The concept of gene therapy has developed over the last decades. It lies in the fact that the most radical way of struggle with various diseases is the immediate correction or destruction of the genetic nature of the disease and not its consequences. This approach involves the artificial introduction of new genetic information into the affected cell. One of the main means of delivery of this information is the introduction of a viral vector, but, unfortunately, the possibilities of this method are very limited. The fact that the introduction of the virus in the human body is unsafe. The main trouble lies in the possibility of recombination between the introduced defective virus, which itself is safe, and any contained in human DNA retroviral element. Читать полностью -->

Hard time - season flowering plants began to Muscovites with allergies. The first "attack" unfortunate citizens began Zazueta in some districts of the capital birch. As described in the Institute of immunology, April-may is considered the beginning of Allergy season, because at this time bloom almost all the trees. After birch "harm" are alder and hazel. Many also do not always rightly blame my allergies blooming in June, poplar, although this plant is considered to be low allergenic. The mystery lies in the fact that in parallel bloom grasses, such as Timothy, fescue, hedgehog, and others. Читать полностью -->

TUBERCULOSIS OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM. Tuberculosis of esophagus is one of the rare localizations of the disease and in the majority of cases occur in persons with advanced his pulmonary forms shortly before his death. Etiology, pathogenesis. Tubercle bacilli into the esophagus when swallowing infected patients with active tuberculosis of the larynx, epiglottis and pharynx, less lymphogenous or hematogenous route, as well as a direct result of the transition of tuberculosis from the surrounding bodies: bifurcation lymphatics-fir nodes, spine, thyroid, larynx, pharynx. Tubercular ulcers occur as a result of caseous collapse of tuberculosis tubercles. There are also miliary and stenoziruyuschaya forms of tuberculous lesions of the esophagus. Читать полностью -->

Application of antipsychotic drugs new generation significantly changed our understanding of the treatment of schizophrenia. Scientists from the Institute of psychiatry, University of Stellenbosch, Cape town, South Africa, considered the action of these drugs in various published studies and conducted a comparative analysis of new-generation antipsychotics with placebo, conventional antipsychotic medications and each other. In the field of view of this study were such new-generation drugs like risperidone, olanzapine, quetiapine, ziprasidone, sertindole, amisulpride, aripiprazole. The authors of the study, P. Emsley and P. Oosthuizen, summed up the results of randomized trials in this group for therapy preperations, primary schizophrenia, as well as resistant to pharmacological agents schizophrenia. Читать полностью -->

Narcologist Prokofiev Andrei Aleksandrovich I will try to explain what is alcohol, drugs, how they eat than eat and what then happens. I'll try to help You to understand the choice of various methods of treatment and prevention. Impartially and without advertising to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of different methods. The global idea is to create something like a drug portal that combines drug treatment resources, where various organizations will be able to leave contact information. I can also advise You by e-mail, phone or in person, as well as to provide real medical care.. . Читать полностью -->