It is a slow-developing malignant neoplasm with a high cure rate when diagnosed early. The most important risk factor is the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection, with sexual intercourse as the main form of contagion. Contribute to women's awareness about the importance of performing the preventive examination in the early diagnosis of Cervical Cancer. The expected results are to clarify the risks of cervical cancer (CC) in women's health and inform the women about the importance of periodic pap smear in the prevention of uterine cancer. This is a descriptive analysis study regarding the importance of performing the Pap smear as early diagnosis and prevention of uterine cancer, description of the cervix, its lesions, and HPV virus infection. It is concluded that the lack of knowledge about the method of prevention of CC is relatively large, with this should occur a better orientation, greater dissemination, and more qualified professionals, thus increasing the adherence of women performing the examination periodically.

Research that takes account of popular uses of medicinal plants, also in urban areas, is important records to subsidize health actions more effectively and safely and maintain the local cultural heritage, as advocated by the national policy of medicinal plants. This study aimed to survey the use of medicinal plants by residents of the municipality of Aliança the Tocantins. In 2011, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 70 informants in the urban environment, Aliança of Tocantins. Most claimed to have acquired knowledge about medicinal plants with parents and grandparents, 60% and 25.7%, respectively. 62.9% of the interviewees obtained the plants in their backyard and 30% in the backyard of neighbors or relatives. The families with the highest number of species were Lamiaceae with 4 species (40%), Asteraceae and Malvaceae with 2 species each (20%). There were 82 therapeutic properties about the species mentioned, with a higher number of citations for "other indications" (25.6%), such as pain in general, back pain, malaise, dizziness, among others. The most used form of preparation was tea (81.4%) and the leaf was the most used organ (81.4%). Of the informants, 61.4% prefer to use home remedies instead of industrialized medicines. The informants, even living in the urban environment (82.8%), still know and frequently use the local medicinal flora, this being an indication of strong local cultural appeal and feasibility of encouraging green backyards.

Introduction: Enteral nutrition therapy and a key therapeutic option in the care for hospitalized patients. The route intended for enteral nutrition (NE) is also used for drug administration. It is suggested that the administration of drugs in this way needs to be monitored, aiming to improve the therapeutic results. Objective: To discuss the main challenges in medication administration by gavage in the Intensive Care Unit. Material and Methods: We performed a literature review searched the electronic databases Medline, Bireme, Lilacs, and Scielo, including national and international recent articles, the keywords used were: "enteral nutrition", "Intensive Care Units" and "Therapy Nutrition ". It was given preference for articles published between the years 2005 and 2014 looking always prioritize the most current jobs. Results: The results showed that errors in the administration of high surveillance medications are associated with the prescription, transcription, handling, route of administration, dosage form and the technique used. In case of errors can cause permanent damage leading to death. Adopt policies, guidelines, clinical protocols, training and training of the teams, are some alternatives that need to be used by healthcare organizations. Final thoughts: Therefore reduce and prevent mistakes and seek strategies to ensure quality and safety should be part of the daily work process responsible for health professionals, particularly pharmacists.

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Irrational use of medicines is understood as the process that includes the prescription, dispensing and use of medicines incorrectly. A pharmacy homemade is characterized as a clear example of this practice, cooperating through the storage of medicines in homes for the waste of them, either by a certain amount stored or by drugs with an expired shelf life. Thus, this study aimed to investigate whether there was a waste of medicines from their irrational use in the community living in the Vila Iris neighborhood of Gurupi-TO. This research was characterized as a descriptive exploratory field with qualitative and quantitative analysis. It was carried out with residents living in the Vila Íris neighborhood of Gurupi-TO, registered at the Family Health Unit (FHU) Hugo Naves Cansado, data collection took place from home visits with questionnaire application during July and August 2011. 142 legal guardians of the residences were interviewed, of this 70.42 % were female, in 90.52% of the households participating in the research there was drug storage and the average was 2.41 drugs per household, according to the results from this research it was possible to notice that in the community of neighborhood Vila Iris, Gurupi-TO, there was a waste of medicines. Although most of the drugs present in the researched houses were acquired by medical indication, the possibility of irrational use of medications is not ruled out mainly due to a lack of adequate guidance.