Pharmacological effects of triamcinolone associated with surgical glue on cutaneous wound healing in rats.

Purpose: The surgical glue is widely used in closing cutaneous surgical wounds. Corticosteroids are indicated for their anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties. The present work evaluated the pharmacological effects of triamcinolone (AT) incorporated into surgical glue (C) on the initial phase of the wound healing process in Wistar rats.

Precision assessment of a hypertension prevalence survey.

Background: Population surveys are crucial for public policy planning and provide valuable representative data. In the health sector studies to identify and assess the prevalence of Arterial Hypertension (AH), a chronic non-communicable disease (NCD), along with its associated risk factors have been conducted.

Objectives: This study aims to assess the effectiveness of a population health survey in estimating the prevalence of arterial hypertension (AH) in the Sorocaba municipality between August 2021 and June 2023.

New approaches to second-degree burn healing: Polyvinyl alcohol membrane loaded to arnica combined to laser therapy.

Second-degree burns require greater care, as the damage is more extensive and worrisome and the use of a biomaterial can help in the cell repair process, with better planning, low cost, and better accessibility. Arnica has anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties in skin lesions treatments and laser therapy is another therapeutic alternative for burns. Evaluate the effects of arnica incorporated into PVA associated or not with low intensity laser on burns in rats.

Testing, Inequities and Vulnerability of Adolescents to Sexually Transmitted Infections.

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) should form part of the comprehensive healthcare agenda for adolescents and young people (A&Y) and testing plays a strategic role in STI prevention. However, little attention has been paid to the social and programmatic obstacles to this practice among A&Y. The aim of this study is to describe the prevalence of testing for syphilis and HIV reported by a group of A&Y, analyzing its relationship with variables potentially indicative of inequities related to vulnerability to STIs.

Care seeking behavior of people with common mental disorders in São Paulo-Brazil.

Background: Mental health in developing countries is a keen area for improvements. Epidemiological research in this field helps to reinforce information, generate hypothesis and guide police makers. This study intends to analyze patterns of care seeking among cases of common mental disorders (CMD) in São Paulo city in 2015.

[Prevalence of common mental disorders and associated factors in urban residents of São Paulo, Brazil].

Studies in developing countries report a steady increase in mental disorders, with major social and economic repercussions. The current study proposes to analyze the prevalence of common mental disorders (CMDs) and associated factors in urban residents of São Paulo, Brazil. Based on data collected in the Health Survey in São Paulo City (ISA-Capital) in 2015, the study identified the presence of CMDs using the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20).

Equity in the coverage of health expenses by the Brazilian Unified Health System for people with signs of common mental disorders in the city of São Paulo.

Introduction: The objective of this investigation was to check equity in coverage/complementation of health expenses by the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) for people with signs of common mental disorders, in 2008, in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.

Methods: Cross-sectional study with data from the 2008 São Paulo Health Survey. Individuals aged 16 or older and with signs of common mental disorders were selected and evaluated with the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20).

Vaccination coverage and use of the Brazilian Health System for vaccination against influenza and pneumonia in adults and elderly with self-reported diabetes, municipality of São Paulo, 2003, 2008 and 2015.

Objective: to estimate the vaccination coverage against influenza and pneumonia and to analyze the utilization of Brazilian National Health System-SUS for vaccination in adults and elderly with self-reported diabetes in São Paulo, Brazil, in 2003, 2008 and 2015.

Methods: Cross-sectional studies with data from the ISA-Capital (population-based household surveys).

Results: 3,357, 3,271 and 4,043 were interviewed in 2003, 2008 and 2015; the prevalence of diabetes mellitus were 5.

Use, access, and equity in health care services in São Paulo, Brazil.

The study analyzed how socioeconomic factors are associated with seeking, access, use, and quality of health care services in São Paulo, Brazil. Data were obtained from two household health surveys in São Paulo. We used logistic regression to analyze associations between socioeconomic factors and seeking, access, use, and quality of health care services.

Socioeconomic inequalities in dental health services in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2003-2008.

Background: Access to, and use of, dental health services in Brazil have improved since 2003. The increase of private health care plans and the implementation of the "Smiling Brazil" Program, the largest public oral health care program in the world, could have influenced this increase in access. However, we do not yet know if inequalities in the use of dental health services persist after the improvement in access.

Use of generic drugs in São Paulo city, Brazil, in 2003: a population-based study.

Objective: to analyze the use and perception of generic drugs by people with diabetes and hypertension in São Paulo City, Brazil, considering the Brazilian Generic Drug Policy.

Methods: this was a cross-sectional study using data from a household health survey (ISA-Capital) in 2003; analysis was performed on knowledge regarding generic drugs and on the association between their use and sociodemographic and socio-economic characteristics.

Results: 603 people with hypertension and diabetes were included in the study, low use of generic drugs was found (33.

Access to medication in the Public Health System and equity: populational health surveys in São Paulo, Brazil.

Introduction: Since 2003, the access to medication has been increasing in Brazil and particularly in São Paulo. The present study aimed to analyze the access to medication obtained in the public sector and the socioeconomic differences in this access in 2003 and 2008. Also, we explored the difference in access to medication from 2003 to 2008.

Coverage by the public health services of medication and vaccines for the population with diabetes mellitus.

