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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…

The Permanent Campaign Against the Pesticides and for life calls for mobilization for world day of no use of pesticides, on December 3rd The 2nd Brazilian Symposium on Health and Environment brought together academia, public administration and social movements to discuss the theme "Development, Territorial Conflicts and Health: Science and…

The Center for Bioethics and Diplomacy Studies in Health (Nethis/Fiocruz) calls for the V Cycle of Debates on "South-South Cooperation, economic-industrial complex of health and bioethics". It will be on November 24th, from 8:30 on, in the Auditorium of the School of Public Health of the Secretariat of Health of…

Texas health officials have just disclose the existence of a second case of contamination by ebola in the United States. So far, the name of the health professional in question was not disclosed, although it is a confirmed case of the disease. In the first case of ebola treatment in…

[youtube_sc url="http://youtu.be/LXua-0i4mDU"] Theme: Ethical challenges for Health in international perspective Lecturer: Dora Porto Bachelor's degree in Anthropology and a doctorate in Health Sciences. Executive Publisher of the Bioethics journal of the Federal Council of Medicine. Adviser of the Latin American and the Caribbean Bioethics  network of Unesco (Redbioética). See the presentation…

[youtube_sc url="http://youtu.be/nZHn1IP-Io4"] Thema: International cooperation for development: current situation and prospects for the Brazilian contribution Lecturers: João Brígido Bezerra Lima Planning and research specialist of the Directorate of Studies and Economic Relations and International Policies/IPEA. Rodrigo Pires de Campos Researcher scholar of the National Research Program for Development/IPEA Coordinator: José…

[youtube_sc url="http://youtu.be/zABo2dgBai4"] Tema: A Bioética e os desafios da interculturalidade para a Cooperação Sul-Sul. Expositor: Prof. Dr. Cláudio Lorenzo Doutor em Ética Aplicada às Ciências Clínicas pela Universidade de Sherbrooke, no Canadá, e professor do Departamento de Saúde Coletiva e do Programa de Pós-Graduação da Universidade de Brasília (UnB). Coordenador…

Theme: Bioethics and Social Vulnerability vis-à-vis the South-South CooperationLecturer: Miguel MontagnerProfessor in the postgraduate program of the UNESCO Chair of Bioethics of the UnBModerator: José Paranaguá de SantanaPaho/WHO consultant in Brazil, Coordinator of the NETHIS ProjectSummaryOn 25 August the seventh meeting of 2011 the "Cycle of Debates on Bioethics, and Health…