Alcohol is the most popular legal drug used in our society today, and its consumption by
pregnant women remains an important public health problem. Gestational alcohol …

The deleterious effects exerted by prenatal ethanol exposure include physical, mental,
behavioural and/or learning disabilities that are included in the term fetal alcohol spectrum …

Background Constipation, mainly characterized by the difficulty in defecation, is a clinical
symptom caused by a variety of factors. It can be manifested as normal or slow colonic …

Forensic toxicology is the scientific field that is associated with death investigations, matters
involving drugs determination, sports doping etc. In forensic toxicology, reliable qualitative …

As análises toxicológicas forenses caracterizam-se pela investigação de compostos de
interesse forense, em especial drogas de abuso, em diversas matrizes biológicas. As …

The detection and quantification of biomarkers is gaining attention in medical research and
diagnostics communities. Biomarkers cover a range from gases to biological …

Background: Constipation is a common syndrome and a worldwide healthy problem.
Constipation patients are becoming younger, with a 29.6% overall prevalence in children …

The last two decades have provided analysts with more sensitive technology, enabling
scientists from all analytical fields to see what they were not able to see just a few years ago …

Consumption of drugs of abuse, tobacco and alcohol throughout pregnancy is a serious
public health problem and results in an important economic cost to the health system. Drug …

Excessive alcohol consumption is a global problem, and consequently its evaluation is of
great clinical and forensic interest. Alcohol biomarkers have been the focus of several …