[A trajectory of British health professionals, 1815-1858].

The article recounts the process of regulating the health professions in England from 1815 to 1858. Impelled by the period's epidemics, this was also the time of the sanitary reform, in which health professionals devoted themselves to aiding the ill. Since the technical attributions of each type of professional were not clearly defined, this field of un-regulated practices became divided into two areas: the provision of medical advice and the manipulation of formulas.

Condom use at last sexual relationship among adolescents of Santiago Island, Cape Verde, - West Africa.

Objective: To estimate factors associated with condom use at last sexual intercourse among adolescents.

Methods: Cross-sectional study of a representative sample of 368 sexually active adolescents aged 13-17 years from eight public high schools on Santiago Island, Cape Verde, 2007. The level of significance was 5.

Protector mechanisms of the association between gastroesophageal reflux disease and asthma: experimental study in rats.

Background: It is well known the association between gastroesophageal reflux disease and asthma. The hyperreactivity of the airways is a characteristic of an asthmatic. Many studies associate the increase of the airways reactivity with gastroesophageal reflux disease.