A abóbora moranga (Cucurbita maxima) é popular no Brasil estando entre as três variedades que se destacam com maior consumo país. polpa da considerada rica em antioxidantes naturais, os carotenóides. Os humanos não sintetizam este pigmento, assim a necessidade do mesmo satisfeita pela ingestão de alimentos contendo caroteno. As sementes também possuem teor carotenóides, além fenólicos totais, f...

O aproveitamento integral dos alimentos é uma alternativa capaz de propiciar às pessoas um melhor consumo nutricional, economia alimentos, ajuda na melhoria da qualidade vida população e diminuir os impactos causados no meio Ambiente. Apesar todos benefícios relacionados a essa prática, muitos desconhecem o valor nutritivo contido nas partes vistas como “menos atrativas” alimentos. Este artigo ...

OBJECTIVE Analyze the use of appetite suppressants in Brazil in 2009, according to the characteristics of users, healthcare system, and other drugs. METHODS Pharmaconeconometric study of cross-sectional data to analyze the relationship between the use of appetite suppressants (mg/per capita) and the independent variables selected (gender, race/color, age, schooling, income, health insurance c...

OBJECTIVE Infection by the Zika virus is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern as defined by the World Health Organization. Resolution no. 72, issued by the Collegiate Board of the Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) on March 30, 2016, made ZKV testing mandatory prior to procedures involving germ cells and tissues. This paper aims to discuss the aforementioned Resolution ...

In recent decades, there has been a significant increase in the incidence of fungal diseases. Certain fungal diseases cause cutaneous lesions and in the usual treatment, generally administred orally, the drug reaches the site of action with difficulty and its concentration is too low. An approach much explored in recent years is the development of nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems, and...

PURPOSE A gap analysis survey of international practices for Active Substance Master Files (ASMFs)/Drug Master Files (DMFs) of human use was conducted as a project of the ASMF/DMF working group of the International Generic Drug Regulators Pilot (IGDRP) to identify similarities and differences among ASMF/DMF procedures of 10 IGDRP members and 2 observers. METHODS We conducted a questionnaire s...

BACKGROUND Pediatric medications may possess a high erosive potential to dental tissues due to the existence of acid components in their formulations. The purpose was to determine the erosive and cariogenic potential of pediatric oral liquid medications through the analysis of their physicochemical properties in vitro. METHODS A total of 59 substances were selected from the drug reference lis...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate blood banks in the Brazilian Amazon region with regard to structure and procedures directed toward the prevention of transfusion-transmitted malaria (TTM). METHODS This was a normative evaluation based on the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) Resolution RDC No. 153/2004. Ten blood banks were included in the study and classified as 'adequate' (≥80 poi...

O presente estudo demonstra aspectos da pesquisa de água mineral e mineração. Pretendeu-se demonstrar as diretrizes do Código Mineração Águas, como bases jurídicas norteadoras sob a gestão Agência Nacional analisar importância controle qualidade para consumo humano, conforme Resoluções Anvisa - RDC 274 275/2005. processo disponibilização bem ser industrializado passa por pesquisa, análise, clas...