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Ambiente alimentar: validação de método de mensuração e caracterização em território com o Programa Academia da Saúde

O objetivo foi verificar a validade de dados secundários na investigação do ambiente alimentar e analisar as características do ambiente da comunidade e do consumidor em territórios de serviço de promoção da saúde. Estudo ecológico desenvolvido em 18 unidades do Programa Academia da Saúde de B...

Iron salts and vitamins: use, purchase and sources of obtainment among children in Brazil

To verify the prevalence of use, purchase and sources of iron salts and vitamins by children aged from 0 to 12 years in Brazil. Population-based transversal study (Brazilian National Survey on Access, Utilization, and Promotion of Rational Use of Medicines - PNAUM), including 7,528 children up to 12 year...

Waist circumference percentile curves as a screening tool to predict cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome risk in Brazilian children

The goals of this study were to develop reference values for waist circumference (WC) in Brazilian children between 6-10 years old and to evaluate the WC performance in predicting cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in children. This is a population-based epidemiological cross-secti...

Diferenciais intraurbanos da sífilis congênita: análise preditiva por bairros do Município do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

O objetivo deste estudo foi caracterizar os casos notificados de sífilis congênita no período de 2011 a 2014, no Município do Rio de Janeiro, e analisar possíveis associações entre a morbidade por sífilis congênita e as condições de vida das populações residentes nos bairros da cidade. Os ca...

Diálogos sobre o processo de trabalho em saúde bucal no Brasil: uma análise com base no PMAQ-AB

Resumo: Os objetivos do estudo foram: (1) descrever o processo de trabalho das equipes de saúde bucal (ESB) do Brasil, com base nos atributos essenciais da atenção primária à saúde, segundo regiões, tipo de equipe e características socioeconômicas dos municípios; e (2) verificar se os dados do ...

Diabetes research in Mexico: a map of 13 years of public funding

Abstract: In Mexico, diabetes represents a serious public health problem and a high-cost disease for the health system. Health research is essential for generating new knowledge to combat such a serious issue, however, there is not enough information on how to generate and use it. This paper examines the...

Socioeconomic status moderates the association between perceived environment and active commuting to school

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To analyze the moderator effect of socioeconomic status in the association between the perceived environment and active commuting to school. METHODS: A total of 495 adolescents and their parents were interviewed. Perceived environment was operationalized in traffic and crime safety ...

Cost effectiveness of the cancer prevention program for carriers of the BRCA1/2 mutation

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To analyze the cost effectiveness of the diagnostic program for the germline mutation in BRCA1/2 genes and of preventative strategies for the relatives of patients diagnosed with ovarian cancer associated with this mutation. METHODS: The study analyzed the cost effectiveness by deve...

Dipyrone-related granulocytopenia. Case report

Rev. colomb. anestesiol; 46 (4), 2018
Abstract Introduction: Dipyrone has been positioned in several countries as one of the first over-the-counter options for pain management. Its possible adverse effects are known worldwide; among them, agranulocytosis is the most lethal, with a mortality of approximately 10% and an associated risk of 1 p...

Antiproliferative effect of urolithin A, the ellagic acid-derived colonic metabolite, on hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2. 2. 15 cells by targeting Lin28a/let-7a axis

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (7), 2018
An abnormality in the Lin28/let-7a axis is relevant to the progression of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-positive hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which could be a novel therapeutic target for this malignant tumor. The present study aimed to investigate the antiproliferative and anti-invasive effects of urolithi...