Oncology represents a significant challenge for global public health. In the Portuguese-Speaking African Countries (PALOP), this reality is no different. Cancer not only has a devastating impact on patients but also on their families. The increasing number of cases is putting pressure on the healthcare systems of these nations, which are mostly overwhelmed by infectious diseases and other chronic illnesses. Thi...
Aim of study: To assess the boar taint prevalence in the Portuguese pork industry through an observational study model by measuring skatole and androstenone levels in fat and to compare it with the estimated thresholds for these compounds among Portuguese consumers. Area of study: Portugal. Material and methods: Adipose tissue samples from 140 animals (102 entire males and 38 females) were collected in three Po...
We describe the cases of cancer registered between 2018 and 2019 in the Oncological Registry of Hospital Dr. Baptist D’Souza. Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde. There is also a critical assessment of its quality and an action plan. The five most registered types of cancer, in order of frequency, in the period (2018-2019) were: breast, prostate, oesophagus, cervix and stomach. We found that the oncological registra...
Goat milk is an interesting product from a nutritional and health standpoint, although its physico-chemical composition presents some technological challenges, mainly for being less stable than cow’s milk at high temperatures. As pasteurization and ultra-high temperature processing are universally employed to ensure milk quality and safety, non-thermal methods, such as pulsed electric fields (PEFs), reduce the ...
The Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) is a globally favored fish due to its abundance, nutritional value, and affordability, but it faces quality preservation challenges. To address this, this study aimed to enhance its value by creating low-salt smoked products with natural bioactive compounds from seafood and forest sources. The fish filets were divided into four groups: one as a control, and the ...
The Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) is a globally favored fish due to its abundance, nutritional value, and aordability, but it faces quality preservation challenges. To address this, this study aimed to enhance its value by creating low-salt smoked products with natural bioactive compounds from seafood and forest sources. The fish filets were divided into four groups: one as a control, and the ot...
To reduce the microbial load in goat’s milk, which is less thermally stable than cow’s milk, an alternative processing method was used in this study. This involved treating the milk with pulsed electric fields (PEFs) (at 10 kV·cm−1, with 50 µs pulses for 3 Hz) and then heat-treating it at 63 °C for 6.0 s, as well as using heat treatment alone at 75 °C for 3.4 s. Cheeses were made using both types of milk treatm...
Em 2018, durante a III Jornada Internacional de Citotecnologia, promovida pela Associação Nacional de Citotecnologia (ANACITO), em parceria com o Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA) do Ministério da Saúde, reuniram-se profissionais técnicos da saúde dos países membros da Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (CPLP), Angola, República da Guiné-Bissau, Cabo Verde, Portugal e Brasi...
Objetivo: discutir se replicar o Projeto "Sífilis Não", naquilo que se refere ao tratamento de vastas quantidades de dados pessoais relativos à saúde sem o consentimento dos titulares, seria possível em solo português. Metodologia: análise da legislação referente à proteção de dados pessoais brasileira, portuguesa e europeia, tendo o Projeto "Sífilis Não" como o caso em estudo. Resultados: o tratamento de dados...