Information and communication technologies for prevention and control of HIV infection and other STI.

Innovative tools such as the Internet, personal digital assistants, tablet computers, cell phones, and other technologies are a growing arsenal in the global effort to prevent and control HIV and other sexually transmitt...

Cambio climático y salud humana: Un mensaje reiterado desde 1995.

En agosto pasado, se celebró el XX aniversario del IPCC (Panel Intergubernamental sobre Cambio Climático). Desde el segundo informe de evaluación, el IPCC viene enfatizando sobre los potenciales efectos del clima sobre...

Identification and distribution of vampire bats from Peru

A dichotomous key is presented to differentiate the main groups of Peruvian bats, including the three species of vampire bats: [i]Desmodus rotundus,[/i] [i]Diphylla ecaudata[/i] and [i]Diaemus youngi.[/i] This informatio...

Reemergence of rabies in Peru

History of obesity as risk factor for breast cancer in patients at a public hospital in Peru

A case control study was performed including 123 patients with breast cancer diagnosis as cases and 208 healthy women as controls. For analysing obesity we had two parameters: Past BMI (with weight during a long period o...