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Aids prevention in a virtual environment for homosexualmen

The objective of this study was to analyze aspects related to AIDS prevention in virtual homosexual male environments that focus on the exposition of the body. It was taken as a reference the idea that cyber-body is in cybersexuality, where the body of the other, virtualized, becomes only a place of visit, like a page on the Internet and sex between them is ideal. The methodological design used was of a qualitative nature, focusing both the analysis of the senses underlying ideas and their contextualization in the light of broader cultural meanings.

Spatial analysis of violence in adolescents: A tool for actions of prevention and reduction of inequalities

Objective: To analyze the correlation between the gross rates of general violence and year of occurrence and the spatial pattern of occurrence of reported cases of general violence against adolescents. Method: This is an ecological study with temporal trend, conducted from the records of the notification of cases of general violence against adolescents residing in the state of Pernambuco, in the period from 2009 to 2014, per municipality, obtained by the Health Information Systems Program (Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação in Portuguese).

Metabolic sindrome: pathogenesis, prevention and treatment

In connection with a change in the lifestyle of a person, energy requirements for fats have decreased due to a decrease in physical exertion.On the contrary, there is a predominance of intellectual and operator types of activity, which are provided by the energy of glucose (the brain uses only glucose as a source of energy).This led to the development of an energy imbalance - a deficiency of one energy source (glucose) against the background of an excess of another (fat).

Health related quality of life of hospitalized patients

An exploratory, descriptive and cross-sectional study to evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of hospitalized patients in a public university hospital. The unit has 31 beds and serves patients aged 14 and older, adults and elderly, of both sexes, for clinical and surgical treatment. It was elaborated an instrument for the data referring to sociodemographic characterization and clinical data. The WHOQOL-Bref instrument, abbreviated version, was used to evaluate HRQoL. The sample consisted of 110 individuals.

Heat generation by gut flora metabolism and host cells bio-energy feedback

Cells, obtain energy from organic molecules, this energy is derived from the chemical bond energy in organic molecules to produce ATP and heat energy. In these growth independent reactions, energy sources were converted to heat energy. In the world, first time the energy of microorganism is absorbed, released or transformed one into another mechanism equation was discovered by Shagj J (Rolex awards Jambalyn Shagj: Heat generation and accumulation in the mammalian and human large intestine).

Avoidable conditions of infant deaths and associated factors

Objective: to describe the avoidability of infant deaths and verify the associated factors. Methods: Time-series epidemiological study on infant deaths of the live births, from 2006 to 2014, in the city of Ponta Grossa - PR. Results: In the historical series studied, there were 609 deaths, of which 61.91% were considered avoidable. Deaths that could be prevented by adequate care for women during gestation and delivery and for newborns were responsible for 51.40% of all deaths. Regardless of other causes, avoidability was associated with birth weight and death in the neonatal period.

Relação entre incontinência urinária e qualidade de vida na pessoa idosa: revisão de literatura

O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a relação entre qualidade de vida e incontinência urinária na pessoa idosa. Trata-se de uma revisão de literatura, realizada a partir de consulta à Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde e às bases de dados SCIELO, Lilacs e BIREME, nos meses de fevereiro e março de 2018. Os critérios de inclusão para seleção da amostra foram: artigos publicados em inglês, português e espanhol, disponíveis na íntegra e publicados entre os anos de 2006 a 2017. Como critério de exclusão estão as monografias, dissertações, teses e editoriais.

Successful treatment of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis with liposomal amphotericin b in a patient with hiv

Leishmaniasis is a non-contagious infectious-parasitic disease caused by an etiological agent of the genus Leishmania. Leishmania braziliensis is the main species that causes the disease in Brazil, which is transmitted through the bite of phlebotomid mosquitoes. In this report, a case of localized tegumentary Leishmaniasis with important mucocutaneous involvement is presented in a patient diagnosed concurrently with acquired human immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

Depression in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a major public health problem referred as one of the most common endocrine disorders affecting about 6-8% women of reproductive age. Several psychological (i.e., depression, anxiety, body image, social anxieties) abnormalities are common among women with PCOS. Available literature on the psychological (i.e., depression) factors among women with PCOS provides evidence that these various aspects of PCOS are strongly inter-related. Therefore, the present study will be done to find the association of depression in PCOS in the Indian population.

Analysis of case reports on sjogren's syndrome associated to rheumatoid arthritis

Purpose: This paper aimsis to conduct a systematic and critical review of case reports in individuals with a diagnosis of Sjogren's syndrome associated with rheumatoid arthritis, emphasizing the epidemiological profile, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and proposed treatments. Materials and methods: A critical literature review of the clinical cases published by a single researcher on the Bireme and PubMed websites using combined key words such as Rheumatoid Arthritis and Sjogren’s syndrome. These cases are in English, Portuguese and Spanish.