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Effect of meteorological factors on first episode and recurrence of primary spontaneous pneumothorax

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: In this study, we evaluated the clinical characteristics and seasonal distribution of patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax and examined the relationships between meteorological factors and pneumothorax development overall and in terms of first episode and recurrence. METHOD...

Are smoking, environmental pollution, and weather conditions risk factors for COVID-19?

J. bras. pneumol; 46 (5), 2020
ABSTRACT Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the highly contagious severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is probably systemic, has a major respiratory component, and is transmitted by person-to-person contact, via airborne droplets or aerosols. In the respiratory tract,...

Variabilidade climática e internações por doenças diarreicas infecciosas em um município da Amazônia Ocidental brasileira

Resumo A morbimortalidade por doenças diarreicas infecciosas ainda representa um grave problema de saúde no Brasil e está altamente relacionada a fatores como condições climáticas, ambientais e de vida da população. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a associação das taxas de internações po...

Evolução de crianças asmáticas com tratamento homeopático
Evolution in asthmatic children through homeopatic treatment

Estudando 43 crianças asmáticas, atendidas no ambulatório de asma da Associação Paulista de Homeopatia, pudemos observar boa evolução na intensidade e no número de crises com o tratamento, bem como constatar a importância dos fatores físicos e climáticos na etiologia asmática e na busca do re...

Los desastres naturales y su impacto en la salud mental. Discusión en el contexto peruano

Salud pública Méx; 60 (2), 2018

Association between weather seasonality and blood parameters in riverine populations of the Brazilian Amazon

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 93 (5), 2017
Abstract Objective: To analyze the seasonality of blood parameters related to iron homeostasis, inflammation, and allergy in two riverine populations from the Brazilian Amazon. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 120 children and adolescents of school age, living in riverine communities of Por...

Effects of changes in micro-weather conditions on structural features, total protein and carbohydrate content in leaves of the Atlantic rain forest tree golden trumpet (Tabebuia chrysotricha)

Braz. j. biol; 77 (3), 2017
Abstract Golden trumpet, Tabebuia chrysotricha, is a native tree from the Brazilian Atlantic rain forest, with a broad latitudinal distribution. In this study, we investigated the potential effects of short-term changes in micro-weather conditions on structural features, and total protein and carbohydrat...

Effects of climatic and social factors on dengue incidence in Mexican municipalities in the state of Veracruz

Salud pública Méx; 59 (1), 2017
Abstract: Objective: To assess links between the social variables and longer-term El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) related weather conditions as they relate to the week-to-week changes in dengue incidence at a regional level. Materials and methods: We collected data from 10 municipalities of the ...

Changes in abundance and composition of a Caribbean coral reef zooplankton community after 25 years

Rev. biol. trop; 64 (3), 2016
Abstract:Coral reef zooplankton represents a key community in coral ecosystems, as they are involved in trophic and biogeochemical dynamics, and recruitment processes. Zooplankton abundance, composition and biomass were surveyed at six stations within the coral reef at Cahuita National Park, Limon, Costa...