[Acetylsalicylic acid in prevention of pre-eclampsia].

Background: Pre-eclampsia (PE) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in our country.

Objective: Evaluate if the administration of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) at a low dose reduces its presence.

Methods: Comparative, cohort study.

Auditory impairment in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Background: We assessed the auditory function of 94 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and 94 age- and sex-matched healthy subjects.

Methods: To study the influence of the clinical characteristics of the disease on the auditory function, after a clinical interview with ophthalmological assessment, subjects were evaluated using pure-tone audiometry, speech audiometry, auditory brainstem responses, the Michigan Diabetic Neuropathy Score and albuminuria. The mean age when diabetes was diagnosed was 42.