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Stress-Induced Microglia Activationand Monocyte Trafficking to the BrainUnderlie the Development of Anxietyand Depression
(2016)
Psychosocial stress is capable of causing immune dysregulation and increased neuroinflammatory signaling by repeated activation of the neuroendocrine and autonomic systems that may contribute to the development of anxiety ...
A public health approach to the “Food-Malnutrition-Economic Recession” complex
(1988)
The authors in this volume disagree as to whether the current economic
world recession and its accompanying adjustment policies affect nutrition
and health. Based on the data presented throughout this volume
and the ...
Evaluation of the neutralizing ability of antivenoms for the treatment of snake bite envenoming in Central America
(1996)
De nombreuses envenimations ophidiennes en Amérique centrale sont dues aux crotales (famille des Viperidae) parmi lesquels Bothrops asper est le principal responsable. Quelques accidents sont provoqués par les serpents ...
Abdominal angiostrongylosis
(1995)
Abdominal angiostrongylosis, caused by Atigiostrongylus costaricensis (Morera and Cespedes, 1971) or Morerastrongylus rostaricensis (Chabaud, 1972), is a parasitic disease characterized by a granulomatous inflammatory ...
Conocimiento y práctica anticonceptiva
(1995)
Este capítulo tiene como fin proporcionar una descripción de la experiencia anticonceptiva de la sociedad costarricense. Varios son los temas de relevancia sustantiva que son tratados aquí. El primero se refiere al grado ...
Síndrome diarreico agudo: Aspectos de la salud pública
(1985)
Se ha avanzado mucho en la conceptualización de la epidemiología de la diarrea a partir de la creencia popular de que el síndrome era causado por "indigestión" alimentaria. A pesar de que la shigelosis, almonelosis, cetera, ...
Obesidad, envejecimiento y mortalidad en Costa Rica
(2009)
El incremento en la prevalencia de la obesidad en el mundo ha despertado el interés de investigadores y gran público debido a la asociación del exceso de grasa corporal con ciertas enfermedades degenerativas (Popkin, 2006). ...
The decline in adult mortality in Costa Rica
(1996)
The purpose is to describe the mortality transition at adult ages, to identify its key components, and to make inferences about its likely determinants. The chapter has five sections: Socio-economic and public-health ...
Snakebite Envenomingin Latin America and the Caribbean
(2014)
Envenomings induced by snakebites constitute a serious public health problem in Latin America. This condition affects predominantly vulnerable rural populations and has a high impact in regions where the provision of health ...
Industrial Production and Quality Control of Snake Antivenoms
(2014)
The production of snake antivenoms involves stages such as production of venom, immunization of animals to generate hyperimmune plasma, immunoglobulin purification, viral inactivation (or removal), and stabilization of the ...