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Obesity has a weight of US$ 2 trillion for the global economy (or 2.8% of global GDP), who still struggle to recover from the financial crisis of 2008. The cost of this pest represents virtually the same of smoking or of wars and terrorism in the world, and it means…

Victor Martins/Esp. CB/D.A Press - 6/3/08 Zucchini is the food that most presented irregularities Survey released by the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa)  made with a food group (see chart) shows that 25% of them contain irregularities concerning the use of pesticides. Of the 1. 397 samples analysed, in 21%…

The Center of Studies on Bioethics and Diplomacy in Health (Nethis/Fiocruz) was awarded with 20 thousand reals by public notice to support scientific events in 2015, by the the Health Secretariat of science, technology and strategic inputs from the Ministry of Health. The funds will be used to carry out…

A study prepared by the PhD student in Public Health and Environment of the National School of Public Health (Ensp/Fiocruz), Cleber Cremonese, noted that a large number of pesticides has ability to deregulation of the human endocrine system, which alters the levels of sex hormones and cause adverse effects, especially…

Durante o encontro foram realizadas apresentações sobre a Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde da Fiocruz (BVS Fiocruz) e sobre a BVS BIREME Foto: Cecília Lopes Os onze representantes de instituições que compõem o Comitê Consultivo da Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS) de Bioética e Diplomacia em Saúde…