Vol. 15 • n. 1 • Jan./Mar. 2008

EDITOR´S NOTE ANALYSIS Against the odds: strategies, achievements and challenges of nursing on a global scale Santos, Luiz A. de Castro text in english Chaulmoogra oil as scientific knowledge: the construction of a treatment for leprosy Santos, Fernando Sergio Dumas dos; Souza, Letícia Pumar Alves de; Siani, Antonio Carlos text in english Asylum of doctors Arantes, Marco Antonio abstract He spirit of the law and the laws of the spirit: the evolution of Brazilian legal thought in the realm of mental health Messas, Guilherme Peres abstract ‘Yeah, you’re pregnant all right! And he’s beautiful!’ The construction of ‘truths’ in obstetric ultrasonography Chazan, Lilian Krakowski text in english Chronic pain: an insubordinate object Lima, Mônica Angelim Gomes de; Trad, Leny abstract “Let’s raise your child”: puericulture doctors and maternal pedagogy in the twentieth century Martins, Ana Paula Vosne abstract From old age to third age: the historical course of the identities linked to the process of ageing Silva, Luna Rodrigues Freitas text in english The vertigo of discontinuity: on the use of history in Michel Foucault’s archeology Oliveira, Cristiane abstract A replicator in movement: similarities between Borges’ poetic narrative and the memes research agenda Waizbort, Ricardo; de la Rocque, Lucia text in english RESEARCH NOTES Crania, bodies, and measurements: formation of the collection of anthropometric instruments at the Museu Nacional in the late nineteenth/early twentieth century Sá, Guilherme José da Silva e; Santos, Ricardo Ventura; Rodrigues-Carvalho, Claudia; Silva, Elizabeth Christina da abstrac Brazil-Medico and the contributions of medical-hygienist thought to the scientific bases of Brazilian physical education Mendes, Maria Isabel Brandão de Souza; Nóbrega, Terezinha Petrucia da abstract BOOKS & NETWORKS The ‘whitening’ of Brazil Santos, Ricardo Augusto dos text in portuguese Self-sufficiency in vaccinas: the history of an utopia Silva, Luiz Jacintho da text in portuguese Good results in personnel training Campos, André Luiz Vieira de text in portuguese Slavery and politics under the Empire Salles, Ricardo text in portuguese THESES Caridade e filantropia na distribuição da assistência: a irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Pelotas – RS (1847-1922) Tomaschewski, Cláudia text in portuguese Controle social no Sistema Único de Saúde: análise da participação social e empoderamento da população usuária do sistema sanitário Martins, Poliana Cardoso text in portuguese