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Modeling scenarios for the end of AIDS
(Oxford University Press, 2014)
At the end of 2012, 3 decades after the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was first identified, neither a cure nor a fully preventive vaccine was available. Despite multiple efforts, the epidemic remains an exceptional ...
Bovine lactoferrin for the prevention of COVID-19 infection in health care personnel: a double-blinded randomized clinical trial (LF-COVID)
(Springer, 2022)
Lactoferrin (LF) has in vitro antiviral activity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This study aimed to determine the effect of bovine lactoferrin (bLF) in the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 ...
Lactoferrin for prevention of neonatal sepsis
(Springer, 2014)
Preterm neonates are at risk to acquire infections. In addition to the high mortality associated with sepsis, these patients are at risk for long-term disabilities, particularly neurodevelopment impairment. Several ...
Clinical effectiveness of short course oral prednisone for stricture prevention after semi-circumferential esophageal endoscopic submucosal dissection
(Thieme Gruppe, 2022)
Background and study aims Esophageal strictures (ES) occur frequently after semi-circumferential endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for the eradication of superficial esophageal neoplasms and negatively impact a patient’s ...
Single-dose tafenoquine to prevent relapse of plasmodium vivax malaria
(Massachusetts Medical Society, 2019)
BACKGROUND: Treatment of Plasmodium vivax malaria requires the clearing of asexual parasites, but relapse can be prevented only if dormant hypnozoites are cleared from the liver (a treatment termed "radical cure"). Tafenoquine ...
How Coronavirus Disease 2019 Changed Dermatology Practice in 1 Year Around the World: Perspectives from 11 Countries
(Elsevier, 2021)
When cases of a mysterious pneumonia debuted in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, in early December 2019, few people could have anticipated the outbreak’s trajectory. Within 2 weeks, scientists identified the responsible ...
Identification and management of prediabetes: results of the Latin America Strategic Prediabetes Meeting
(Pan American Health Organization, 2017)
To understand the status of prediabetes diagnosis and treatment in Latin America and to evaluate the use of metformin for diabetes prevention in this context. A panel of 15 diabetes experts from seven countries in Latin ...
Prevention of epilepsy in childhood: is it possible?Prevenção da epilepsia na infância: é posssível?
(HCPA/FAMED/UFRGS, 2022)
The role of sexually transmitted infections (STI) prevention and control programs in reducing gender, sexual and STI-related stigma
(Elsevier, 2021)
Stigma refers to socially undesirable attributes of individuals or groups, associated with isolation, rejection, and discrimination. Stigma is an essential contributor in the causal web of sexually transmitted infections ...