70 articles in this issue
Agnieszka Kujawska,Weronika Topka,Malgorzata Gajos,Joanna Androsiuk-Perkowska,Radoslaw Perkowski,Jakub Husejko,Agata Marszalek,Zaneta Szczesniak,Aleksandra Cieslinska,Natalia Skierkowska,Beata Przybysz,Dobrawa Kwolik,Dominika Siekacz,Dominika Rybarczyk,Slawomir Kujawski
Introduction: Some epidemiological data indicate that moderate-to-vigorous levels of physical activity could be beneficial for longevity. Moreover, in terms of cognitive functioning, mental activities undertaking during first decades of life translate to ... see more
Magdalena Tarkowska,Iwona Glowacka - Mrotek,Agata Gastecka,Tomasz Nowikiewicz,Lilla Senterkiewicz,Lukasz Saletnik,Wojciech Zegarski
Introduction: Regular screening for breast cancer allows to detect the disease at an early stage and to introduce breast-conserving surgical treatment more commonly in patients.Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate knowledge of young women regarding ... see more
Klaudia Olga Jakubowska,Anna Sykut,Marta Lopuszynska,Beata Kropornicka,Aneta Kosciolek
Introduction and the aim: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) belongs to the group of the most frequent chronic diseases. The major, and at the same time the most crucial goal of the actions undertaken for patients with COPD, is increase in early... see more
Emilia Rymkiewicz,Agnieszka Karczewska,Beata Lis,Barbara Mosiewicz,Katarzyna Soldaj–Bukszynska,Natalia Scirka,Anna Grzywa-Celinska,Agata Rekas-Wójcik,Cezary Grochowski,Grzegorz Dzida,Jerzy Mosiewicz
AbstractIschemic heart disease is a unit consisting of all heart ischemic states regardless of their pathomechanism. Despite common knowledge about risk factors, it remains the most frequent cause of death in industrialized countries.Aim of this paper is ... see more
Mateusz Curylo,Katarzyna Cienkosz,Marcin Mikos,Aleksandra Izabela Czerw
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in Poland. The percentage of people who die from cardiovascular disease is decreasing year by year, but adequate patient education and access to specialist physicians are still required. Chronic venou... see more
Maria Golebiowska,Beata Golebiowska,Chonlada Siripanich,Maria Klatka,Malgorzata Wieleba
In some populations over the past 30 years there has been an increase of 30% in brain tumors morbidity, in Poland, over two-fold increase within three decades. Even though the diagnostics is significantly increasing, the mortality still remains high - gen... see more
Maria Golebiowska,Beata Golebiowska,Yi Shiuan Lin,Malgorzata Wieleba
Psychiatric disorders occur more and more frequently nowadays as the result of non-capability of the human mind to keep up with the pace of today’s living models. One of the most unusual way of escaping from the most traumatic experiences in one’s life is... see more
Adrian Bartoszek,Maria Jolanta Korniszuk,Izabela Dec
Introduction and purpose:Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the biggest threat to the health of the population in Poland and are the most important cause of mortality. Most of the cardiovascular risk factors is located in the area of health behaviours rel... see more
Maciej Rutkowski,Anna Roszkowska,Lukasz Swierszcz,Halina Piecewicz-Szczesna
AbstractIntroduction: Clostridium difficile as an infectious agent of pseudomembranous enterocolitis,becomes more and more frequent problem among health facilities. Dread disease and its complications can be fatal, especially in elderly and infant group. ... see more
Maria Golebiowska,Beata Golebiowska,Wei Chen Liu,Ewa Zienkiewicz
Psychosurgery, a discipline that emerged from psychiatry and neurosurgery, is a unique form of treatment, even nowadays counted as a last resort for psychiatric patients. With the rapid growth of alternative psychiatric treatment options, the ethical issu... see more
Magdalena Gebska,Katarzyna Weber-Nowakowska,Oliwia Zóltowska,Ewelina Zyzniewska-Banaszak,Donata Woitas-Slubowska
Hypermobility syndrome is an inherited dysfunction in the structure of connective tissues. It is manifested by disturbances in the proportion of collagen. The main symptoms of this syndrome are: laxity joint capsules and ligaments, range Increasing the mo... see more
Mateusz Babula
Summary: Photovoltaics is used for producing the electric energy from the solar radiation. These installations are becoming more and more popular. Their main advantage is the possibility of being mounted at any place without the significant interfer... see more
Agnieszka Kujawska,Jakub Husejko,Weronika Topka,Joanna Androsiuk-Perkowska,Natalia Skierkowska,Malgorzata Gajos,Radoslaw Perkowski,Anna Karpinska,Kamila Kromrych,Marta Kotarska,Natalia Zielinska,Marcin Kozuchowski,Kornelia Kedziora-Kornatowska
