The consumption of psychoactive substances among adolescents from different social classes has been growing steadily in Brazil and in the world, regardless of age, gender and education level. It is in this stage of life ...

Orange juice is a widely consumed product in both domestic and international markets and this consumption is justified by the low cost of production, overall acceptability and easy access to the public and increasing ...

Lipases, triacylglycerol ester hydrolase E.C. 3.1.1.3, are enzymes that act on ester bonds of triacylglycerols, releasing organic acids and glycerol. Among the different media used in enzyme immobilization stands out ...

With the great development that has taken place in the food industry is necessary legislation to regulate the industry in quality levels, safety and labeling. However, compliance with these laws most of the time has not ...

The practice of using elements of nature with the purpose of assist man kind is quite old. With time the use of several plants for the contribution in health improvement has become more popular in the world. In this way, ...

Urinalysis (UA) is one of the most requested routine tests in clinics and laboratories and is very useful in the evaluation, diagnosis and monitoring of many diseases. Currently, routine urinalysis consists of three stages: ...

The hospital pharmacy is an organ of scientific-technical and administrative, assistance comprehensiveness in which one of its main functions is to establish a rational system of drug distribution. A distribution system ...

Currently respiratory diseases have a high prevalence in Brazil and the world, with asthma and COPD responsible for much of this high rate. These diseases can be prevented and treated, but the lack of knowledge and inadequate ...

Drug prescription is a legal document by which responsible prescriber and who dispense the drug, subject to the legislation of control and sanitary surveillance. To evaluate their quality indicators can be used, which are ...

Along with the clinical pharmacy and pharmaceutical care concept, other concepts and activities centered on patient care, aimed the rational use of medicines, health promotion and improve the quality of life. This set ...