Health Evaluation in the Context of Satisfaction with Medical Services among Patients with Osteoarthritis: Descriptive Cross-Section Survey.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common causes of rehabilitation benefits and senior disability. It generates high costs of treatment and increasing demand for medical staff and care of geriatric profile. The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between health evaluation and satisfaction with medical services among individuals with OA in rehabilitation outpatient clinics.

The influence of breast milk and infant formulae hydrolysates on bacterial adhesion and Caco-2 cells functioning.

The aim of the study was to determine the concentration of BCM7 in human milk and infant formulae (IF) before and after eznymatic hydrolysis, and to evaluate the effect of obtained hydrolysates on interleukin-8 (IL-8) secretion and on proliferation of enterocytes in the in vitro model (Caco-2 cells). This study evaluates also the effect of hydrolysates on the adhesion of intestinal microbiota isolated from faeces of both healthy (H) and allergic (A) infants. In the study we investigated breast milk delivered by mothers of healthy ('healthy milk'; HM) and allergic ('allergic milk'; AM) infants.

[The clinical manifestation of duodeno-gastroesophageal reflux (DGER) in the children and adolescents].

Unlabelled: The development of the new techniques and methods enabled to investigate the role of duodenal reflux in the pathogenesis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) therefore there is a need to establish the most common symptoms occurring in patients with duodenal reflux.

The Aim Of The Study: To determinate the type of manifestation and the prevalence of duodeno-gastroesophageal reflux in children and adolescents confirmed in Bilitec 2000 method.

Materials And Methods: 59 patients (37 girls, 22 boys) aged 7-17 years (mean 14.

Content of beta-casomorphins in milk of women with a history of allergy.

The prevalence of food allergies increased over the past decade. Most symptoms of food allergy appear during the first 2 yr of life. The aim of this study was to determine the beta-casomorphin-5 and -7 (BCMs) in colostrum and milk of 12 breast-feeding women with a history and clinical manifestation of food allergy.

Changes of beta-casomorphin content in human milk during lactation.

Milk is the best, complete food important for the development and nourishment of a neonate. Except for nutrients, milk contains biologically active opioid peptides derived from beta-casein, named beta-casomorphins (BCMs), which can exert effects in the gastrointestinal tract as well as in the whole body of neonates. The content of beta-casomorphins in human milk during maturation phases has not been studied so far.

Serum activity of dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV; EC 3.4.14.5) in breast-fed infants with symptoms of allergy.

Beta-casomorphins, opioid peptides present in mother's milk, are a good substrate for DPPIV (EC 3.4.14.

[Environmental factors as a cause of food allergy in childhood].

There is increasing evidence that both the prevalence and severity of atopic diseases are progressively increasing in developed countries. Similar trends are also observed in rural societies which are in the process of urbanization. If allergy is really malaise of modern society, what are the environmental and societal factors responsible for it's emergence? Authors discuss this problems underlining causative role of both factors in the development of allergic disease including food allergy.

[Bartter's syndrome].

Bartter syndrome is an uncommon tubular disorder inherited as an autosomal recessive entity. It is associated with hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis with high renin and aldosterone plasma concentration with low or normal blood pressure. Recent studies have demonstrated genetic heterogeneity in Bartter syndrome.

[Gastroesophagopharyngeal reflux in infants and children with recurrent symptoms of the upper respiratory tract].

Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) plays an important role in pathogenesis of recurrent/chronic disorders of the respiratory tract. Atypical symptoms of GER can be suggested to be cause of the otorhinolaryngological problems. For these last manifestations no cause-effect relationship has yet been proven.

[Bartter syndrome--case report].

The authors present the case of 4-month-old girl, who was admitted to our hospital with hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis, hyperaldosteronism, hyperreninism with normal blood pressure and high urine concentration of PGE2. All the clinical and biochemical features have led to the diagnosis of Bartter syndrome. Treatment consisted of 15% KCI, spironolacton and indometacin.

[Long-term clinical observation of infants with gastroesophageal reflux].

The aim of the study was long-term observation of patients with gastroesophageal reflux (GER), diagnosed in their infancy, in aspect of spontaneous resolution of this disorder. 290 symptomatic infants aged 5 weeks to 11 months (mean--5.8 months) underwent 24-hour esophageal pH monitoring.

[Dual simultaneous esophageal pH monitoring in infants with gastroesophageal reflux].

The aim of the current study was to analyse selected parameters of pH monitoring in the proximal and distal parts of esophagus. One hundred and twelve infants aged 1.25 to 18 months (mean = 5.