Introduction Scientists try to answer on the need of a long life with a full physical capability Nonagenarians, centenarians and their closest family members are characterized by a survival benefit throughout life. Moreover, twin studies of longevity sugg... see more
Dorota Anna Torbe,Andrzej Torbe,Anna Lubkowska
Introduction:Cervical spine has the greatest mobility of the remaining part thereof. High mobility and relatively low load which is subject neck (own weight, the weight of the head, tension arising from the work of the shoulder girdle) make, it becomes vu... see more
Michal Pajak,Rafal Mazur,Sebastian Masternak,Katarzyna Skórzynska-Dziduszko
Introduction and the aim: Marijuana is the most commonly used drug in the world (excluding alcohol and tobacco). According to the literature about 16% of Poles at the age of 16 to 64 years old, at least once have used cannabis. The aim of study was to est... see more
Milena Marczak,Michal Ginszt
Background: Success in sport climbing depends both on physiological and psychological factors. Personality, a psychological factor influencing daily functioning, is connected with sport activities such as the choice of discipline and the approach to worko... see more
Mateuz Wozniakowski,Michal Zarobkiewicz,Miroslaw Slawinski,Lukasz Swierszcz,Anna Roszkowska,Halina Piecewicz-Szczesna
Introduction. Alcohol is the most widely used drug worldwide. Medical students should be aware of its possible harmful properties although they are known to consume large amounts of alcohol. Therefore analysis of their drinking patterns is important for p... see more
Elzbieta Sowinska-Przepiera,Malgorzata Syrenicz,Elzbieta Andrysiak-Mamos,Mirela Niedzielska,Adam Przepiera,Ewelina Soszka,Katarzyna Korabiusz,Anhelli Syrenicz
TBS seems to be more a reliable determinant of bone quality in patients with this condition, since contrary to BMD, it is less susceptible to confounding effects of altered hormonal and metabolic parameters.
Adam Piesik,Monika Dryja,Monika Zawadka-Kunikowska,Joanna Slomko,Mariusz Kozakiewicz,Malgorzata Tafil-Klawe,Jacek J. Klawe,Pawel Zalewski
Each training that requires achieving a higher heart rate limit and/or increased concentration in time may cause fatigue, considered to be a natural defence mechanism of a body. In the case of excessive fatigue and insufficient time designated for rest an... see more
Agata Tarczykowska,Bartosz Kochanski,Krystian Kaluzny,Walery Zukow
Green chemistry has become a worldwide approach that leads to sustainable growth through application and development of its principles. A lot of work has to be put into designing new processes comprising of materials which do not emit pollutants to the at... see more
Agata Tarczykowska
Prolonged exposure to solvents has a harmful impact on all living organisms, damaging most organs. Reducing the use of solvents or replacing them with less toxic ones, are two of the most important ambitions of green chemistry. Water, supercritical fluids... see more
Rafal Mazur,Sebastian Masternak,Michal Pajak,Katarzyna Parszewska,Katarzyna Skórzynska-Dziduszko
Introduction and the aim:According to statistics, in 2014 marijuana was used by 183 million of people, representing 2.5% of the world's population. However, marijuana also found its application in medicine. There is an evidence on the therapeutic benefits... see more
Grzegorz Pawel Wróbel
Nuclear radiation plays an important role in nuclear medicine. The health risk to patients undergoing screening only concerns the fact of gamma-ray emission, of course, the magnitude of this risk is dose-dependent. The purpose of the study is to assess pa... see more
Maciej Rutkowski,Lukasz Swierszcz,Anna Roszkowska,Anna Taracha,Halina Piecewicz-Szczesna
Introduction: In the past few years, a group of parents avoid mandatory vaccination of children has increased. One of the effects of this action is increasing incidence of measles among unvaccinated people. The knowledge of current trends enables us to de... see more
Karolina Malgorzata Juraszek,Pawel Molski,Barbara Ziemniarska,Magda Kucharczuk-Kopycinska,Justyna Kalisz,Aleksander Goch
AbstractSpinal pain, including the cervical spine, is currently one of the most common causes of patient visits to physiotherapy clinics. The pursuit for material goods of modern society, stress, lack of time for physical activities and effective re... see more
Iwona Dybowska,Wojciech Garczynski
