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Review of the DVD Dois filmes de Rino Lupo: Mulheres da beira e Os lobos.

Review of the DVD Varieté (E. A. Dupont, 1925). Deluxe edition

Review of the DVD Mario Ruspoli

Introducción: La meningitis bacteriana aún constituye un importante problema de salud mundial. En Cuba hay limitadas investigaciones con una perspectiva histórica de esta temática.Objetivo: Describir el comportamiento de la meningitis bacteriana en Cuba (siglo XIX-XXI).Material y Métodos: Estudio descriptivo (corte histórico) entre finales de 1800 y 2017, utilizando el método histórico-lógico y un análisis deductivo-inductivo de múltiples fuentes bibliográficas.Desarrollo: La primera alusión a la meningitis bacteriana en Cuba data de 1877. También se sugiere su probable importación por el ejército de ocupación norteamericano en 1899. En 1901 se aisló el meningococo de Weichselbaum del líquido cefalorraquídeo, lo que constituye, probablemente, su primera notificación en Cuba. Iniciado el siglo XX, se reportan casos aislados y brotes hasta 1976 cuando inicia la mayor epidemia de Enfermedad Meningocócica (serogrupos C y B). En 1979 se vacuna contra el C. En 1980 se implementa una vigilancia epidemiológica especial. Se desarrolla la vacuna cubana VA-MENGOC-BC® (1984) que se usa masivamente (1987) y se contribuye al control, incluyéndose en el Programa Nacional de Inmunizaciones (1991). Haemophilus Influenzae pasa a ser la principal bacteria causante de meningitis bacteriana hasta 1999 en que se aplican vacunas (Vaxem-Hib® y QuimiHib®) y se controla. Su nicho ecológico es ocupado por neumococo hasta ahora.Conclusiones: Desde fines del siglo XIX hasta la segunda mitad del XX la meningitis bacteriana en Cuba se manifestaba como casos aislados y brotes. Durante y después de una gran epidemia, se implementan estrategias preventivas efectivas, incluidas dos vacunas cubanas contra estas enfermedades, que revierten el comportamiento a endemia muy baja hasta la actualidad.Palabras Clave: Meningitis cerebro espinal, meningitis bacteriana, meningitis bacteriana adquirida en la comunidad, meningococo, neumococo, Haemophilus influenzae, vacunas, historia.

In sheep the interaction between social hierarchy, forage preference and parasite load effects production. A study was done of this interaction in two grazing systems (silvopastoral, SSP; star grass monoculture, PE) with twenty-two Pelibuey sheep per system. Tests were done of social hierarchy to calculate dominance index values, of forage plant species (C. nlemfuensis, L. leucocephala, G. sepium, G. ulmifolia and H. rosa-sinensis) preference, of parasite load (gastrointestinal nematode egg count per gram of feces), and of hematocrit levels. A generally nonlinear hierarchy was present in both systems, with linear dominance (h=0.75) in the SSP and bidirectional dominance (h=0.5) in the PE. In both systems the most dominant individuals had the highest number of aggressive behaviors (SSP: rs= 0.790909, P=0.05; PE: rs= 0.845455, P=0.05) and the lowest parasite loads (SSP: rs= -0.909091, P=0.05; PE: rs = -0.727273, P=0.05). In the SSP, the animals had greater preference for C. nlemfuensis but those that consumed more L. leucocephala had higher hematocrit levels (rs=0.694269, P=0.05). Sheep grazing in silvopastoral systems consume more arboreal and shrub species foliage which helps to control parasite load and maintain stable hematocrit levels regardless of group social rank.

Objective. To describe the undernutrition prevalence, as well as some sociodemographic characteristics associated to stunting in children under five years old, living on locali- ties with less than 100 000 inhabitants in Mexico in 2012 and 2018. Material and methods. Low weight, stunting and wasting prevalences were calculated in children under 5y according to WHO Growth Reference. A comparison of stunting by sociodemographic and diet diversity variables is presented. Multi-variated logistic models between chronic malnutrition and sociodemographic variables were calculated. Results. In 2018, 4.4% of the individuals suffered low weight, 14.9% stunting and 1.5 % wasting. Stunting was greater in indigenous households (24.5%), households from the lower socioeconomic-index tertile (17.5%), and households with moderated/severe food insecurity (15.3%). Stunting was positively associated with indigenous condition; on the other hand a highly diverse diet resulted to be a protective factor against it. Conclusions. A high prevalence of chronical malnutrition was documented associated with high poverty conditions. It is important to enforce strategies aimed to contain it, mainly in such populations with greater social deprivation.

La mayor carga de enfermedad a nivel global lo representan las enfermedades crónicas. Para el contexto de México, la mayor incidencia y mortalidad están representadas por la enfermedad cardiovascular,1 la diabetes mellitus2 y el cáncer. A pesar de estas evi­dencias, es hasta fecha reciente que en México se han propuesto registros de cáncer con base poblacional y posiblemente se implemente una política poblacional de prevención y control. En este contexto, el cáncer de pulmón representa un reto importante para la salud pública global al ser reconocido como primera causa de muerte por cáncer en México y en el mundo. Adi­cionalmente, la mayoría de los casos son considerados muertes prevenibles porque existe evidencia de que la mayor fracción atribuible es la exposición a humo de tabaco, por lo cual se debe enfatizar la gran necesidad de abordar esta problemática desde una visión integral que incluya ejes preventivos,3,4 así como de abordaje en pacientes que ya presentan la enfermedad. Esto consti­tuye la importancia del número especial de cáncer de pulmón en la revista Salud Pública de México.

The article examines the case of the melodramma Lo sdegno con lo sdegno si vince by Arcangelo Spagna, an Italian dramatist of the beginning of the 18th century. Many critics have pointed out the Moretian affiliation of the work that would depend on El desdén, con el desdén, but so far nobody has found out whether or not the libretto of melodramma is linked to the Spanish hypotext beyond the obvious resemblance of the title.

The initiative including an Act Project for reforming the Ley General de Salud of Mexico, submitted in 2019 to the Congress of the Union, proposes the creation of a system of universal and free access to health services and associated medicines for the population lacking of social security benefits, and the creation of the Instituto de Salud para el Bienestar. This article analyzes the substantive aspects of the project, with the aim of motivating the reflection of the proposed reform and its most important components, to contribute to achieving its aim. The conclusion is that the main themes of the Project require precision in relevant areas, such as the transformation of the financing scheme for care, the strengthening of stewardship and governance, the responsibility in the provision of services, and the regulation and access to medicines. The contributions of academics, decision makers and social organizations will be essential to create a public health policy based on evidence and social equity.

This work is written as a brief reflection that reviews the evolution of the biological phenomenon associated with the appearance of large masses of floating brown algae called sargassum, explores the social responses as well, perception in the media and in the tourism sector they derive as an impact of these upheavals. The entire Caribbean, and the area of Quintana Roo in Mexico, have experienced this kind of plant invasion, like a plague whose causes are unclear, but its effects on the beaches have caused a discredit to the landscape and therefore a discouragement to the bathers and visitors of those crystalline waters. The text presents public policy arguments and explains the causes associated with impacts of human activities that have directly or indirectly influenced this phenomenon to be a novelty and possibly a constant presence since 2011.