Among the most important problems, facing the global community, the problem of aging of the population has come to the fore.

According to the WHO Expert Committee, among the inhabitants of the planet in 1950 people are older 50 years were 214 million. human, in 1975 year - 350 million. human, in 2000 year - 590 mln., and to 2010 year according to forecasts they will be 1 billion. 100 million. human, which will amount to more 15% population. Obviously, the rapidly progressing aging of the population, moreover, the proportion of people older is increasing 75 years. This social phenomenon will continue in the 21st century..

Aging is an inevitable stage in the development of the body, however, this concept is not identical to the pathological process. Changes, occurring in the body during aging under a certain set of circumstances, can become the basis for the development of diseases.

In Russia, in recent years, there is also an aging of society.. So, if in 1979 a year in Russia, people are older 60 years were 16.3%, the flow 2000 year, the share of people over working age has already amounted to 20,7%.

This situation makes the medical and social problems of the elderly and senile people at the present time very relevant..

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1 promotions are held in the Republic of Belarus in March, dedicated to the International Day Against Drugs.

In recent years, the problem of non-medical drug use, psychotropic, toxic and other intoxicating substances (Further – drugs) has become relevant for most countries in the world, including for the Republic of Belarus.

The spread of drug addiction in the Republic of Belarus, as in other countries, poses a global threat to public health, the country's economy, law and order and state security.

Under the supervision of the narcological service at 1 january 2012 years observed 9230 drug addicts and 4609 persons, occasionally using drugs. Statistics show the closest relationship between drug use and an increase in the number of AIDS cases., viral hepatitis, infections, sexually transmitted, tuberculosis and other serious diseases.

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“It is naive to think about an evil infection and innocent victims. There are no winners or losers in a game called STI, only losers. Men and women must understand, what, protecting others, they protect themselves ".

The last 15 years in Belarus, as in other CIS countries, there is a high incidence of diseases in the population, sexually transmitted (BPPP) and HIV infection, which requires concentration of attention on this problem not only for medical institutions, but the whole society as a whole. Malosymptomatic, and the often asymptomatic course of many of them led to the appearance of the 10th revision in the International Classification of Diseases (Copenhagen, 1990 g.) new term, which more accurately reflects their essence - infections, predominantly sexually transmitted (STIs). Read completely »

Winter is in its middle, and the wind and snow began to dominate our streets only for the first week. AND, normally, during this period is the flu season.

Acute respiratory infections, including flu, remain one of the most pressing medical and socio - economic problems.

This is the only infection, which causes annual epidemics and periodic pandemics, covering up to 30% world population (1918 g., 1957-1958 biennium, 1968-1969 biennium, 1977-1978 biennium).

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