A hepatite crônica B é uma das doenças infecciosas mais frequentes no mundo e constitui um grave problema de saúde pública Para avaliar a eficácia dos análogos de núcleosídeo/nucletídeo utilizados no seu tratamento (adefovir dipivoxil, entecavir e telbivudina) foi conduzida uma revisão sistemática de ensaios clínicos randomizados. Foram consultadas, dentre outras, as bases de dados PubMed e LILACS Foram selecio...
OBJECTIVES: Evaluate the use of probiotics as an additional therapy in the treatment of children and adolescents with asthma in Belo Horizonte, MG-Brazil. METHODS: A pilot longitudinal, experimental and nonrandomized study with 30 patients from six to 17 years old from Belo Horizonte. In the baseline appointment, all patients received beclomethasone, and one group also received a probiotic containing Lactobacil...
The aim of this study was to describe the baseline demographic and clinical characteristics as well as the functional status of a prospective cohort of patients with rheumatic diseases assisted by the Brazilian Public Health System (SUS). Data for 302 patients receiving tumor necrosis factor α inhibitors (anti-TNF agents) was collected through a standard form. Among patients, 229 (75.8%) were female and 155 (51...