São Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina
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Stroke is one of the main causes of death worldwide. Educational interventions on stroke are potentially effective in reducing the period between the onset of symptoms and the initial emergency medical assistance. ⋯ There was a knowledge deficit with regard to recognizing stroke and activating the emergency medical services. The findings apply to the sample investigated and suggest that there is a need for stroke educational interventions, starting in high school.
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[This corrects the article doi: 10.1590/1516-3180.2020.0722. R1.2302021].
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Meta Analysis
Alcohol consumption is associated with excessive risk of multiple sclerosis: a meta-analysis observational study.
There have been inconsistent results regarding the association between alcohol intake and susceptibility to multiple sclerosis. ⋯ This study found that beer intake could cause an excess risk of multiple sclerosis. Further large-scale prospective studies should be conducted to verify this conclusion.
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In Latin America, liver cancer is one of the top causes of cancer mortality. It is the fifth most common cause of death among malignant tumors in Mexico and is the leading cause in Hidalgo State (43.8% of the population living in poverty). ⋯ Targeted effective public health strategies should be structured by identifying, characterizing and regionalizing critical marginalized municipalities that are vulnerable to alcoholism and other risk factors for liver cancer. This approach may be helpful for other states in Mexico or similar countries.