This study analyzed the coverage by the public health service of expenses with medication and vaccines for the adult population of São Paulo with self-reported diabetes mellitus in 2003 and the implications for access to medicines and vaccination campaigns programs. Data were collected by the Multicenter Health Survey of São Paulo. The Unified Health System (SUS) was widely used by the population for vaccination against influenza and pneumonia and there was significant private sector participation for coverage of expenses with medication, with an estimated coverage of 38% by SUS.

Family clustering of secondary chronic kidney disease with hypertension or diabetes mellitus. A case-control study.

In Brazil hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus are responsible for 60% of cases of end-stage renal disease in renal replacement therapy. In the United States studies have identified family clustering of chronic kidney disease, predominantly in African-Americans. A single Brazilian study observed family clustering among patients with chronic kidney disease when compared with hospitalized patients with normal renal function.

Prevalence of fatigue reported by physiotherapists operating diathermy equipment for microwave.

Objective: To Analyze the association between prevalence of fatigue referred by physical therapists and their occupational exposure to radiation emitted by therapeutic microwave diathermy equipment.

Methods: A Cross-sectional study conducted in 193 physical therapists from four cities of the west of Paraná State, Brazil. A specified structured web questionnaire was applied for collecting data about microwave diathermy exposition and potential confounders, plus the Multidimensional Assessment of Fatigue (MAF).

[Sociotechnical healthcare networks for acupuncture: a case study on the basic training of medical students].

This is a qualitative study on the sociotechnical networks that underlie the University of São Paulo School of Medicine's Acupuncture League. The actor-network methodology, developed by Bruno Latour in studies on scientific productivity, is used. Consisting of field observations, semistructured interviews and a document analysis, the study presents relevant findings, with emphasis on understanding acupuncture as a therapeutic strategy effective in healthcare, modulating the use of drugs.

[Geraldo Horácio de Paula Souza, China and Chinese medicine, 1928-1943].

This essay is on the writings of sanitary doctor Geraldo Horácio de Paula Souza in Eugenia e Imigração (1928) and, after an official trip to the Orient, in Digressões sobre a medicina chinesa clássica (1942) and A sabedoria chinesa diante da ciência ocidental e a Escola Médica de Pequim (1943). The documents, analyzed according to the conceptual approach of Carlo Ginzburg, indicate a change in his view of the Chinese. Trained according to the Rockefeller Foundation's model of experimental medicine, Geraldo de Paula Souza was guided in his work by scientific rigor and record imagery.

Fatal pulmonary embolism in hospitalized patients: a large autopsy-based matched case-control study.

Objective: Pulmonary embolism is an underdiagnosed major cause of death for hospitalized patients. The objective of this study was to identify the conditions associated with fatal pulmonary embolism in this population.

Methods: A total of 13,074 autopsy records were evaluated in a case-control study.

Traditional learning and problem-based learning: self-perception of preparedness for internship.

Objective: This study aims to evaluate Pontificia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) medical students' perception of their preparedness to attend the internship course by comparing students who entered the internship in 2009, who were taught according to the traditional learning method, and those who entered the internship in 2010, who were taught according to the new method, i.e. problem-based learning (PBL).

Ethnicity and cutaneous melanoma in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil: a case-control study.

Background: Over the last century the incidence of cutaneous melanoma has increased worldwide, a trend that has also been observed in Brazil. The identified risk factors for melanoma include the pattern of sun exposure, family history, and certain phenotypic features. In addition, the incidence of melanoma might be influenced by ethnicity.

Correlation of fatigue with pain and disability in rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, respectively.

Objective: To investigate the correlation of fatigue with pain in rheumatoid arthritis patients and with disability in osteoarthritis patients.

Methods: Twenty patients with rheumatoid arthritis and 20 patients with osteoarthritis were evaluated. The degree of fatigue was evaluated with a visual analogue scale and the Multidimensional Assessment of Fatigue.

Predictors of HBeAg status and hepatitis B viraemia in HIV-infected patients with chronic hepatitis B in the HAART era in Brazil.

Background: HBV-HIV co-infection is associated with an increased liver-related morbidity and mortality. However, little is known about the natural history of chronic hepatitis B in HIV-infected individuals under highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) receiving at least one of the two drugs that also affect HBV (TDF and LAM). Information about HBeAg status and HBV viremia in HIV/HBV co-infected patients is scarce.

The family health system: analysis of a health survey in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Background: The Family Health Strategy (FHS) has been implemented as a strategy for primary care improvement in Brazil. Working with teams that include one doctor, one nurse, auxiliary nurses and community health workers in predefined areas, the FHS began in 1994 (known then as the Family Health Program) and has since grown considerably. The programme has only recently undergone assessment of outcomes, in contrast to more routine evaluations of infrastructure and process.

[Profile of the resident physician attended by the Group of Psychological Assistance for Students at the São Paulo University School of Medicine].

Objectives: To define the profile of medical residents assisted by a mental health care service, aiming to contribute to the understanding of this group's needs.

Methods: Observational study, retrospective cohort design. Data were collected from the medical records of a series of residents assisted by the group of psychological care for students of the Sao Paulo University School of Medicine , during the period 1998-2002; and from the institution's general register of residents.