Fruits being fundamental nutritious sources in the human diet due to their high nutrient content and antioxidant capacity, can be classified as climacteric non- fruits based on ability ripen after harvesting, where which plucked are known those cannot harvest non– fruits. The study was carried out analyze properties of selected non-climacteric were taken from four different colors: red, yellow,...

The idea that a man passes through a period comparable to what in the woman is known as the menopause, is no new one. In ancient medicine a grand climacteric was recognized and was placed at the age of sixty-three. Those modern writers who recognize its existence are inclined to place it earlier; Max Thorek in the early fifties, Max Marcuse between forty-four and fifty-four, and Havelock Ellis ...

OBJECTIVE To expand the knowledge about the occurrence of life events, and how they affect the risk of low back and neck/shoulder pain. DESIGN A population-based case-control study. SETTING Men and women 20-59-years old, living in and not working outside the municipality of Norrtälje, Sweden, from November 1993 to November 1997. PARTICIPANTS Cases (n = 1,148) were defined as all subjects ...

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has increased considerably among middle-aged women. In this work we reviewed recent studies aimed at identifying possible factors related to HIV infection in climacteric women. Several associated factors are considered, such as: climacteric symptoms, partner's change in sexual behavior in face of new drugs, negotiation for use of condoms in sexual in...