Health sciences topic list of research papers
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Evaluation of NS1Ag and IgM antibodies against dengue, importance for epidemiological surveillance2013 / Nidhi Singla, Prabhjot Kaur, Jagdish Chander
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The obesity paradox in men with coronary heart disease and heart failure: The role of muscle mass and leptin
Abstract Aims We have investigated the role of muscle mass, natriuretic peptides and adipokines in explaining the obesity paradox. Background The obesity paradox...
2013 / S. Goya Wannamethee, A. Gerald Shaper, Peter H. Whincup, Lucy Lennon, Olia Papacosta, et al. -
Improving the physical activity and nutrition environment through self-assessment (NAP SACC) in rural area child care centers in North Carolina
Abstract Objective To determine if child care centers in rural, Western North Carolina met recommendations for nutrition and physical activity, if focusing on nutrition and physical activity practices and policies was effective in...
2014 / Rebecca A. Battista, Hillary Oakley, Melissa S. Weddell, Lanay M. Mudd, J.B. Greene, et al. -
Brachial Plexus Cords: a Morphological Study
Summary Background and objectives The brachial plexus represents an important network of nerves, commonly approached in nerve blocks prior to surgical procedures. Therefore, the knowledge of its anatomy is indispensable so those...
2013 / Ijoni Costabeber, Gustavo Moura de Almeida, Mônica Becker, Aron Ferreira da Silveira, Dorival Terra Martini -
Global causes of maternal death: a WHO systematic analysis
Summary Background Data for the causes of maternal deaths are needed to inform policies to improve maternal health. We developed and analysed global, regional, and subregional estimates of the causes of maternal death during...
2014 / Lale Say, Doris Chou, Alison Gemmill, Özge Tunçalp, Ann-Beth Moller, et al. -
HBV, HCV and HIV seroprevalence among blood donors in Istanbul, Turkey: how effective are the changes in the national blood transfusion policies?
Abstract The national blood transfusion policies have been changed significantly in recent years in Turkey. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of HBV, HCV, and HIV in blood donors at the Red Crescent Center in Istanbul and to...
2012 / Ali Acar, Sabri Kemahli, Husnu Altunay, Erdogan Kosan, Oral Oncul, et al. -
The development and testing of a nurse practitioner secondary prevention intervention for patients after acute myocardial infarction: A prospective cohort study
Abstract Background Patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are at high risk for reinfarction and death. Therapies that have been shown to reduce these risks (secondary prevention) continue to be underutilized. Nurse...
2014 / Patricia Harbman -
Diferencias de esfuerzo terapéutico en razón del nivel socioeconómico en pacientes con infarto agudo de miocardio
Resumen Objetivos —Evaluar la hipótesis de un esfuerzo terapéutico diferenciado según el nivel socioeconómico de los pacientes ingresados por infarto agudo de miocardio. Material y...
2013 / Jaime Latour-Pérez, Teresa Gutiérrez-Vicén, Vicent López-Camps, Juan Bonastre-Mora, José Salvador Giner-Boix, et al. -
Análisis de la gestión de la campaña de vacunación 1996–1997 frente al meningococo C en Galicia
Resumen El objetivo es describir el proceso de planificación y programación de la campaña de vacunacion frente al meningoco-co C en la Comunidad Autónoma de Galicia desarrollada del 9 de diciembre de 1996 al 31 de enero de 1997, y analizar los...
2013 / P. Farjas, J.L. Aboal, R. Zubizarreta, J. Hervada, A. Malvar, et al. -
When the Bispectral Index (Bis) can Give False Results
Summary Background and objectives The bispectral index (BIS) is a multifactorial parameter derived from the electroencephalogram (EEG), which allows monitoring of the hypnotic component of anesthesia. It was obtained from the...
2009 / Leonardo Teixeira Domingues Duarte, Renato Ângelo Saraiva -
Amputation after failure or complication of total knee arthroplasty: prevalence, etiology and functional outcomes
Abstract Objective Identify the etiology and incidence, as well to assess functional outcomes of patients, undergoing lower limb amputation after failure or complication of total knee arthroplasty. These patients were treated at...
2013 / Alan de Paula Mozella, Idemar Monteiro da Palma, Alberto Ferreira de Souza, Guilherme Ornellas Gouget, Hugo Alexandre de Araújo Barros Cobra -
Ectima gangrenoso en pediatría
Resumen El ectima gangrenoso es una infección poco frecuente de la piel, conocida con una característica lesión causada principalmente por la Pseudomoma aeruginosa, pero que también se puede presentar por otro tipo de bacterias del tipo...
2013 / Juan Pablo Rojas, Juan Manuel López, Yuly Andrea Muñoz, Guillermo González -
Prevalence of tuberculosis, hepatitis C virus, and HIV in homeless people: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Summary Background 100 million people worldwide are homeless; rates of mortality and morbidity are high in this population. The contribution of infectious diseases to these adverse outcomes is uncertain. Accurate estimates of...
2012 / Ulla Beijer, Achim Wolf, Seena Fazel -
Síndrome hepatopulmonar y trasplante hepático
SUMMARY Hepatopulmonary syndrome is a clinical entity that severely impairs functional status of patients with end stage liver disease. Natural course of this syndrome is unpredictable once it has been diagnosed. However it is known that its...
2012 / Luis Fernando Gonzalez, Douglas Leal, Carlos Andrés Vidal, Diego Zuluaga, Fredy Ariza, et al. -
Detection and characterization of human rotavirus in hospitalized patients in the cities of Ponta Grossa, Londrina and Assai - Pr, Brazil
Abstract Acute diarrheal disease is still one of the major public health problems worldwide. Rotaviruses (RV) are the most important viral etiologic agents and children under five years of age are the target population. ...
2012 / Carlos M. Nozawa, Gustavo Franthesco Kerntopf, Érika da Silva Czernisz, Daniele Albuquerque, Priscila Romanin, et al. -
Trends in prostate cancer incidence and mortality in a mid-sized Northeastern Brazilian city
Abstract Objective International data have reported prostate cancer as the most frequent among men, and the third highest in mortality. A rise in incidence has been observed in the course of recent decades, probably influenced by...
2013 / Carlos Anselmo Lima, Angela Maria da Silva, André Yoichi Kuwano, Margareth Rose Uchôa Rangel, Matheus Macedo-Lima -
Variables associated with extra uterine growth restriction in very low birth weight infants
Abstract Objectives to determine the rate of extrauterine growth restriction in very low birth weight infants and to evaluate the influence of perinatal variables, clinical practices, and neonatal morbidities on this outcome. ...
2013 / Paola Azara Tabicas Lima, Manoel de Carvalho, Ana Carolina Carioca da Costa, Maria Elisabeth Lopes Moreira -
Lessons to learn with the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus control in Norway
Abstract The prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Norway is low, compared to other European and American countries. The health system includes mandatory case reporting and has written guidelines for prevention and...
2012 / Elaine Drehmer de Almeida Cruz, Fabiana Cristina Pimenta, Bjorg Marit Andersen, Elucir Gir -
Summary of the European Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice (version 2012)2014 / Renata Cífková, Helena Vaverková, Jan Filipovský, Michael Aschermann
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Evidence-Based Recommendations for Optimal Dietary Protein Intake in Older People: A Position Paper From the PROT-AGE Study Group
Abstract New evidence shows that older adults need more dietary protein than do younger adults to support good health, promote recovery from illness, and maintain functionality. Older people need to make up for age-related changes in protein...
2013 / Jürgen Bauer, Gianni Biolo, Tommy Cederholm, Matteo Cesari, Alfonso J. Cruz-Jentoft, et al.