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Fossil found in Brazil should cast light on the origin of dinosaurs

Researchers from the Paleontological Research Support Center of Quarta Colônia (Cappa), at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), in Rio Grande do Sul state, have made a momentous discovery for world paleontology in the municipality of São João do Polêsine, in the central region of the state. In May, after heavy rains brought floods and destruction to South Brazil, specialists found an almost complete fossil of a dinosaur from the Herrerasauridae group, which lived in the Triassic Period, estimated to be 233 million years old.“It’s among the oldest in the world. It’s already important because of the role it’s likely to play in helping us understand the origin of the dinosaurs. Besides, it’s almost fully preserved. The material will provide a lot of anatomical information,” UFSM pa...

Lula criticizes privatization of large companies in Brazil

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Lula criticizes privatization of large companies in Brazil

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva criticized the privatization of large companies in the country, making direct reference to Eletrobras and Vale. Both could be operating side by side with Petrobras as drivers of the nation’s economy, he argued.These and other critical remarks about mining giant Vale were made during a ceremony Wednesday (Jun. 19) to formally swear in Magda Chambriard as president of Petrobras. She has been in office since the end of May.Eletrobras was privatized in 2022 under Jair Bolsonaro’s government. At the time, new shares were issued, bringing the federal government’s stake down to less than 50 percent. Vale was sold in 1997, when the government led by Fernando Henrique Cardoso negotiated shares with a group of private companies and pension funds.“W...

Smoking accounts for 80% of lung cancer deaths in Brazil

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Smoking accounts for 80% of lung cancer deaths in Brazil

A study by researchers from the Cancer Foundation shows that smoking accounts for 80 percent of deaths linked to lung cancer in both men and women in Brazil.The publication was presented Thursday (May 16) by the foundation at the 48th meeting of the Group for Cancer Epidemiology and Registration in Latin Language Countries Annual Meeting (GRELL 2024), in Switzerland.In an interview with Agência Brasil, epidemiologist Alfredo Scaff, medical adviser to the Cancer Foundation, said that the study aims to inform societal initiatives to prevent the disease. “Lung cancer is directly related to smoking. Technically, we can say it’s behind the vast majority of cancers we have both in the world and in Brazil today,” he stated.Electronic cigarettesAlfredo Scaff believes that electronic cigare...

International tourists left $6.9 bi in Brazil in 2023

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International tourists left $6.9 bi in Brazil in 2023

The volume of funds left by international tourists in Brazil in 2023 has set a new record—$6.9 billion—and made the nation number one in South America for revenues in the sector, according to a ranking of 20 countries released Monday (Feb. 5) by UN Tourism.Brazil also ranks second for post-pandemic recovery in the Americas, with an increase of 15 percent from pre-pandemic levels, behind only Mexico, and occupies 14th place in the world. Mexico is 10th. According to the survey, the country with the highest growth in revenues left by international visitors was Serbia, with 79 percent.The funds injected into the Brazilian economy by travelers from abroad last year exceeded by 1.5 percent the highest revenue from international tourism, recorded in 2014, when the country hosted the World Cu...

Family members bear 73% of costs of care for dementia in Brazil

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Family members bear 73% of costs of care for dementia in Brazil

At least 73 percent of the costs involved in caring for people with dementia in Brazil are borne by patients’ families. The figure can be found in the National Report on Dementia in Brazil (Renade), by the Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, an initiative under PROADI-SUS, the Program to Support the Institutional Development of SUS, Brazil’s national health care network. The study also reveals that the people in charge of providing care—most of whom women—are overburdened.Depending on the stage of dementia, costs covered by family members can reach 81.3 percent, the report says.“Care may require hours and hours of dedication. You may be forced to quit your job in order to provide care, for instance. They’re what we call informal costs. It’s important to offer support to the family,” psychiat...

Diabetes behind 28 amputations in Brazil every day

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Diabetes behind 28 amputations in Brazil every day

From January through August this year, Brazil’s national health care system SUS recorded 6,982 diabetes-related lower limb amputations (legs and feet)—a daily average of over 28.Cases have been on the rise year on year, as per data from the Ministry of Health. The number of amputations in 2022 (10,168) was 3.9 percent higher than the total in 2021 (9,781), which represents an average of 27.85 surgeries per day last year in public health care facilities.According to the Brazilian Diabetes Society (SBD), the disease has become the leading cause of non-traumatic lower limb amputation in the country. Traumatic amputations, in contrast, are those that occur in traffic or work accidents, for instance.“Today, we see a large number of amputations that are not caused by accidents. The top cau...