Metabolic syndrome among Caribbean-born persons living in the U.S. Virgin Islands

OBJECTIVES. To determine the frequency of the metabolic syndrome (MS) among four subpopulations in the United States Virgin Islands and to estimate the risk for the MS that is associatd with waist circumference cutpoints among overweight and obese individuals. CONCLUSIONS. The frequency of the MS among Caribbean-born persons in the U.S. VirginIslands is comparable to the frequency of the MS among the general population on the mainland of the United States. Among Caribbean-born persons living in the U.S. Virgin Islands, those who are Hispanic blacks may have a greater risk of cardiovascular disease than do other groups (AU)

Consideracoes propedeuticas e terapeuticas. Acerca de reticuloendoteliose leucemica. Relato de um caso. / Propedeutic and therapeutic considerations on leukemic reticuloendotheliosis. Report of a case

E relatado um caso de reticuloendoteliose leucemica ("hairy-cell leukaemia"), no qual a propedeutica hematologica foi realizada atraves de diversos aspectos: imunologico, citologico, citoquimico e morfologico por microscopia eletronica. Salienta-se as dificuldades diagnosticas e peculiaridade do tratamento pela cirurgia, incomum nos outros tipos de leucemia