Annona montana fruit and leaves improve the glycemic and lipid profiles of Wistar rats.

Species of the family Annonaceae has been used traditionally as a medicinal plant in tropical regions of South and North America and in Africa. Annona montana is known popularly as false graviola and originates from tropical America and can be cultivated throughout Brazil. There are no studies in the literature that associate A. montana with the metabolic profile of animals. Therefore, the purpose of this work was to assess the effects of the consumption of pulp and leaves of this plant on the metabolic profile of Wistar rats. The animals, which were treated for 40 days, were divided into two control groups--treated with water via gavage and ad libitum, respectively, and two treated groups--one treated with leaf juice and the other with pulp juice of the fruit. Glycemia, lipids, and body weight were found to decrease and high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-c) levels to increase in the animals treated with leaf juice. The group treated with pulp juice showed a reduction in lipids and augmented HDL-c. The use of A. montana may have beneficial effects in the prevention of diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia and may thus contribute to the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.

Como profissionais de saúde da rede básica identificam e tratam a incontinência urinária feminina / Cómo los profesionales de salud de la red básica identifican y tratan la incontinencia urinaria femenina / How health professionals from basic network identify and treat female

Trata-se de pesquisa descritiva, exploratória e transversal, que objetivou investigar como os médicos e enfermeiros que atuam na rede básica de saúde abordam e manejam os casos de incontinência urinária (IU) feminina, como a conceituam e quais tipos de IU conhecem. Utilizou-se um questionário com questões abertas e fechadas. As variáveis de caracterização da amostra e as respostas das perguntas fechadas foram analisadas descritivamente, calculando-se as frequências relativa e absoluta, quando pertinente. As respostas às perguntas abertas foram categorizadas e apresentadas em tabelas. Participaram do estudo 37 médicos (médicos de família, generalistas e ginecologistas) e 19 enfermeiros, de 24 a 63 anos, incluindo recém-formados e profissionais experientes. Constatou-se que, com exceção dos ginecologistas, muitos profissionais investigam raramente ou não investigam a presença de IU. Observou-se que os profissionais têm abordado as mulheres sobre a IU, porém, algumas vezes, a conduta é desconhecida ou, nem sempre, a mais adequada.

Ésta es una investigación descriptiva, exploratoria y transversal que apuntó investigar cómo los doctores y las enfermeras que trabajan en el acercan y cuidan de la Red Básica de Salud en casos de incontinencia urinaria femenina (IU), cómo la diagnostican y que tipos de IU conocen. Un cuestionario con preguntas abiertas y cerradas fue utilizado. La variable para la caracterización de la muestra y las respuestas de las preguntas cerradas fueran analizadas descriptivamente e se calcularan las frecuencias relativas y absolutas cuando pertinentes. Las respuestas a las cuestiones abertas fueron categorizadas y presentadas en tablas. 37 doctores (médicos de cabecera, doctores clínicos y ginecólogos) y 19 enfermeras participaron del estudio, con edades desde 24 hasta 63 años, incluyendo profesionales recién-formados y experimentados. Observamos que, a excepción de ginecólogos, muchos profesionales investigan raramente o no investigan la posibilidad de IU. También observamos que los profesionales cuestionan a mujeres acerca de IU, pero a veces la manera correcta de hacer esto les es desconocida o no siempre la más adecuada.

This is a descriptive, exploratory and transversal research that aimed to investigate how doctors and nurses who work in the Basic Health Network approach and care for cases of female urinary incontinence (UI), how they assess it and which types of UI they know. A questionnaire with open and closed questions was used. The variable for characterization of the sample and the answers of the closed questions were descriptively analyzed, and we calculated the relative and absolute frequencies when pertinent. The answers to the open questions were categorized and presented in tables. 37 doctors (family doctors, clinical doctors and gynecologists) and 19 nurses participated of the study, with ages from 24 to 63 years, including recently-formed and experienced professionals. We observed that, except for gynecologists, many professionals rarely investigate rare or do not investigate the possibility of UI. We also observed that professionals ask women about UI, but sometimes the right way to do this is unknown or not always the most adequate.