[Criteria for the assessment of the noise-induced occupational hearing loss: international and national standards].

The objective of the present paper was to review international and national standards for the criteria of assessment of the noise-induced occupational loss of hearing. The importance of healthy hearing for the occupational safety is emphasized which implies the necessity of the more rigorous criteria for hearing conservation in the workers engaged in the noisy technological environment compared with those for the general population. A rationale for the development of the standard program of hearing conservation in the workers engaged in the noisy technological environment is proposed including hygienic norms and rules or national state standards.

[Substantiation of approaches to implementation of anti-smoking program in industrial enterprise].

The article deals with prevention of chronic obstructive lung disease in industrial workers. The authors analysed prevalence of smoking and tobacco addiction degree on four enterprises of Tatarstan Republic. Share of smokers with moderate and high degree of tobacco addiction among the workers appeared high. The article covers approaches to realize corporate anti-smoking programs and to evaluate its efficiency.

[Contribution of occupational factors into development of atherogenic dislipoproteinemia in coal miners].

Studies covered structure and frequency of dislipoproteinemia in coal miners,the authors demonstrated correlation of etiologic factors and role of occupational factor in atherogenic dislipoproteinemia development. SCORE system helped to assess individual overall risk of fatal cardiovascular diseases development in miners.

[Current problems of occupational morbidity among medical personnel]. / Aktual'nye voprosy professional'noi zabolevaemosti meditsinskikh rabotnikov.

The article covers occupational morbidity of medical staffers, characterizes main types of occupational diseases, determines top-priority prophylactic measures.

[Efficiency of medication nebulizers in the treatment of dust obstructive bronchitis]. / Effektivnost' nebulaizernoi terapii pylevogo obstruktivnogo bronkhita.

The clinical and functional study was aimed to evaluate efficiency of nebulized 2-agonists in miners suffering from moderate dust obstructive bronchitis. The nebulizers were used if conventional therapy appeared ineffective. The authors proved Berodual and Atrovent in nebulizers to be effective against dust obstructive bronchitis. Nebulizers enable to successfully cope with bronchial obstruction and occur to positively influence minor circulation hemodynamics.

[Hypertension and prevalence of risk factors among coal industry workers of the Rostov region]. / Rasprostranennost' faktorov riska u rabochikh ugol'noi promyshlennosti Rostovskoi oblasti i arterial'naia gipertoniia.

The article presents results of studies revealing risk factors of cardiovascular diseases incidence in miners suffering from arterial hypertension.

[Experience of cooperation between Occupational Diseases Department in the Rostov State Medical University and Occupational Diseases Center with Health Ministry Department of the Rostov region]. / Opyt sovmestnoi raboty kafedry professional'nykh boleznei Rostovskogo gosudarstvennogo meditsinskogo universiteta i Tsentra professional'noi patologii Minzdrava Rostovskoi oblasti.

Over 35 years Occupational Diseases Department in Rostov State Medical University works cooperatively with Occupational Diseases Center with Health Ministry Department of Rostov region. The article deals with experience of this cooperation in occupational therapists training, in qualification courses for professional improvement, in writing scientific and methodic materials, in carrying research work based on the Occupational Center facilities.

[Characteristics of clinical aspects and diagnosis of chronic bronchitis in workers of a phosphorus plant]. / Osobennosti kliniki, diagnostiki khronicheskogo bronkhita u rabochikh fosfornogo proizvodstva.

The clinical and functional examination of 306 workers engaged into phosphorus production diagnosed the chronic bronchitis due to toxic chemicals in 14.7% of examinees. In spite of various severity the bronchitis was characterized by the satisfactory general condition and preserved ability to work in most patients. The chronic bronchitis due to toxic chemicals in workers engaged into phosphorus production presents mostly obstructive respiratory disorders and sclerosis predominant over inflammation. Diffuse subatrophic and atrophic endobronchitis was diagnosed at the early stages of the disease.