[Expert's opinion on recommendations for water and other beverages consumption in elderly?].

The article encloses definition of water role and its body requirement, review of water balance and management in older persons regarding characteristic of this age group and concomitant disorders. Based on current literature and expert's opinion the recommendations for water consumption were expressed with estimation of insufficient apply and oversupply, evaluation of hydration state, domestic water sources in diet with accent on influence of proper hydration on comfort and good health.

Synoviorthesis with 198Au colloid gold in haemophilia patients. A preliminary report.

In 1988-1989 fifteen patients with severe haemophilia A and recurrent bleedings into the knee joint, aged from 19 to 44 years were treated by an intraarticular injection of 198Au colloid gold. So far 10 of them were assessed after 6 months follow-up. In 6 cases cesseation and in 2 cases reduction in number and volume of bleedings were observed.