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The care of nurses requires a praxis that holds scientific and technical knowledge in wide dimensions. In the Family Health Strategy, this care acquires a dialogical and emancipatory perspective through health education. Longitudinal care at each meeting provides an opportunity for dialogue, in a construction of truth that must be translated into an experience open to reframing. Therefore, the aim of this study was to reflect on the educational care of nurses in the Family Health Strategy based on the Gadamerian language.

Research is a process aimed at seeking new knowledge, in this case, it will seek to find alternative ways in the field of new technologies that serve to support special educational needs. Society demands these technological contributions to solve problems and allow man to work with greater ergonomics; The school, a social institution, also needs these resources so that all students can build a functional and meaningful teaching-learning process .

The More Doctors Program was created with the intention of reducing the shortage of doctors in Primary Health Care in some remote and priority municipalities. The objective was to understand the users' perception of the health care offered by the professionals included in the Project More Doctors for Brazil, in the border municipalities of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study, of a qualitative nature, developed in the 12 municipalities on the border line of that State.

Objective: Evaluate the association between cortisol, zinc parameters and insulin resistance in obese women. Methods: Case-control study was conducted, enrolling women aged between 20 and 50 years old, who were divided into case group (n=45) and control group (n=42). The dietary zinc intake was assessed by 3-day food records using Nut Win software version 1.5. Zinc concentrations in plasma, erythrocytes, and urine were determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry.

Photodynamic therapy in periodontics is used to obtain antimicrobial effects and also to assist in the healing process by acting on tissue healing and regeneration after performing surgical procedures. The objective of this systematic review was to evaluate in the scientific literature the effectiveness of using laser therapy in the surgical approach of periodontal procedures. A systematic review of the literature was performed using the Scopus, Science Direct, Embase, Cochrane Collaboration Library, and PubMed/ MEDLINE databases.

Resumo Purpose: To characterize the epidemiological profile of hospitalizations of adults by clinical emergencies in a public hospital in Coari in Amazonas state. Methods: Study with a quantitative, cross-sectional and descriptive-exploratory approach with the collection of secondary data in medical records which were printed, archived and stored in the statistics department of the hospital unit. Results: A total of 234 medical records were used for this study which includes clinical diagnosis in adults aged 19 to 59 years, between September and December 2017.

Objective: Demonstrate BP4 stimulation can treat meridian diseases related to Chong Mai, including FMS. Methods: Prospective, control case, randomized, with “crossing over”; 69 female, older than 21 years, with FMS, also diagnosed by researchers with curious meridian Yang Qiao Mai affection, divided into four groups: Group 1 - 3 sessions in BP4 / 3 sessions with simulation (S); Group 2 - 3 sessions with S / 3 sessions in BP4; Group 3 - 3 sessions in B62-Loc.1; Group 4 - 3 sessions in B62-Loc.2, weekly, for 3 to 6 weeks.

Introdução: A tuberculose, causada pela bactéria Mycobacterium tuberculosis, é considerada um grave problema de saúde pública no mundo, e no Brasil, especialmente no estado do Maranhão é crescente as notificações. É considerada uma doença determinada por fatores sociais que eleva a vulnerabilidade em saúde da população. Objetivo: Analisar o perfil epidemiológico dos casos de Tuberculose notificados no Estado do Maranhão, entre os anos de2010 e 2019.

Melatonin is a hormone produced by the pineal gland, synthesized from tryptophan and derived from serotonin by replacing the hydroxyl group with methoxy, after enzymatic transformations. It is released in the absence of light, signaling the existence and alternation between light / dark and the seasons. This work aims to understand the role and function of melatonin as an antinociceptive agent. The methodology used consisted of research in works published on Scielo, Bireme and Periodicals CAPES websites.

Introdução: A Tuberculose é uma doença antiga e nos dias atuais ainda se constitui como um problema de saúde pública de ampla magnitude e um desafio para o desenvolvimento de estratégias para o seu controle. Objetivo: Avaliar o grau implantação do Programa de Controle da Tuberculose (PCT) no município de Caxias, Maranhão. Metodologia: Tratou-se de um estudo avaliativo do tipo caso único, com abordagem quantitativa e qualitativa.