Ornamental plants are used in architecture, many of these are also toxic. Every ten cases of poisoning by plants in Brazil, six involve children under nine years, where 80% of these are accidentals. This study aimed to ...

Introduction: Obstetric violence (OV) groups all forms of physical, psychological or verbal abuse that may occur during childbirth care. It is a violation of women's rights and autonomy over their own bodies, which can ...

Mucopolysaccharidosis IVA (MPSIVA) or Morquio A syndrome is an autosomal recessive disease caused by an enzyme deficiency that leads to the progressive accumulation of chondroitin-6-sulfate and keratan sulfate in various ...

Morquio syndrome type A or Mucopolysaccharidosis type IV A (MPSIVA) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by mutation of the gene responsible for encoding the lysosomal enzyme N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase ...

Proton pump inhibitors (PPI) are the most prescribed and without prescription class of drugs used for heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Among patients using levothyroxine (LT4),this is the most common ...

Given the epidemic of obesity that is observed in several countries, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus has been gaining ground, and its study is important due to negative outcomes for the mother-fetus binomial. However, ...

Adolescence is a phase of intense body modification, and inadequate dietary practices are associated with a high risk of overweight, obesity and other chronic noncommunicable diseases (CDNT), which are the main determinant ...

The puerperium is a period marked by sudden gonadal hormones, hypothalamo-pituitaryadrenal axis changes and oxytocin levels. The transition to maternity is marked by psychological and social changes that, from the ...

An acquired human immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1). There is a greater susceptibility for infections, being considered a ...