The production of social discourse on Hansen' disease and health education materials in Brazil: a skin patch as something harmless or a serious disease?
The institutionalisation of public education on Hansen's disease in Brazil was not limited simply to the change of terminology from 'leprosy' to 'Hansen's disease,' but was shaped also by new educational practices. It is recommended that the evaluation and production of new materials be incorporated into the set of activities already carried out in health centres so as to expand the discussion on content, language and the best way to address the disease in the materials.
The intraoperative use of a tenoxicam-impregnated gauze pack is effective in reducing moderate or severe postoperative sore throat following the use of throat pack.