Mercury is a chemical element that turns out to be very toxic that when released into the atmosphere becomes methylmercury and affects the health of people who are exposed to it, becoming an environmental pollutant can ...

Varicella is a common and contagious disease, caused by the varicella zoster virus. It is normally benign, but it can present serious complications, among which neurological ones stand out. A case of a 28 year old adult ...

Type II diabetes mellitus (DM2) is a chronic disease characterized by high blood glucose levels, which in the long term can develop metabolic disorders. The etiology of metabolic syndrome is unknown, however, bibliographical ...

Health centers are considered overcrowded places, these facilities being attended by patients, temporary visitors, professionals, interns, administrative staff, cleaning staff and contractors, create an environment overloaded ...

Introduction: The improper use of antibiotics is aggravating the spread of antimicrobial resistance worldwide, constituting a major public health problem, generating morbidity and mortality and the health expenses that ...

Graphochemistry studies the properties, structures and transformations from the composition of a written document through an exhaustive analysis carried out by the chemical-forensic expert of the study of doubtful documents, ...

Poor air quality is a problem that has an ever-increasing impact on people's health, causing respiratory and immunological diseases. The presence of microorganisms in indoor and outdoor environments is due to the temperature, ...

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic revealed the many shortcomings that exist in health systems, and the need to be able to develop a more humane health care model that is capable of moving away from the individual needs ...

Mining in Ecuador began centuries ago, over the years guilds were formed in order to extract the largest amount of gold and silver, for the extraction of these elements the most used method is cyanidation, which is the ...

Among the drugs in greatest demand for its therapeutic benefits in human development is folic acid, generally used in pregnancy to prevent neural tube defects in the fetus. There are medications that should not be administered ...