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Social deprivation index and lymphatic filariasis: a tool for mapping urban areas at risk in northeastern Brazil.

International health

Bonfim C, Aguiar-Santos AM, Pedroza D, Costa TR, Portugal JL, Oliveira C, Medeiros Z.
PMID: 24036297
Int Health. 2009 Sep;1(1):78-84. doi: 10.1016/j.inhe.2009.06.007.

This paper describes the construction and application of a social deprivation index that was created to explore the relationship between lymphatic filariasis and socioenvironmental variables in the municipality of Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Pernambuco, Brazil, thereby contributing towards identifying priority...

Laryngopharyngeal reflux: diagnosis, treatment, and latest research.

International archives of otorhinolaryngology

Campagnolo AM, Priston J, Thoen RH, Medeiros T, Assunção AR.
PMID: 25992088
Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2014 Apr;18(2):184-91. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1352504. Epub 2013 Nov 05.

Introduction Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) is a highly prevalent disease and commonly encountered in the otolaryngologist's office. Objective To review the literature on the diagnosis and treatment of LPR. Data Synthesis LPR is associated with symptoms of laryngeal irritation such...

Sex and gender disparity in pathology, disability, referral pattern, and wait time for surgery in workers with shoulder injury.

BMC musculoskeletal disorders

Razmjou H, Lincoln S, Macritchie I, Richards RR, Medeiros D, Elmaraghy A.
PMID: 27653159
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2016 Sep 21;17(1):401. doi: 10.1186/s12891-016-1257-7.

BACKGROUND: The role of sex as an important biological determinant of vulnerability to sustaining injury and gender as a social determinate of access to resources, referral for medical care and perceived disability remains conflicted in injured workers. The purpose...

Successful Treatment of Mucormycosis and Aspergillus sp. Rhinosinusitis in an Immunocompromised Patient.

The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases

Borges V, Medeiros S, Ziomkowski S, Machado A.
PMID: 11103010
Braz J Infect Dis. 1998 Aug;2(4):209-211.

Fungal rhinosinusitis is a serious infection related to immunosuppressive conditions. It is caused by common opportunistic mycoses, such as Mucor, Aspergillus sp. and Candida sp. Treatment is difficult and most of the patients with an invasive form, die. We...

Hydroxylamine as an oxygen nucleophile. Chemical evidence from its reaction with a phosphate triester.

Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)

Kirby AJ, Souza BS, Medeiros M, Priebe JP, Manfredi AM, Nome F.
PMID: 18802579
Chem Commun (Camb). 2008 Oct 07;(37):4428-9. doi: 10.1039/b810408e. Epub 2008 Aug 13.

The reaction of hydroxylamine with 2,4-dinitrophenyl diethyl phosphate gives the O-phosphorylated product, which is rapidly converted to hydrazine and nitrogen gas in the presence of the excess of hydroxylamine.

Complete remission of primary plasma cell leukemia with bortezomib, doxorubicin, and dexamethasone: a case report.

Cases journal

Chan SM, George T, Cherry AM, Medeiros BC.
PMID: 19192311
Cases J. 2009 Feb 04;2(1):121. doi: 10.1186/1757-1626-2-121.

BACKGROUND: Plasma cell leukemia (PCL) is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder considered to be a variant of multiple myeloma. It is an aggressive disease with a poor clinical response to standard chemotherapeutic agents.CASE PRESENTATION: A novel regimen consisting of bortezomib,...

CXCL12 chemokine genotypes as predictive biomarkers of ovarian cancer outcome.

Molecular medicine reports

Coelho A, Pereira D, Nogal A, Pinto D, Catarino R, Araújo A, Medeiros R.
PMID: 21475798
Mol Med Rep. 2009 Jan-Feb;2(1):103-6. doi: 10.3892/mmr_00000069.

Ovarian cancer is an aggressive disease with high mortality. The CXCL12 chemokine has been associated with the development of this neoplasia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the genetic influence of the CXCL12-3'A polymorphism as a prognostic/predictive...

Study bioprospecting of medicinal plant extracts of the semiarid northeast: contribution to the control of oral microorganisms.

Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Silva MS, Brandão DO, Chaves TP, Formiga Filho AL, Costa EM, Santos VL, Medeiros AC.
PMID: 22719786
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012;2012:681207. doi: 10.1155/2012/681207. Epub 2012 Jun 06.

Dental pathologies can be caused by plaque-forming bacteria and yeast, which reside in the oral cavity. The bacteria growing in dental plaque, a naturally occurring biofilm, display increased resistance to antimicrobial agents. The objective was the evaluation of a...

Characterisation of hypertensive patients with improved endothelial function after dark chocolate consumption.

International journal of hypertension

d'El-Rei J, Cunha AR, Burlá A, Burlá M, Oigman W, Neves MF, Virdis A, Medeiros F.
PMID: 23533716
Int J Hypertens. 2013;2013:985087. doi: 10.1155/2013/985087. Epub 2013 Mar 05.

Recent findings indicate an inverse relationship between cardiovascular disease and consumption of flavonoids. We aimed to identify clinical and vascular parameters of treated hypertensive who present beneficial effects of dark chocolate for one-week period on vascular function. Twenty-one hypertensive...

Antiandrogen pretreatment alters cocaine pharmacokinetics in men.

Journal of addiction medicine

Yamamoto RT, Teter CJ, Barros TL, McCarthy E, Mileti C, Juliano T, Medeiros CL, Looby A, Maywalt MA, McNeil JF, Olson D, Mallya G, Lukas SE, Renshaw PF, Kaufman MJ.
PMID: 21768958
J Addict Med. 2007 Dec;1(4):198-204. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0b013e31815a137c.

Among cocaine users, men experience more adverse brain and vascular effects than their female counterparts. This could be caused by testosterone, which may potentiate some of cocaine's effects. We examined whether antiandrogen (flutamide, FL) pretreatment alters cocaine's acute behavioral,...

Building the foundations of an informatics agenda for global health - 2011 workshop report.

Online journal of public health informatics

Mirza M, Kratz M, Medeiros D, Pina J, Richards J, Zhang X, Fraser H, Bailey C, Krishnamurthy R.
PMID: 23569628
Online J Public Health Inform. 2012;4(1). doi: 10.5210/ojphi.v4i1.4027. Epub 2012 May 17.

Strengthening the capacity of public health systems to protect and promote the health of the global population continues to be essential in an increasingly connected world. Informatics practices and principles can play an important role for improving global health...

Ovarian cancer and DNA repair: DNA ligase IV as a potential key.

World journal of clinical oncology

Assis J, Pereira D, Medeiros R.
PMID: 23538968
World J Clin Oncol. 2013 Feb 10;4(1):14-24. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v4.i1.14.

Ovarian cancer (OC) is the sixth most common cancer and the seventh cause of death from cancer in women. The etiology and the ovarian carcinogenesis still need clarification although ovulation may be determinant due to its carcinogenic role in...

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