An Analysis of the Risk Factors for Postural Defects among Early School-Aged Children.

Unlabelled: A considerable number of problems begin in childhood due to lifestyle changes, which include a transition from a previous period of extensive movement to prolonged hours of staying in a sitting position at school. The aim of this study was to examine the occurrence of back and side view postural defects in the study group of school-aged children and identify risk factors associated with the formation of postural abnormalities in the study group.

Methods: This study was conducted on a group of 141 children aged 7-10, attending the first to third grades at a primary school in Białystok (northeastern Poland).

EGFR and Bcl-2 in gastric mucosa of children infected with Helicobacter pylori.

Unlabelled: The aim of the study was to evaluate the expression of EGFR and Bcl-2 proteins as inhibitory markers of apoptosis in surface epithelial cells and gland cells of antral gastric mucosa in children infected with Helicobacter pylori according to the severity and activity of antral gastritis and to assess the correlation between the number of cells expressing EGFR and the number of cells expressing Bcl-2 in H. pylori infected children.

Materials And Methods: The study included 44 children: 68.

[Selected eating habits and caries occurrence in adolescents].

Introduction: Normal nutrition is an important element of caries prophylaxis. The aim of the study was to evaluate the influence of chosen bad eating habits on caries occurrence in adolescents.

Material And Methods: The examination was carried out in the group of 367 (68.