Rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm is a potentially fatal event, occuring quite frequently in older men with uncontrolled hypertension. Because of nonspecific symptoms, such as abdominal and back pain, the…

The paper gives some basic informa­tion about the legislation governing obligations and benefits related to sick leave. The methods of sick leave data collection and analysis are presented, as well…

The mechanisms of deleterious effects of exposure to low and high frequency electro­magnetic fields (electromagnetic effects) in humans, especially hypersensitivity to 50 Hz electromagnetic fields with field power under 50…

Clinical hematology is the field of med­icine most closely related to immunology, since pathologically altered cells and other components of the immune response circulating in the blood form the basis…

Preterm delivery is still one of the main causes contributing a great deal to the perina­tal morbidity and mortality. Preterm birth of the child can be postponed, or at least…

The paper presents the metabolism of bilirubin and consequences of its toxic effect on new-born's brain. Increased production or decreased excretion of bilirubin, or a combina­tion of both, may be…

Electroporation is a process, which causes transient high-permeability of the cell membrane due to application of electric field. In the state of high-permeability, membrane allows different kinds of small and…

The purpose of this prospective study was to determine the potential effects of various factors on blood pressure (BP) levels in 40 pa­tients treated by haemodialysis. A 48-hour non-in­vasive ambulatory…

Antidepressants are known to influence the kinetics of histamine. The purpose of this study was twofold: to determine the influence of various doses of antidepressants fluvoxamine and mapro­tiline on induced…