2013>>>2014
*Feliz Ano Novo! Saúde, Amor e Sucesso* http://amicor.blogspot.com.br/2013/12/cirurgia-cardiaca-no-rs.html [image: Feliz Ano Novo!] Grato pela amizade e companhia durante mais este ano, no qual selecionei (e está a disposição) cerca de 1000 postagens e 50 mil desde 2008.
CIRURGIA CARDÍACA no RS
No decorrer deste ano houve diversas manifestações de interesse pela história da Cirurgia Cardíaca no Rio Grande do Sul, numa época em que tive a ventura de participar da equipe inicial, aprender e contribuir para seu desenvolvimento e atenção aos pacientes e seus familiares. Tenho várias lembranças da época que pretendo mobilizar. Encontrei há poucos dias alguns documentos que vou aproveitar antes do fim deste ano de colocar a disposição dos interessados. Tratam-se de relatórios meus sobre os primeiros momentos (1961) e também a tese do Professor José Hilário sobre Hipotermia, aprese... mais »
DNA
I Had My DNA Picture Taken, With Varying Results Ozier Muhammad/The New York Times Kira Peikoff, 28, had her DNA tested by three direct-to-consumer companies, and the results didn't agree. By KIRA PEIKOFFPublished: December 30, 2013 337 Comments [image: Science Twitter Logo.]I like to plan ahead; that much I knew about myself before I plunged into exploring my genetic code. I’m a healthy 28-year-old woman, but some nasty diseases run in my family: coronary heart disease,rheumatoid arthritis, Alzheimer’s and breast cancer. Connect With Us on Social Media @nytimesscienceon Twitter. -... mais »
EcoSan Toilets
30 DECEMBER 2013 EcoSan Toilets Transform Human Waste into Compost in Haiti New innovation in Haiti turns human waste into soil-nourishing compost. (shutterstock)
Brain Pickings in 2013
On this last day of the year, what better way to reflect on its fruits than by looking back on what moved the greatest number of hearts and minds? Gathered below are the thirteen most read and shared articles published on *Brain Pickings* in 2013, spanning everything from psychology to art to the meaning of life. (Catch up on last year’s finest reads here.) Please enjoy, and thank you for joining me on yet another year’s intellectual and creative voyage. Here's to an extraordinary, unimaginably inspired 2014!
Serotonin Syndrome
[image: Johns Hopkins Health Alerts]Contact Us www.johnshopkinshealthalerts.com | Johns Hopkins Health Bookstore | Email this to a friend | Know the Symptoms of Serotonin Syndrome *People being treated for depression later in life often have additional conditions -- such as diabetes or hypertension -- that require medications. When some of these medications are taken with antidepressants, serious problems may arise.* Even some antidepressant combinations can be dangerous. For example, combining antidepressants that increase blood levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin -- which inclu... mais »
Prevenção de DCV
*SBC - 2013 - I Diretriz Brasileira de Prevenção* *Colaboramos no capítulo referente ao Tabagismo através de um dos Grupos de trabalho:* *Grupo 2 - Fumo* *Coordenador: Aristoteles Comte de Alencar Filho. Participantes: Aloyzio Achutti, Carla Janice Lantieri, Jaqueline **Scholz Issa, Silvia Cury Ismael.*
Andre Cassagnes
Today's Video [image: Video] VIDEO: An Animated Tribute to Andre Cassagnes The creator of the Etch A Sketch gets his own treatment.
2013 in 365 pictures
1 of 367 365 Tuesday, December 3, 2013 | By Phil Bicker | 18 Comments 2013: The Year in 365 Pictures JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 Felipe Dana—AP Jan. 1, 2013. Young residents watch fireworks exploding over Copacabana beach during new year celebrations at the Pavao Pavaozinho slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Looking back, 2013 has proven to be a turbulent, unsettling year. Americans were rocked by the terror attack at the Boston Marathon that left three dead and more than 250 wounded. In ... mais »
Sex and Gender
*JAMA Psychiatry* Viewpoint [image: gender image] *The Evolution of Gender* Sex and gender are often used interchangeably in scientific writing, but they are not the same. This Viewpoint calls for studies of gender and health outcomes that would illuminate mechanisms underlying between-sex differences in morbidity, mortality, and health behaviors. *Image Credit: Thinkstock*
Brain Functions
Clinical Implications of Basic Neuroscience Research [image: brain function image] *Modeling Brain Function: Current Developments and Future Prospects* This perspective reviews a recently developed functional brain model that comprises 2.5 million spiking neurons that can recreate some of the brain’s more interesting abilities, such as seeing, acting, reasoning, and remembering.
