Health Sciences

There was effective poly herbal treatment for manjalkamalainoi which practiced by one generation Christian traditional medical practitioners in Papanasam in 4th generation level. They were learnt knowledge from their grandmother and followed as same way without any changing treatment package. Treatment had been given to all patients in all age groups and average 50 patients a day. In descriptive study as snap shot of the view study concluded as; only one prepared poly herbal fresh poultice in oral administration with large diet restrictions for 03 months.

Intrauterine insemination is one of the options for couples where the man has low sperm count (A.J. Goverde 2000). It is generally suggested in case of very mild oligospermia because this treatment requires a certain number of sperms to help in the process of fertilization which would not be possible in cases of severe oligospermia (A.J. Goverde 2000, K. Gezginç 2008). It is a simple, cost-effective technique that has usually good outcomes provided the female does not have any infertility issues resulting in a monthly pregnancy rate of 17.8.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the scientific publications pertinent to the perception of elderly persons about sexuality. Method: Integrative Review of Literature, held in databases: Latin American and Caribbean in Health Sciences (LILACS), Scientific electronic Library Online (SciELO), Nursing Database (BDENF), Electronic journals in psychology (PePSIC). For the search of the articles, three keywords indexed in the descriptors in Health Sciences (DeCS) were used: perception, sexuality (sexuality), elderly (elderly).

Objective: To describe the epidemiology of Repetitive Strain Injury and Work-Related Musculoskeletal Diseases (RSI/ WRMD) in Northwestern Ceará. Method: A cross - sectional, descriptive and retrospective epidemiological study conducted at the Center of Reference in Occupational Health (COH), Sobral – Ceará, Brazil, with 404 cases of RSI / WRMD, reported in SINAN, between January 1, 2009 and 31 December of 2016.

Introduction: The process of industrialization and urbanization impacts the environment and consequently the human health. Among health problems is the development of chronic diseases, where the risk of cancer has been the subject of scientific interest. Objective: To evaluate the relationship between economic and industrial growth and the increase in hospitalization rates due to neoplasms. Method: Ecological study, with secondary data on the Gross Domestic Product – GDP, resident population, and hospitalizations for neoplasms.

Background: Immunohistochemical markers can be used to classify breast cancer into distinct biological subtypes that behave differently. The Hormone receptors (estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR)), and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2) profile of breast carcinoma have a significant role in determining patient's prognosis, in addition to early detection of cancer, planning treatment and monitoring response to treatment. Increase use of tumor markers represents a shift in understanding of the basic biology of breast cancer, and treatment modules.

Objective: to evaluate the frailty syndrome in the elderly hospitalized in a teaching hospital. Method: cross-sectional study with 107 elderly hospitalized in a teaching hospital at Campos Gerais, Ponta Grossa – PR, from October 2016 to April 2017. Data collection included the application of the Mini Mental State Examination, Fragility Scale of Edmonton and a sociodemographic and health questionnaire. Data was analyzed using Stata®12 Software. The association was verified through simple linear regression (Fisher's F and Student's T tests), significance level of p 0.05.

Introduction of the study: Nursing Profession is an important part of the health care system, which works for the Wellbeing of health, inhibition of illness, and care of persons who are physically, mentally ill and disable people in all ages (Althabe et al., 2015). According to the Armstrong et al., (2015), the best evidence of nursing care can be assessed by their competencies,. The nursing supervisor plays an important role organizing patient care activities. Objectives: To identify the difference in management competencies among head nurses of Public and Private Hospitals of Lahore.

U-mineralization in the Gudarukoppu area, close to the SE-margin of India’s Mesoproterozoic Cuddapah basin is of a low-temperature, remobilized, hydro (epi)-thermal vein-type that appears to be a consequence of regional deformation - metamorphism-K-Mg-Fe-P-B-metasomatism, all of which affected the area to different degrees within the structurally weak major shear zone. Its U-ore (quartz apatite cataclasite, assaying 0.29% U3O8 and < 0.01% ThO2) was subjected to a preliminary laboratory-scale mineral processing study.

This study aimed to analyze contributions from the health situation as a tool to support municipal management in monitoring and control of leprosy. A cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach performed in the city of Vitoria de Santo Antão/PE. The results showed an incidence of leprosy of 11,04/100.000 inhabitants in the general population, being 5,99/100.000 in children younger than 15 years of age. It was also found that only 44.44% of the total cases were discharged because of cure, keeping far away from the achievement of goals laid down by WHO.