[To the 70th anniversary of the 39th separate medical troop (Airmobile) of Air Force].

On December, 18th, 2014 it is 70 years from the date of creation 39 separate medical troop (aeromobile) of the Air force. The history of troop goes to the Great Patriotic War, when it was organized the 234th separate health battalion, The battalion has passed a fighting way as a part of 106 Guards shooting division from Hungary up to Austria. In the postwar period military personnels of the troop took the active participation in medical maintenance of soldiers-commandos in many local confrontations with the participation of Soviet, and after the Russian Army.

[Chemichal desympathization in the treatment of throphic ulcer in patients with varicose veins of the lower limbs].

The in vivo study on 25 rabbits and clinical study, involving 60 patients with lower limbs' varicose disease and trophic ulcers was carried out. The in-vivo study was based on the chemical distruction of the sympathic trunk by injecting 95% ethanol and 6% phenol paraneurally along the vascular bundle in the ear. The regeneration of the sympathic neural trunk was registered within 2-3 months after the injury.

Health-as-a-value, spirituality, and cigarette and alcohol use among Russian high school students.

National estimates suggest that the prevalence of tobacco and alcohol use is higher among adolescents in Russia than among adolescents in the United States and other European countries. However, research on the psychosocial correlates of, as well as protective factors for, tobacco and alcohol use among Russian adolescents has been relatively limited. Research conducted primarily in the United States has shown that spirituality and health-as-a-value are plausible predictors of adolescent substance use.

Spirituality and substance use in a sample of Russian adolescents.

Aim: The aim was to examine the effects of spirituality on recent cigarette and alcohol use, intentions to use cigarette and alcohol, and perceived risks of cigarette/alcohol use in a sample of Russian adolescents.

Methods: Cross-sectional data were obtained from 362 10th graders from Ufa, Russia.

Results: Adolescents scoring higher on spirituality were significantly more likely to report lower levels of intentions to use cigarettes or alcohol.

Peer group self-identification in samples of Russian and U.S. adolescents.

Most peer group self-identification research has been conducted in the United States. This article examined the generalizability of self-identified group name research among teens in Ufa, a city in the Russian Federation. A cross-sectional, anonymous collection of data on group self-identification, drug use, addiction concern, sensation seeking, and self-rated school performance was collected from 365 10th grade youth in Ufa and 965 10th grade youth in the United States.