), ainda, não apresentam terapêutica eficaz. Dentre as diversas DN, doenças como a doença de Chagas, a Leishmaniose visce...

Strategies and Challenges for the Circular Economy: a Case Study in Portugal and a Panorama for Brazil

Abstract: This article is about a case study based on the participation and contact with dynamized activities through action plans for the circular economy in Europe, specifically in Portugal. It aims to identify the main in-progress actions and the challenges for the diffusion of the circular economy in...

Conflicto empleo-familia y autopercepción de la salud desde una perspectiva de género

Saúde Soc; 29 (2), 2020
Resumen El objetivo de este estudio es analizar las desigualdades de género en la relación del conflicto empleo familia (CEF) con el estado de salud de la población trabajadora de Quito y Guayaquil. Se trata de un estudio transversal de una muestra representativa de la población trabajadora no agríc...

Prevenção combinada do HIV? Revisão sistemática de intervenções com mulheres de países de média e baixa renda

Resumo A revisão sistemática objetivou caracterizar as intervenções para prevenção do HIV que incluíam mulheres adultas e desenvolvidas em países de baixa e média renda após 1996, identificando como abarcavam as vulnerabilidades individuais, sociais e programáticas. Foram acessadas bases de da...

Impact of COVID-19 on mental health in a Low and Middle-Income Country

Ciênc. Saúde Colet. (Impr.); 25 (supl.1), 2020
Abstract Mental disorders (MD) are commonly comorbid with cardiovascular, metabolic, and some infectious diseases. Since the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic is affecting the most multimorbid individuals, we might expect that the epidemic will be particularly problematic for people with MD. Understanding the ...

Vaccines for neglected and emerging diseases in Brazil by 2030: the valley of death and opportunities for RD& I in Vaccinology 4. 0

Cad. Saúde Pública (Online); 36 (supl.2), 2020
Abstract: We examine the implications of the very low competitiveness of the Brazilian vaccine RD&I system, which precludes the development of all the important vaccines required by the National Immunization Program (NIP), severely impacting the healthcare of the population. In a country dramatically...