Prevalence of LDL-hypercholesterolemia and other cardiovascular risk factors in young people with type 1 diabetes.

Background: Mortality and morbidity in people with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is mainly caused by cardiovascular disease (CVD). Early treatment of cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) is of great importance.

Objective: To analyze the prevalence of LDL-hypercholesterolemia and other CVRFs in youth with T1D.

Cerebral impact of prenatal irradiation by 131I: an experimental model of clinical neuroradioembryological effects.

Unlabelled: Human brain in prenatal period is a most vulnerable to ionizing radiation body structure. Unlike atomic bombings or radiological interventions in healthcare leading at most to external irradiation the intensive internal exposure may occur upon nuclear reactor accidents followed by substantial release and fallout of radioactive 131I. The latter can lead to specific neuroradioembryological effects.

Geno- and cytotoxic effects in bone marrow cells and peripheral blood induced by the prolonged administration of 131I to the laboratory rats.

Objective: to evaluate the state of to assess the state of hematopoietic system of experimental rats according to the geno and cytotoxic effects in bone marrow and changes in morphology composition of peripheral blood caused by prolonged 131I intake.

Materials And Methods: Within 15 days sodium iodide with activity of 29,3 kBq/animal was daily orally administered to Wistar rats. At 1, 2, 3, 7 and 15 days specific radioisotope activity, level of micronuclei in bone marrow cells, cyto toxicity index, number of erythrocytes and leucocytes in peripheral blood were determined.

[Application of mini-invasive methods of elimination of horizontal reflux in patients with varicose disease of the lower extremities complicated by active trophic ulcers].

The results of surgical treatment of 153 patients for varicose disease of the lower extremities, complicated by trophic ulcers of the feet, were summarized. Miniinvasive methods were applied in patients of the main group for elimination of horizontal reflux, causing the increase of the favorable (excellent and good) results of treatment rate by 36.22% and the reduction of unfavorable results rate--by 15.

[Frequency of drug resistant tuberculosis in Poland in 2000 as compared to 1997].

Prevalence of drug resistance to one drug and multidrug resistance--MDR in different categories of tuberculosis patients is an important information about the susceptibility pattern of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates against antimycobacterial drugs. Poland joined WHO/IUATLD global project on TB drug resistance surveillance, and carried out in 1996/1997 the first prospective survey, simultaneously on primary and acquired drug resistance. This study is repeated in 2000 according to the WHO/IUATLD protocol.