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Desprescrição em idosos polimedicados de cuidados paliativos
Pereira, Olívia R.; Rocha, Mariana; Gonçalves, Liseta; Ribeiro, Hugo; Rodrigues, Inês; Pinto, Isabel C.; Nascimento, Luís; Magalhães, Carlos PiresOs idosos com doenças limitantes e polimedicados devem, numa perspetiva de programa de cuidados centrados na pessoa, receber tratamento farmacológico personalizado. A revisão da medicação considera o tratamento farmacológico no contexto da vida e da doença da pessoa, sendo a desprescrição um processo sistemático de descontinuação de fármacos cujos danos superam os benefícios. Métodos: O objetivo deste projeto é...
Strategies to enhance the response of liver cancer to pharmacological treatments
Marin, Jose J.G.; Macias, Rócio I.R.; Asensio, Maitane; Romero, Marta R.; Temprano, Alvaro G.; Pereira, Olívia R.; Jimenez, Silvia; Mauriz, Jose LuisIn contrast to other types of cancers, there is no available efficient pharmacological treatment to improve the outcomes of patients suffering from major primary liver cancers, i.e., hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma. This dismal situation is partly due to the existence in these tumors of many different and synergistic mechanisms of resistance, accounting for the lack of response of these patients...
Desprescrição em idosos polimedicados de cuidados paliativos
Rocha, Mariana; Gonçalves, Liseta; Ribeiro, Hugo; Rodrigues, Inês; Nascimento, Luís; Pereira, Olívia R.; Pinto, Isabel C.; Magalhães, Carlos PiresOs idosos com doenças limitantes e polimedicados devem, numa perspetiva de programa de cuidados centrados na pessoa, receber tratamento farmacológico personalizado. A revisão da medicação considera o tratamento farmacológico no contexto da vida e da doença da pessoa, sendo a desprescrição um processo sistemático de descontinuação de fármacos cujos danos superam os benefícios. Método: O objetivo deste projeto é ...
Desprescrição em idosos polimedicados: um programa de cuidado centrado na pesso...
Rocha, Mariana; Gonçalves, Liseta; Ribeiro, Hugo; Rodrigues, Inês; Pinto, Isabel C.; Nascimento, Luís; Magalhães, Carlos Pires; Pereira, Olívia R.O regime terapêutico medicamentoso em idosos polimedicados e com doenças limitantes deve ser personalizado e incluído num programa de cuidados centrado na pessoa. O presente projeto consiste num programa de desprescrição/ revisão terapêutica com o objetivo de melhorar os indicadores farmacoterapêuticos e a qualidade de vida de idosos com doenças limitantes e expectativa de vida limitada. Para tal, será realizad...
Hop by-products: pharmacological activities and potential application as cosmetics
Pereira, Olívia R.; Santos, Gleiciara; Sousa, Maria JoãoHops (Humulus lupulus L.) are known worldwide as a raw material in beer production due their flavor and preservative values. The beneficial properties of the plant have been mostly associated with the female hop inflorescences (cones), which is also the part used in the brewing industry. However, some studies indicate the presence of compounds associated with health benefits in the vegetative parts of hops or s...
Bioactive compounds of spontaneous hop and hop in cultivars in the northeast of...
Santos, Briolanja; Pedro, Luís G.; Pereira, Olívia R.; Goes, Hugo; Cardoso, Susana M.; Sousa, Maria JoãoHop, whose scientific name is Humulus lupulus L., is a species of the family Cannabaceae, with climbing, perennial and dioecious characteristics of great importance due to its compounds of interest such as polyphenols and acids. The female inflorescences have glands that secrete mainly lupulin. Hop is known worldwide as an essential raw material and flavoring agent in beer production. Phytochemical compounds fr...
Pharmacotherapy in the older adult: characterization, medication adherence and ...
Peixoto, Joelma; Pereira, Olívia R.; Pinto, Isabel C.Aging is a dynamic process in which biochemical and physiological changes are related to a higher frequency of pathological processes, which ultimately lead the human being to death. Part of these alterations and pathologies are improved using medicines, so older adults are great consumers of medicines. Several instruments have been used to evaluate the use of inappropriate medications in older adults, with Bee...
A rare cause of axillary swelling
Moreira, Mafalda; Pereira, Olívia R.; Malheiro, Ana Sofia; Bonet, Berta; Teixeira, SandraAxillary swelling is a common condition in pediatric age. The most common diagnosis is lymph node swelling, but it can also be caused by soft tissue tumors, vascular lesions, or inflammation of sweat glands. In rare cases, it can be due to ectopic breast tissue (EBT). A 14-year-old female presented with right axillary pain with one year of evolution and swelling for the past two months, gradually increasing in ...
Development of a cosmos solid emulsion
Possamai, Fernanda; Spencer, Ricardo; Cardoso, Susana M.; Sousa, Maria João; Pereira, Olívia R.Natural products are becoming a trend in the cosmetic market, due to a growing awareness and concern with the origin of these products. The certification of natural products, especially organic ones under the COSMOS signature preserves the integrity of the constituents, in an environmentally appropriate and safe for human health, expanding the concept of "green chemistry”, guaranteeing the origin, and processin...
Development of a cosmetic anti-aging gel formulation with extracts of spontaneo...
Santos, Briolanja; Pereira, Olívia R.; Afonso, Andrea Luísa Fernandes; Pedro, Luís G.; Cardoso, Susana M.; Sousa, Maria JoãoHop (Humulus lupulus L.) is known worldwide as an essential flavor in the beer industry. Its major compounds have been demonstrated to be associated to health benefits, due to its antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities [1]. This study intended to develop and to evaluate the stability of an anti-aging cosmetic gel by incorporation of different percentages of hydroalcoholic extrac...