The authors write: NOVA is the food classification that categorises foods according to the
extent and purpose of food processing, rather than in terms of nutrients. Set out here in its …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has put community pharmacists at the frontline of
prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery efforts. Pharmacies had to reorganize …

Uncertainty exists regarding the comparative effectiveness of triplet chemotherapy
(FOLFOXIRI) as backbone first-line chemotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) …

Aim To summarize the existing literature concerning the association between polypharmacy
and adverse health consequences in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods …

Purpose To determine the prevalence of self‐medication in a Portuguese urban population.
To assess the feasibility of performing these studies in community pharmacies. Methods A …

Note This work is now being done in conjunction with the World Public Health Nutrition
Association, as a project in support of and supported by the Association. The views …

The present study investigates the antimalarial activity of 13 medicinal plants used in
traditional medicine in S. Tomé and Prı́ncipe (STP) islands in the Gulf of Guinea, aiming at …

Aquaporins (AQPs) are membrane channels that conduct water and small solutes such as
glycerol and are involved in many physiological functions. Aquaporin-based modulator …

The essential oils of Ocimum canum, O. gratissimum and O. minimum grown in S. Tomé,
where they are used in Traditional Medicine mainly as febrifuge and for the treatment of …

Objectives: To study the prevalence of self-medication among pharmacy customers in rural
areas of Portugal, to assess possible predictors of self-medication and to find out whether …