Breast Cancer
Review [image: breast cancer image] *Breast Cancer: A Review for the General Surgeon* This narrative review provides surgeons an update on recent changes in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. *Image Credit: Thinkstock*
Neuroscience 2013 The best images.
Flashes of brilliance in the brain – the best Neuroscience images of 2013 Posted on December 23, 2013 by thebrainbank [image: The top shows the most interconnected male regions, the bottom shows the most interconnected female regions. From: Ingalhalikar et al. PNAS (online publication before print).] Posted on December 23, 2013 by thebrainbank Pretty pictures and popular neuroscience go hand-in-hand. People love to see the contours of their brain on an MRI and journalists are drawn to a brain flashing away with activity. There have been some fantastic images from neuroscience in 2013. ... mais »
Depression
MIND DECEMBER 23, 2013, 3:28 PM 151 Comments A New Focus on DepressionBy RICHARD A. FRIEDMAN, M.D. Viktor Koen When will we ever get depression under control? Of all the major illnesses, mental or physical, depression has been one of the toughest to subdue. Despite the ubiquity of antidepressant drugs — there are now 26 to choose from — only a third of patients with major depression will experience a full remission after the first round of treatment, and successive treatments with different drugs will give some relief to just 20 to 25 percent more. About 30 percent of people with dep... mais »
Privacy
Why Privacy Is Our 2013 Word of the Year December 17, 2013 by: Dictionary.com blog in: Current Events 67 Comments From PRISM and the Edward Snowden scandal to the arrival of Google Glass, 2013 was the year that the desire to be seen and heard was turned on its head. Consider the following: In January, the TSA scrapped airport body scanners that produce near-naked images of travelers; In June, Edward Snowden revealed the widespread global-spying program, Project PRISM; In October, Google announced new privacy policy plans that allow the company to incorporate user data into advertiseme... mais »
Christmass
ChristmasArticle Free Pass - Article - Web sites - Bibliography - Related Content - Recent Edits - Contributors TABLE OF CONTENTS - Introduction - Origin and developmen - Contemporary customs in the West - Contemporary customs in Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy - Contemporary customs in other areas *Christmas**,* Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus. The English term *Christmas* (“mass on Christ’s day”) is of fairly recent origin. The earlier term *Yule* may have derived from the Germanic*jōl* or the Anglo-Saxon *geōl*, which referred... mais »
Memory
*Breakthrough medical studies and expert information reveal how you may:* - Turn back the clock on your aging mind. - Recall names, dates, facts and figures - with greater ease. - Retain what you read in newspapers, magazines and books. - Help keep Alzheimer's disease at bay. *To learn how you can receive a risk-free copy of this vital research report on enhancing mental capacity ... preserving memory ... and combating Alzheimer's disease, read on:* Have you ever experienced one of these discomforting "senior moments"? - You pick up the phone to call a friend you've know... mais »
Abridor de Latas
Do Blog do Eduardo e artigo do Franklin Cunha Um alerta sobre o BOTOX e a medicina enlatada. http://eduardodazeredocosta.blogspot.com.br/2013/12/abridores-de-latas_21.html?spref=fb
Tabagismo
::Tabagismo Documents Order by : *Name *| Date | Hits [ Ascendant ] [image: Ambientes 100% Livres de Tabaco]Ambientes 100% Livres de Tabaco *hot!* *Date added:*01/25/2010*Date modified:*01/25/2010*Filesize:*120.17 kB *Downloads:*1389 Este guia é uma ferramenta de orientação que tem como objetivo subsidiar os gestores e profissionais de saúde quanto às medidas de implementação do artigo 8º da Convenção-Quadro para o Controle do Tabaco – CQCT (Proteção contra a exposição à fumaça do tabaco). - Download - View - Details [image: A experiência de Porto Alegre na criação de ambiente... mais »
SUS 25 anos
[image: Boletim APS Redes] Ministros da Saúde falam sobre os 25 anos do SUS Para comemorar os 25 anos da Constituição Cidadã e os 25 do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), o* Portal da Inovação em Saúde* entrevistou os ministros da saúde protagonistas na construção da política de saúde, considerada como a mais inclusiva do Estado Brasileiro. Adib Jatene, José Serra, Humberto Costa, Saraiva Felipe, Agenor Álvares e José Gomes Temporão fazem um balanço dos 25 anos do Sistema de Saúde brasileiro e elencam os desafios e perspectivas para o futuro. - Vídeo - Transcrição entrevista -...mais »
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