Back pain are often found not only in the elderly, but also often occur in people younger and younger. There are all sorts of diseases, not only the spine but also the soft tissue, paraspinal muscles and their attachments, with a tendency to recurrence of... see more
Grzegorz Wróbel
Corrosion technique is one of the basic and widely used methods of visualization of vascularization of organs in the anatomy of humans and animals. It consists in filling vascular (blood or lymph), wires or cavernous organs material, e.g., injection. Mass... see more
Beata Szczepanowska-Wolowiec,Paulina Sztandera
Introduction. The foot due to its complex structure provides three basic functions: supportive, locomotive and amortization. The human foot is an important static-dynamic part of the motor system. A properly shaped foot should be supported by three ... see more
Katarzyna Ewa Schab,Aleksandra Maria Tanska,Lidia Kotula,Tomasz Krzysztof Bak,Maciej Jan Smutek
Activation of the growth factors pathways is involved in cell growth and proliferation and is associated with carcinogenesis. Many studies have shown an increase in blood growth factors concentrations after training. On the other hand, numerous organisati... see more
Natalia Mikolajczak
Introduction and aim: Coconut products are becoming increasingly popular both in Poland and in the world. Their assortment is constantly increasing, but the most well-known coconut product is oil. Its use in human nutrition raises a lot of controversy, ma... see more
Jacek Wilczynski,Sylwia Janecka,Igor Wilczynski
Introduction. The aim of the research was to analyze the correlation between the anthropometric features and postural reactions in children with scoliosis and scoliotic posture. Material and method. The study included 28 girls aged 7-18 years old with sco... see more
Ewelina Kozlowska,Anna Kowalczyk
Introduction. Health care is an important element of the policy of every State. Health in addition to the fact that is a value and measure to achieve better quality of life is also a resource for society, ensuring its social and economic development. Ther... see more
Anna Lewandowska,Dorota Ratuszek-Sadowska,Monika Kuczma,Piotr Porzych,Justyna Stepowska,Mikolaj Kowalski,Magdalena Hagner-Derengowska
Skin is an important organ of the senses, acts as a protective barrier to protect our body against physical, chemical and biological factors. In cases of extensive injuries, postoperative complications or infections, a skin transplant may be necessary. It... see more
Milena Marczak,Michal Ginszt,Marcin Berger
Introduction: Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are abnormal, fixed and harmful motor dysfunctions affecting teeth, temporomandibular joints, ligaments, and muscles. TMD influences the patient's daily activities and quality of life by experiencing a chron... see more
Wojciech Czyzewski,Bartlomiej Tyzo,Jakub Litak,Arkadiusz Podkowinski
Rivaroxaban (Xareltoâ), selective direct inhibitor of activated clotting factor Xa belongs to the new oral anticoagulatns (NOACs). Rivaroxaban works to inhibit thrombin formation, and the interruption of the intrinsic and extrinsic pathway of blood coagul... see more
Agata Wawryków,Katarzyna Korabiusz,Anna Fabian-Danielewska,Pawel Wawryków
Water immersion is one of the methods of birth used since antiquity. Although it requires adequate facilities and trained medical personnel, it is an increasingly popular alternative to the classical form of labor. It brings many benefits for both emergin... see more
In the recent years, variations of cranial sutures are commonly studied because of their significance in various fields of medicine and surgery. The metopic suture is a dentate-type suture extending from the nasion to the bregma. The incidence of the meto... see more
Ewelina Kozlowska,Agnieszka Marzec
Today is observed the phenomenon of uncontrolled use of drugs including younger and younger age groups. In adolescence and adulthood there is a significant intensification of this phenomenon. This is particularly worrying because of the serious consequenc... see more
Hydronephrosis is a condition where urine overfills, or backs up, into the kidney, which causes the kidney to stretch (dilate), much like a balloon when it is filled with water. Hydronephrosis can be congenital or acquired (functional or anatomical). The ... see more
Agnieszka Kasperczuk-Bajda,Monika Wybraniak,Antoni Niedzielski
Central disorders of hearing processing are one of the main causes of school difficulties among children. CAPD is described as incapability of using auditory acoustic sounds with its correct perception within ambit structures. The disorder is often accomp... see more
Monika Pierzak,Martyna Gorzelak
