[The first European-style hospital in Georgia and its surgical activities].

The article reviews activities of Tbilisi Military Hospital (MTH) during the period from 1808 to 2007. The information disseminated in periodicals and other sources of information was studied. The surgical activity of the hospital is the main subject for the review.

[Analysis of hypotensive and hemodynamic effects of prazosin in patients with hypertension].

The clinical effect of the peripheral vasodilator prazosin (Adwersuten, GDR) was studied in 51 patients with second-stage essential hypertension. A single dose of 1 to 2.5 mg produced hypotensive effect in 48 (94.