Impact of Sex on Circulating Leukocytes Composition in COPD Patients.

Purpose: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is characterized by chronic inflammatory response both at the lung site and at the systemic level. Abnormalities in circulating leukocytes have been reported to occur in COPD patients and have been often shown to correlate with the decline in lung function. COPD affects men and women at a virtually comparable rate, even though distinct sex specific symptoms, progression and therapeutic implications have been described.

Vaccine dose usage and wastage in the Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: a descriptive study, 2015-2017.

Objective: to estimate usage and wastage of multi-dose and single-dose vaccine vials in the Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, from 2015 to 2017.

Methods: a descriptive study was carried out based on secondary data from the National Immunization Program Information System (SIPNI) and the Strategic Health Supplies Information System (SIES).

Results: a total of 12,342 records were examined; mean wastage rate was 45.

Adolescent and youth health policies in the Portuguese-Brazilian context: specificities and approximations.

Objective: To characterize the scientific production on adolescent health policies and programs in Brazil and Portugal in the period 2010-2017.

Method: This is a literature review based on the Scoping Review method. The research guidingquestion was: "How is the scientific production on adolescent health policies and programs in Brazil and Portugal characterized?"Search was carried out in October 2017 on the BVS, EBSCO and Google Scholar platforms.