[An analysis of the situation with injection narcotic usage in the city of Voronezh during the development of the HIV infection epidemic in Russia].

The medico-demographic situation in Voronezh, characterized by a decrease in the birth rate, a rise in the mortality rate, the prevalence of pensioners (38%) in the structure of the population, is presented. The negative influence of the deterioration of socio-economic conditions on the social health of the population, especially on the situation with drug addiction, is pointed out. The extent of the misuse of narcotic and toxic substances among adolescents essentially increased.

[Distribution of 131I-labelled growth hormone in mice of high and low cancer lines].

It was shown that an uptake of the labeled STH in the mammary tissue of mice C3H is twice as that as in mice C57Bl, and by 40% higher than in mice CC57Br. In mammary tumors of mice C3H the label uptake was 30% higher than in mammary glands without any visible tumor. These facts may evidence that the hormone of growth take part in providing the conditions which contribute to the origination and development of mammary gland tumors.