Gigiena i sanitariia
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Gigiena i sanitariia · Nov 2005
Multicenter Study Comparative Study[The informative value of determination of the cytological status of nasal and oral mucosae in the assessment of the quality of water].
The nasal and oral mucosal cytological status was studied in children of a control kindergarten who used boiled Moscow tap water and in those of two experimental kindergartens who had drunk bottled "Troitsa" water supplemented by a fortified "Zolotoy Shar" drink for 6 months. Impression smears were taken from their nasal and oral mucosae twice: before and 6 months after water use. The data presented indicate that the use of the water of improved quality in its trace and vitamin contents may be used in preventive and rehabilitative medicine as it leads to improvement of the nasal and oral cytological status, by normalizing and/or positively affecting the latter.
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Gigiena i sanitariia · Nov 2005
Comparative Study[Role of genetic studies in the evaluation of the human influence of environmental factors].
The authors propose to include not only a control of human populations, but also environmental factors (chemical, physical, and biological), and objects (to estimate the cumulative mutagenic activity of water, air, soil, and foodstuffs) in order to ensure human genetic safety. For evaluation of human cell genetic damage, they also propose to use the noninvasive multiple organ micronuclear test, by taking into account additional cardiological parameters. The results of this monitoring makes it possible to define higher genetic risk areas for warranting the necessity, priority, and nature of prophylactic measures and to identify a risk group of individuals to be thoroughly examined and to undergo health-promoting measures.