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Aging causes physiological changes that can lead to the appearance of chronic degenerative diseases and consequently the chronic use of medications. This article aims to evaluate the level of physical activity and mental health of elderly people who use chronic medications. This is an epidemiological, quantitative and cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of 128 elderly people of both genders. To obtain the data, we chose the BECK anxiety and depression questionnaire, the ABUEL questionnaire for medication use and the IPAQ short version.

Chronic pancreatitis is an inflammatory condition that needs investigation in order to find and potentially treat the underlying cause since recurrent and chronic pancreatitis can lead to irreversible pancreatic damage or even pancreatic cancer. Hereditary pancreatitis are chronic pancreatitis or recurrent acute pancreatitis that are related to gene mutations. It is an autosomal disease, with a variable expression and a penetrance that is around 80%.

In Iraq the available measures of disease frequency related to skin disorders are from hospital-based clinic studies. It reflects the patterns of clinic attendance, and the actual prevalence of skin diseases in the community is unknown. The main objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of skin diseases in selected areas of Ninevah governorate. A household survey based on health interviews and clinical examination was conducted over a period of seven months.

Heterotopia is defined as the presence of normal tissue type at non-physiological sites. Gastric heterotopia (GHT) is the most reported epithelial heterotopia. It can occur anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract. Most cases are described in the esophagus, duodenum and Meckel’s diverticulum. It’s rarely observed in the rectum and anus.

This article aims to assessequity in the population's access to cataract extraction procedures in the Health Caravan Program and its coverage in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. It is a cross-sectional study, with analysis of secondary data from the Informatics Department of the Ministry of Health and productivity reports of the Health Caravan Program with standardization of the coefficient of cataract surgeries in Brazil. The results showed the execution of 13,361 cataract surgeries in 2015 and 23,340 in 2016.

Objective: To assess bond strength of different conventional and universal adhesive systems to dentine substrate. Methods: 40 bovine teeth had their roots severed and vestibular surface planed until dentine exposure, and were randomly divided into five groups (n=16), according to the adhesive system used: Group SB2- Adper Single Bond 2; Group A- Ambar; Group APS- Ambar APS; Group SBU- Single Bond Universal; Group AU- Ambar Universal. Two transparent cylindrical matrices were fixated over the hybridized dentine and the compound resin Z250 XTwas applied.

Objective: To know the meanings of heart disease for women experiencing climacteric. Methods: Qualitative study with 25 cardiovascular women, conducted from June to August 2013. The interactionist perspective (symbolic interactionism) was used as a theoretical-methodological reference and, as a modality, the analysis by focus group technique. Results: four categories were identified namely "Incapacity for activities of daily living"; "Feelings of frustration"; "Family" and "Spirituality." Women emphasized the transformations and repercussions in their daily lives.

Background: Placenta praevia is the implantation of the placenta partially or wholly in the lower segment of the uterus. It is graded in two ways, as either grade 1- 4 or minor/major. It is a major cause of obstetrical hemorrhage which leads to increase in maternal morbidity and perinatal mortality, its incidence is still rising worldwide. Objectives: To determine the frequency and outcome of placenta previa at Baghdad teaching hospital.

Ethics is an intrinsic feature to every human action and for that reason, it is an integral part in the social reality production. Every man has an ethical sense, a type of moral conscience that always makes him to judge his actions, to check if they are suiTable or not. In this perspective, the expectation and the anxieties regarding ethics are implemented in our daily lives, particularly in the educational context that should be turned to the formation of people that will compose our society.

A prospective study was conducted over 2 years on 4600 children aged between 2 weeks to 5 years with acute gastroenteritis who were attending the pediatric clinics of Al-Zahraa and Al-Karama Teaching Hospitals in Kut - Iraq for the period between 1st of July 2016 to 30th of June 2018 to identify the role of breast feeding against infection with rotavirus in children with acute gastroenteritis.