[Prevalence of smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among patients at the Akureyri Primary Care Center].

Introduction: Even though smoking has decreased significantly over the last few years, the majority of Icelanders 40 years of age or older have a history of smoking. Limited information is available on respiratory symptoms and diagnosis of chronic obstructive lung diseases (COPD) in this group.

Material And Methods: During a four week period at the Akureyri Primary Care Center all individuals above the age of 40 were given a questionnaire on smoking, respiratory symptoms and medical treatment.

[The weight of school children and its relationship to performance in studies and well-being.].

Objective: There has been significant weight gain among Western populations during the past few decades, including children and adolescents. The aim of this research was to investigate the possibility of discovering a correlation between the weight of primary school children and their well-being and performance in studies. There was also an interest in determining the weight development of children and adolescents during a period of thirty years and attempting to answer the question whether they were still putting on weight.