Ophidian accidents are a severe public health problem in the tropics. Seven sub-species of Crotalus durissus are distributed in different regions of Brazil, and among these sub-species a major interest for the present study is focused on Crotalus durissus cascavella, mostly found in Northeastem Brazil. We aimed, in this work, at analysing the effects of Crotalus durissus cascavella venom on the kidney and lung ...
Being considered as a public health issue, due to its increasing prevalence, suicide is one of the major causes of mortality worldwide especially among young people. This study aimed to characterize the profile of suicide in the state of Ceará, Brazil from 1997 to 2007, relating it to socio-demographic aspects, means used and year of occurrence. The data were obtained from the Unified Health System – SUS/Minist...