The Brazilian context of social inequalities and barriers in accessing health services may aggravate the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, which already affects all states in the federation, with the growing curve of increasing confirmed cases and ...
Severalstudiesindicatethat in Brazil male mortalityofchildrenishigherthanthefemale. Recentstudieshavealsoshown a reduction in the male infantmortality in thelastyears. However, isunknownaboutwhatfactors are associatedwiththisphenomenon. How male infa...
When Covid-19 emerged in December last year, there was no vaccine nor are there specific effective treatment for this fast-spreading and life-threatening viral respiratory infection. Clinical trials were planned and are in progress to investigate whe...
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Popular Education in Health (EPS) constitutes a field of knowledge and practices, permeated by listening, dialogue and action. With a set of national experiences and productions, it is a political-pedagogical movement that articulates forcesvarious s...
This study aimed to evaluated the dietary fiber intake and associated factors in adolescents; identify the food sources of the nutrient; verify the relationship of dietary patterns indicators (energy/macro/micronutrients) with dietary fiber intake. T...
This review addresses the book “ Too much medicine! Excessive use can harm health”, authored by Marco Bobbio. The author discusses the excesses of current medicine both in relation to the abusive use of technology and the excess of medicalization...
This article updates the previous text of the main author published in 2000, revisiting the scientific evidence that reaffirms the contribution of health to the quality of life of individuals and populations. More than the access to health services o...
