São Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina
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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.
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Augmented reality (AR) involves digitally overlapping virtual objects onto physical objects in real space so that individuals can interact with both at the same time. AR in medical education seeks to reduce surgical complications through high-quality education. There is uncertainty in the use of AR as a learning tool for interventional radiology procedures. ⋯ DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/ACZBM in the Open Science Framework database.