Children and adolescents have been considered more susceptible to the effects of air pollution than adults. In order investigate responses children different ages exposure, daily records hospital admissions for in five age groups (equal or less 2 years age, 3–5, 6–13, 14–19, all together, i.e., from 0–19 age) were obtained January 1993 November 1997 São Paulo, Brazil, compared PM10, O3, SO2, CO NO2 concentrations ambient air. For each group a generalized additive Poisson regression was...

Aims Evaluating the effects of air pollution on São Paulo city's vehicular traffic controllers by means risk indicators for cardiovascular diseases.

In order to assess the effect of air pollution on pediatric respiratory morbidity, we carried out a time series study using daily levels PM10, SO2, NO2, ozone, and CO numbers emergency room visits hospital admissions at Children's Institute University São Paulo Medical School, from August 1996 1997. this period there were 43,635 visits, 4534 which due lower tract disease. The total number was 6785, 1021 infectious and/or obstructive diseases. three health end-points under investigation...

To assess the lag structure between air pollution exposure and elderly cardiovascular diseases hospital admissions, by gender.Health data of people aged 64 years or older was stratified gender in São Paulo city, Southeastern Brazil, from 1996 to 2001. Daily levels pollutants (CO, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2) , minimum temperature, relative humidity were also analyzed. It fitted generalized additive Poisson regressions used constrained distributed models adjusted for long time trend, weekdays, weather...

Background The effects of outdoor air pollution on lung function in adults are still controversial. Objective Evaluate the exposure to different levels traffic-generated PM2.5 workers' functions São Paulo, Brazil. Methods To cover a wide range exposures, 101 non-smoking workers from three occupations (taxi drivers, traffic controllers, and forest rangers) were selected for study. After clinical evaluation, participants scheduled attend four consecutive weekly visits which they received...

Objective: Breast cancer is the most prevalent malignant neoplasm in women. Optimal treatment frequently includes a hormonal-blockage phase maintained for 5-10 years. Pharmacologic agents used this blockage induce many climacteric-like symptoms, which often exact heavy toll on patients' quality of life. Acupuncture has had promising results treating symptoms induced by hormonal blockage, but there no evidence efficacy controlling hot flashes. Materials and Methods: This trial acupuncture to...

Resumo: Na última década, a demanda da população mundial por práticas não-convencionais em saúde aumentou substancialmente, exigindo cada vez mais do médico noções básicas das diversas terapêuticas vigentes, fim de que possa orientar os pacientes que, sob seus cuidados, desejem utilizar tratamentos distintos dos está habituado empregar. Desta forma, compete às escolas medicina propiciarem aos graduandos e pós-graduandos o conhecimento evidências científicas, pressupostos teóricos abordagens...

<p>A demanda da população pela medicina alternativa e complementar (CAM) vem aumentando substancialmente nas últimas décadas, exigindo dos médicos noções básicas dessas diversas terapias, a fim de que possam orientar os pacientes em tratamentos diferentes estão habituados prescrever. Assim sendo, compete às escolas propiciar aos estudantes o conhecimento das evidências científicas, pressupostos teóricos abordagens práticas empregadas por estas distintas formas tratamento. A presente...

OBJECTIVES: This study sought to verify the effects of acupuncture as an adjuvant treatment for control asthma.METHODS: was a randomized, controlled, crossover trial conducted at Hospital das Clı ´nicas da Faculdade de Medicina Universidade Sa ˜o Paulo.A total 74 patients with mild/moderate, persistent asthma were randomized into two therapeutic groups: Group A -31 underwent 10 real weekly sessions, followed by 3-week washout period and sham sessions; B -43 sessions.Patients used short-and...

Since being introduced as an elective discipline (non-obligatory) in the second semester of 2002, acupuncture has been taught University São Paulo School Medicine. We conducted this study to verify interest and acceptance among under graduate medical students discern a positive influence contributing improving their skills.The was from 2002 2007 using descriptive statistical methods.The average number who concluded is 24.9 per with 87.5 (28% all 7th 8th semesters). After basic training...

Acupuncture has been progressively included in the practice of mainstream medicine recent decades. The State Sao Paulo Cancer Institute is a public hospital established 2008 and its acupuncture service follows experience model several oncology centres USA, aiming to optimise treatment symptoms such as postoperative pain, oncological neuropathic nausea, vomiting, xerostomia fatigue induced by chemotherapy. This paper describes population given effects intervention on symptom management.One...

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We evaluated the effects of acute blood loss on respiratory mechanics guinea pigs. measured system elastance (Ers) and resistance (Rrsmax) using end-inflation occlusion method. RrSmax was partitioned into its homogeneous component (Rrsmin) that due to unevenness within (Rrsu). Respiratory were studied both before immediately after bleeding in eight animals. Another pigs had received propranolol previously also submitted hemorrhage. Propranolol-treated animals showed higher control values...

A acupuntura está cada vez mais em evidência, além de ser uma especialidade ascensão tanto entre os estudantes medicina, como médicos que buscam a sua especialização, ganhou destaque da Associação Médica Britânica advogou aprovação perante comunidade médica britânica, recomendar o Sistema Saúde Pública aceitar tratamento cefaléia crônica por acupuntura, aconselha mesmo encoraje atenção primária passar treinamento acupuntura. Na revisão trabalhos recentes, sendo pesquisada para diversas...

This paper proposes how QFDs, TRIZ integration with FMEA may arise, and making the control valve in design concept manufacturing development stages to amend main issues have front-end prevention. In order eliminate conflicting requirements build prevention of production process that will meet customer needs translate into measurable technical requirements, innovative model integrating three tools is proposed. One case given illustrate research steps for proposed demonstrate quality...

Acupuntura é uma prática milenar que faz parte da chamada medicina tradicional chinesa. Tem sido praticada por milhares de anos na China e alguns países do continente asiático. Como tem descrita como efetiva no tratamento diversas doenças condições, a acupuntura considerada um instrumento útil saúde. Da primitiva até os dias hoje, ganhado novos adeptos, atraindo assim atenção comunidade científica, fim entender melhor o seu mecanismo ação sua efetividade. Vários estudos têm feitos publicado...

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Uma das mais antigas modalidades de terapêutica, acupuntura faz parte da MedicinaTradicional Chinesa. Baseada principalmente em um antigo pensamento filosófico chinês e na observação ocorrência fenômenos natureza. Medicina Tradicional Chinesa possui uma fisiopatologia peculiar, sistema diagnóstico complicado baseado exame língua pulso comportamento atitudes pacientes. Durante décadas,a foi considerada alternativa exótica à Ocidental Ortodoxa, entretanto, estudos recentes painel do NIH norte...