[Effectiveness and mechanism of action of a new plant complex drug in nonspecific inflammatory processes in the bronchopulmonary system].

The elixir Bronchofit is an aqueous-alcoholic extract from 7 kinds of plants. It is a balanced compound, rich in biologically active substances including essential oils and flavonoids, possessing a wide spectrum of pharmacological activity. On the model of frog's palate the elixir enhanced the transport function of the ciliated epithelium.

[The physical development, health status and "school maturity" of 6-year-old children (based on data from Shatura, Moscow Province)].

The health status was studied in 223 preschool children from a kindergarten in the town of Shatura, Moscow Region. All the children were divided into groups according to their health status and physical development. The proportion of children unready to go to school was 32.