[G. A. Miterev, the director of the Erisman Central Research Sanitary Institute].

Georgy Andreyevich Miterev, after leaving the post of Minister of Health of the USSR, worked as Director of the F. F. Erisman Central Research Sanitary Institute from 1947 to 1954.

[The History of International Associations of Museums of Medicine].

The article considers history of activity of international associations of museums of Europe and North America from the moment of organization of the first International Association of Medical Museums existed from 1907 to 1955 and to the European association of Museums of History of Medical Sciences (since 1983) and the Association of Medical Museums (since 1985) both existing at the present time. The analysis is presented concerning their role in unification of scientific community, development of research methods, determination and reconsideration of professional concepts and also alterations of functions of medical collections and museums with the course of time and new trends in medical education, clinical and fundamental medicine and museum business. The existence and development of museum associations is compared with concept of three "museum revolutions": professionalization of museum sector (at the turn of XIX-XX centuries), orientation on education of broad masses of population (second half of XX century), establishment of principles of social inclusion and multi-culturality (beginning of XXI century).

[TECHNIQUE OF EXPERIMENTAL STENTING OF VESSELS FOR INVESTIGATIONS IN VIVO].

Introduction of a new systems for the vessels stenting into clinical practice demands conduction of preclinical investigations in vivo. The method of vascular stents implantation into abdominal aorta of a rabbit, using peripheral vascular catheter, was presented. Successively were presented surgical aspects of the vessels stenting in experiment, estimation of functional state of the heart and aorta, morphometric indices of the stent in 30 days after operation.

Genetic diversity of Dirofilaria spp. isolated from subcutaneous and ocular lesions of human patients in Ukraine.

This short communication describes the phylogenetic analysis of 48 Dirofilaria worms isolated from human patients in Ukraine. 102 cases were both of subcutaneous (47; 46.1%) and ocular (54; 52.

[Cryosurgery, reloading and renewal].

The work constitutes an attempt to analyze and to determine the causes of problems concerning the cryosurgical methods of treatment development as well as the possible ways of their solving, Along with vivid progress in cryosurgical technologies taking place, cryosurgery is developing actively and need the conduction of profound scientific investigations in this field. It is possible to reveal a real potential of cryosurgery after scientific experimental--practical base creation, aiming at introduction of cryosurgical methods in a full volume into clinical medicine.

[Cryosurgery in diffuse hepatic diseases].

Comparative studying, using histological and biomicroscopic methods, of the dosed cryohepatodestruction (CHD), periarterial cryodenervation of hepatic artery (CDHA) and their concomitant application influence on the dynamics of hepatic restoration processes in experimental cirrhosis was performed. The investigations were done on 215 male rats owing body mass 200-280 g in a not changed and pathologically changed liver. There was shown, that CDHA promotes changes in hepatic tissue microhemocirculation, as well as the enhancement of the sinusoidal vessels diameter and relative square of vascular bed.

[The results of the work of the Armed Forces Medical Service in 1998 and the main trends for its improvement].

In this article the Chief of the Medical Service of the RF Armed Forces sums up the Service' activities in 1998. The article states that due to the morbidity rate the discharge of personnel has increased up to 21.4% among soldiers and to 14.