Onicomicose por Scytalidium spp.: estudo clínico-epidemiológico em um hospital universitário do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Medical slang in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

The author analyzes medical slang in Rio de Janeiro based on the view of interactive or live metaphor proposed by such authors as Black and Ricoeur, applied to puns and other jokes from medical work, with the goal of unveiling what physicians mean by this linguistic register. The article classifies medical slang in three broad areas, pertaining to the physician's relations with professional tra...

Serviços de Governo Eletrônico: um estudo sobre o uso por indivíduos no Brasil

Postpartum weight retention among women in Rio de Janeiro: a follow-up study Retenção de peso ao longo de nove meses pós-parto em mulheres residentes no Município do Rio de Janeiro: um estudo de seguimento

This study presents follow-up results on trends in postpartum weight retention among women in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at 0.5, 2, 6, and 9 months postpartum. The outcome variable, weight retention, was calculated by subtracting the reported pre-pregnancy weight from the observed weight at each interview. Statistical analyses used means and a 95% confidence interval for weight retenti...

Amblyomma cajennense infestation on horses in two microregions of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Infestação por Amblyomma cajennense em equinos de duas microrregiões do estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

The objective of this study was to evaluate factors associated with infestation by Amblyomma cajennense on horses in two microregions of the state of Rio de Janeiro. Horses on 62 farms in the municipalities of the Itaguaí and Serrana microregions were evaluated between January and May 2009. The animals were examined to determine the presence of ticks and infestation level. The animals’ rearing ...

Prevalence of cryptosporidium spp. in domestic companion animals of elderly population in Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Prevalência de cryptosporidium spp. em animais domésticos de companhia da população idosa em Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Objective: This study aims to highlight the prevalence of cryptosporidiosis in domestic companion animals. Method: Eligible for study were all elderly (over 60 years of age) of both sexes who have dogs and / or cats at home, living in the city of Teresópolis and who attended a vaccination post in the municipality during the period of national campaigns vaccination against influenza in 2007 and ...