This study aimed to analyze the self-reported eating practices of pregnant and postpartum women living in a group of slum communities in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The interpretative methodology used a semi-structured interview and thematic ...
This study deals with violence against women as a health care matter. It was part of a research in public services of Sao Paulo, including: the prevalence of violence among users from 15 to 49 years old; the study of their medical records; the descri...
This paper approaches in a critical way aspects of Brazilian public policies for drugs,emphasizing those classified as high cost and for rare diseases.The lysosomal storage diseases were the example because of their rarity and the international trend...
In 1955 a population explosion of the slug Sarasinula linguaeformis (Semper, 1885) damaged crop plantations in the municipalities of Nova Itaberaba and Planalto Alegre, western Santa Catarina State, Brazil. In this article we analyze the socioeconomi...
This papers’ objective is to examine the Brazilian Ministry of Health’s investments in Health Research and Development (R&D/H) between 2000-2002, trying to contrast them with the items of the National Health Research Priority Agenda, trying to at...
The accurate assessment of energy expenditure (EE) and the physical activity level (PAL) is important in the establishment of the energy requirements (ER) of populations. Little is known about these variables in the Brazilian population. The purpose ...
The aim of this article was to examine the historical aspects of the feminine and the maternal in order to increase the comprehension of motherhood in the context of HIV/Aids infection. We reviewed the historical role of women in society, showing the...
This article regards the use and the incorporation of the biotechnological practices in Public Health, in a Risk Society context. Considering the contemporary social theorecians, the implications of the biotechnological uses have been analyzed. The a...
