Prevalence and Correlates of Health Risk Behaviors among University Students from a State in the Southern Region of Brazil.

Background: Surveys conducted in different regions of the world show that the prevalence rates of health risk behaviors (HRBs) in university students are sometimes higher than those found in non-university populations. This study aims to identify the prevalence rates and demographic and academic environment correlates associated with HRBs among Brazilian university students.

Methods: In a cross-sectional epidemiological study, a random sample of 5310 university students answered an online questionnaire, with demographic (sex, age, skin color, marital status, and paid work) and academic setting information (housing type, size of campus, year, and shift of study), as well as items clustered in four HRB domains: personal safety and violence, sexual behavior and contraception, addictive substance use, eating habits, physical activity, and sleep.

Hybrid maneuver for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in individuals with limited neck mobility: Case series.

Introduction: Mobility limitation of the cervical spine compromises the adequate execution of the canalith repositioning maneuver (CRM) in cases of posterior semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (PSC-BPPV-GEO). Thus, novel therapeutic options are required for such individuals.

Objectives: This study describes the effects of a change in the biomechanical position for the execution of the CRM on symptoms of dizziness and mobility limitation regarding flexion-extension of the cervical spine in older people with unilateral PSC-BPPV-GEO.

Exercise and fruit/vegetable intake, and their associations with body weight status in university students.

Background: evidence suggests that exposure to risk factors related to excess body weight is more frequent in the second and third decades of life. Thus, one of the most propitious environments for the acquisition of habits that can inhibit overweight is the university. Objective: to identify the frequency of aerobic and strength exercises and of fruit/vegetable intake in university students, and subsequently establish associations between both health behaviors and excess body weight.

A single set of exhaustive exercise before local muscular endurance training improves quadriceps strength and endurance in young men.

Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of an additional set of exhaustive exercise before local muscular endurance (LME) training on maximal dynamic strength and endurance of quadriceps muscle in young men.

Methods: Twenty-seven healthy men (age: 20.9±1.

Adiposity and postural balance control: correlations between bioelectrical impedance and stabilometric signals in elderly Brazilian women.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between body adiposity and postural control in elderly women.

Introduction: Aging and obesity account for a significant portion of healthcare spending. Life expectancy is increasing worldwide, and Rio de Janeiro has the largest proportion of elderly residents of all Brazilian states.

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: comparison of two recent international guidelines.

Unlabelled: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) is characterized by vertigo, lasting for a few seconds and usually managed by head positioning maneuvers. To educate clinicians concerning the state-of-the art knowledge about its management, the international societies developed guidelines.

Aim: the aim of this paper is to discuss, in a practical fashion, the current options available to manage BPPV.