Admission: The history of the emergence of artificial fistula counts nearly 300 years. The first stoma were selected in a targeted manner in 1776. Estimates indicate that the number of intestinal fistulas performed in our country is around 6 thousand. per... see more
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is not a single uniform entity but a group of related neoplasms in which the histologic findings, cytogenetic abnormalities, biologic behavior and imaging appearances of the tumors are subtype dependent. PET-CT is the fusion of ... see more
Monika Tadla,Justyna Magdalena Skolarczyk,Joanna Pekar,Anna Olszewska,Katarzyna Skórzynska-Dziduszko
Introduction. The Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) assesses the 10-year type 2 diabetes risk in adults by identifying individuals with overweight or obesity, inadequate physical activity, poor nutrition, or a family or personal history of hyperglyce... see more
Marta Estera Kowalska,Pawel Kalinowski,Urszula Bojakowska
Health literacy is still a little known issue in Poland. It is a very complex concept, because it covers all the skills, competences, knowledge, and ways of acquiring information in the broadly understood area of health. But the health literacy is not one... see more
Marta Estera Kowalska,Pawel Kalinowski,Urszula Jolanta Bojakowska
The use of health literacy in health promotion is quite a new issue, just developing. Literacy is associated primarily with the human reading and writing skills, but it also has a shift in the sphere of health. Health literacy is a much broader concept th... see more
Andriy B Kul’chyns’kyi,Walery Zukow,Tetyana A Korolyshyn,Igor L Popovych
Background. The immunological homunculus conception considers somatotopic organization to ?NS regulation of immune system. Previously, we have shown within the immunological homunculus conceptionthat take place causal relationships parametersofEEG and HRV... see more
Introduction and aim: Foods rich in nutrients have a positive effect on the human body. They are beneficial both for the health and the mind of human. Good sources of essential fatty acids and other biologically active compounds are oilseeds. It is import... see more
Katarzyna Barabasz,Magdalena Gebska,Katarzyna Weber-Nowakowska,Marta Podhorecka,Malgorzata Sielska,Walery Zukow
Introduction: The subject of the work is the evaluation of the occupational satisfaction level of physiotherapist. In the available literature, there are few scientific reports assessing the degree of satisfaction of persons performing this profession. Th... see more
Larisa Khomenko,Oleksandr Liutikov,Oleksii Vyshnevskiy
Introduction: Resin composite is the most suitable esthetic alternative option for primary teeth restoration. Dentists encounter with caries-affected dentin (CAD) nor sound (SD), in every day practice. Caries-affected dentin is uninfected, only partially ... see more
Katarzyna Korabiusz,Anna Fabian- Danielewska,Agata Wawryków
Introduction: Damage of ACL represents approximately 50% of all internal damages of knee joint after its injury. According to statistics, 1 person out of 1000 residents suffers from ACL injury. Approximately 3 thousand reconstructions of ACL are performed... see more
Exhibition "BODY WORLDS" which are presented exhibits of human remains are presented all over the world and are a major problem for the modern man, as presented on the preparations of the human not only serve scientific research, are not transferred to th... see more
Weronika Stodólka,Damian Filipowski,Jerzy Kosa,Jacek Stodólka
Introduction and aim: Running has become an integral part of social life around the world. It is the simplest and most natural form of movement, which is the basis of human existence. The popularity of this physical activity is increasing rapidly due to m... see more
Janusz Kocjan
Introduction:In the most cases, the causes of morbidity in cardiovascular diseases is lack of regular physical activity. Kinesiophobia, defined as fear before movement may significantly contribute to the occurence and intensification of hypokinesis.Aim of... see more
Ewelina Karolina Kucharska
Introduction and AimIn the life of every human senses, including the sense of hearing, they play an important role in the harmonious development. Each hearing loss in childhood influences, depending on the depth, nature and time of its inception, in a neg... see more
Background: Emotions are a fundamental aspect of the sport activity manifesting itself in mental and physiological processes. In sport training, they act as motivational, informative and communicative factors. The ability to recognize emotional states, un... see more
