There is very frequent exposure to potentially contaminated material in procedures performed by nursing professionals. This exploratory and descriptive study characterizes the potential risk of biological exposure in procedures performed by nursing professionals in ten Family Health units in São Carlos-SP, Brazil. We observed 238 procedures involving potential risk of contact with biological ma...

0006-3207/$ see front matter 2009 Elsevier Ltd. A doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2009.05.008 * Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 407 823 2919; fax E-mail addresses: [email protected] (A.A. Sua Fauth), [email protected] (J.D. Roth), cparkins@m [email protected] (I.J. Stout). 1 Present address: Public Lands Institute, University Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA. Debate about the relative ...

Access to psychosocial care is considered a fundamental part of the for conditions that result in visible difference, such as cleft lip and palate. At same time, there shortage trained mental health professionals structural resources, making it challenging implement component many healthcare providers worldwide. Therefore, need find innovative ways facilitate support. This article aims describe...

We aimed to describe the presentation of long-term complications of female genital mutilation/cutting and the surgical management of clitoral keloids secondary to female genital mutilation/cutting. Twenty-seven women who underwent surgery because of clitoral keloid between May 2014 and September 2015 in Sudan Nyala Turkish Hospital were evaluated in this retrospective descriptive case series st...

Semi-natural calcareous grasslands are of great interest in conservation because of their high species richness, but presently they are threatened by both land abandonment and nitrogen eutrophication. The paper reports on a three-year field experiment conducted in a species-rich Mediterranean grassland to study the effects of nitrogen application coupled with removal of plant litter and artific...

Molecular imaging is commonly used to improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Nuclear medicine offers cutting-edge procedures instruments, computers radiopharmaceuticals for various diseases, including oncology indications. The detailed images provided by positron emission tomography (PET) can accurately image biochemical or physiologic/pathologic phenomena.

Introduction: Pain may be described as a feeling of hurt or strong discomfort and is the body's way of sending a message to the brain that an injury has occurred. Pain medicine blocks these messages or reduces their effect on the brain. Timely administration of analgesia affects the entire emergency medical experience and can have a lasting effect on a child’s and family’s reaction to current a...

Introduction: Nowadays, advancements in industries, technology and human welfare level have lead to accumulation of solid wastes and have endangered environmental health. Incorrect waste management intensifies this problem. Recycling and composting (transformation of organic waste to humus) are the most important ways in waste management. Health and safety of the compost is an important issue b...