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Since times long past, alcohol has accompanied humankind, bringing both sunny and sha­dowy moments. The oldest and most celebrated form is wine, which throughout its legen­dary history has served as nourishment, medicine (anesthetic), preventive means (bactericide), and above all as a stimulant and an intoxicating beverage. It was, indeed, the latter that was advanced by the cultivation of wines and

Radiotherapy has long been used in conjunction with classical neurosurgery as a treatment option for benign and malignant tumours, as well as for intracranial lesions. The three pos­sible modalities include fractionated radiotherapy, stereotactic radiotherapy and radiosur­gery, the latter employing a gamma knife unit and a linear accelerator system. Radiosurgery is also increasingly applied in combination with systemic therapy for the

Auditory perception is prone to disturbances on various levels. The article deals with those usually encountered in patients with mental disorders, auditory hallucinations being the most frequent. The article also presents phenomena, which are similar to auditory hallucinations and are hence important in differential diagnosis. It is important for physician to know the differences between various disturbances of auditory perception.

Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide. It evolves through several stages of precancerous lesions and can therefore be prevented by means of organi­zed screening program. If discovered in an early stage it can also be effectively treated. In Slovenia, the incidence of cervical cancer in the year 2002 has been relatively high compa­red to average

Cervical cancer evolves through several stages of precancerous lesions and can therefore be prevented by means of organized screening program and effective treatment of precance­rous lesions. Persistent infection with high-risk or oncogenic human papillomavirus genoty­pes has been accepted as the single necessary etiological factor for cervical precancerous lesions and cervical cancer. Histologicaly we divide cervical squamous cell precancerous lesions into

The following article describes the relationship between the endometrium, mother’s vascu­lar system and the invasive trophoblast. This relationship is crucial for the adaptation of the uterus and the placenta during gestation. The article also focuses on the differentiation of the trophoblast, which is composed of cytotrophoblast, syncytiotrophoblast and three deve­lopmental forms of cytotrophoblast; the latter is also called the intermediate

Endometriosis is a complex estrogen-dependent disease that is defined as the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity. The etiology of endometriosis is multifactorial and includes complex interactions of genetic, immunological, hormonal and environmental factors. There are three different types of endometriosis with different etio­logies and pathogenesis: peritoneal, ovarian, and deep infiltrating endometriosis. This review presents current

This paper describes the phenomena of cell fusion: it’s importance in life processes and the use of electromagnetic field in induced electrofusion. Cell fusion is a common phenomenon in the living organisms during development and later for tissue regeneration. In living orga­nisms cell fusion is specific; regulated by different specialized fusion proteins and protein complexes. The ability of membranes to

BACKGROUNDS. Lyme borreliosis is a disease which affects many organ systems. It is tran­smitted by ticks and caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. Borrelial lymphocy­toma is a clinical sign of early localized Lyme borreliosis in children. METHODS. The clinical study was retrospective. It included 45 patients who were treated at the Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Centre,