Krystyna Kuriata-Kempska,Sylwia Krzeminska,Adriana Borodzicz,Marta Arendarczyk
This insect venom allergy is a special form of allergy because it carries a high risk of developing Anaphylaxis, the most severe, life-threatening form of allergic reaction. This is one of the most dangerous allergies. It is a major problem in modern alle... see more
Introduction and AimToday, more and more emphasis is placed on training, awareness, change. People want to feel safe - this is one of the needs, according to the pyramid Maslow. To achieve this, training, knowledge acquisition and refinement are needed.Kn... see more
Natalia Alicja Swiatoniowska,Anna Rozensztrauch
Gestational diabetes mellitus involves about 10% of women in Poland. The consequences of untreated gestational diabetes mellitus are seen in the prenatal development. The nursing care for the diabetes mother's newborns should be started in the moment of d... see more
T. M. Boychuk,M. I. Grytsiuk,A. I. Gozhenko
The article presents data about the stages of experimental diabetes mellitus under conditions of the streptozotocin administration. It is noted that in the early development of experimental diabetes, changes in the kidneys proceeds in three stages: physio... see more
O. O. Kostina,A. A. Hudyma
In the response to the simulation of acute lung injury up to 24 hours it was observed a significant increase of the amount of immunoglobulins A, M, G in blood serum. Up to 72 hours their amount continued to reduce, however, it didn’t reach contr... see more
D. A. Smetskov,T. P. Yavorskaya,N. N. Goncharova
The surgical treatment for perforated peptic ulcer is still a matter of discussion. The surgeons, for many years, made their options between acid-reducing procedures with some morbi-mortality and simpler procedures like closure of the perforation. But, in... see more
M. I. Sheremet
Was a comprehensive analysis of combined influence of the gene polymorphisms associated with various links in the regulation of apoptosis (BCL-2, CTLA-4 and APO-1 / Fas) on the development of nodular goiter on the background of autoimmune thyroiditis and ... see more
K. P. Golovatyuk,O. M. Nosenko,E. T. Makshayeva,D. Yu. Trofimov,A. E. Donnikov,V. V. Kolin
More than 50% of pregnant women after the programs of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) face the problem of recurrent miscarriage (RMC), especially in the first trimester. Significant role in the development of RMC has infectious factor and chronic... see more
N. A. Zolotariova,M. I. Romanchenko
Currently there is scarce data on lipid-lowering effects of rosuvastatin in rheumatologic pathology, moreover there are no current studies of its anti-inflammatory activity in patients with gout comorbid with arterial hypertension (AH). The purpose of thi... see more
Mariana Ljubomurivna Baida
We have analyzed the results of experimental work of alterations in indices of pro-oxidant (conjugated diene and malondialdehyde) and antioxidant (superoxide dismutase, catalase) systems in guinea pigs’ lungs in experimental allergic alveolitis. The resul... see more
Joanna Siminska,Piotr Porzych,Iwona Glowacka-Mrotek,Joanna Stocka,Krystyna Nowacka,Magdalena Hagner-Derengowska,Wojciech Hagner
At the turn of the last few years, a sharp Increase in the number of people suffering from eating disorders That undoubtedly lead or can lead to the destruction of the body is noticeable. These disorders are very often the cause of irreversible mental and... see more
K. I. Kleban
In the general-somatic network there is a steady increase in the number of patients with psychosomatic disorders. Problems of providing adequate psychiatric and psychotherapeutic assistance to this category of patients are related to the motivation of pat... see more
V. V. Kravchenko
Introduction. Extremely acute problem of the national health system is under funding industry as a whole, as a system of medical care and secondary outpatient care in particular. This situation requires an immediate solution by finding new financial and e... see more
O. V. Kulyk,W. Zukow
The work is based on the results of diagnosis, rehabilitation and restorative treatment of 220 patients with post-coma long-term consciousness disorders after severe traumatic brain injury. The main attention is paid to the actual topic of the restoration... see more
V. G. Zadorozhny,L. D. Chulak,Yu. L. Chulak,O. L. Chulak,I. I. Yanchak
To date, flax is one of the most promising crops that are dynamically developing. The demand for flax and products of its processing in Ukraine and other countries is due to increased interest in its use in medicine, cooking and cosmetology [1].The main n... see more