[Annenskie mineral waters: the history of discovery (the 150th anniversary of the balneotherapeutic centre spa "Annenskie waters")].

The present article is an attempt to create a complete picture of the history of foundation of the first Far East balneotherapeutic spa centre known as "Annenskie waters". This article brings together the legends and historical information concerning this locality dated since 1858 up to the present time. The main stages of the development of the medical centre are reviewed starting from the period of unorganized chaotic attendance to the creation of the modern comfortable spa facility, building new bathrooms, halls, dormitories, dining and auxiliary premises. The process of developing and extending indications for the medical application of Annenskie mineral waters is followed backward in the past. The first report on the clinical effectiveness of Annenskie waters is presented. The contribution made by several historical figures to the development of the balneotherapeutic centre is described.

[Peat peloids from the Bichevskoye deposits of the Khabarovsk region and their physicochemical characteristics].

The authors present information about the resources of sulfide silt peloids at the Bichevskoye peat field of the Khabarovsk region. Their physicochemical properties, the fragmentary carbon composition of the liquid and concentrated peat phases, as well as the elemental composition of the organic compounds present in peat hydrolysates are described. The results of high-tech investigations confirm the presence of biologically active humic substances in the peat.

[Indices of lipid metabolism in children with dysmetabolic nephropathy undergoing balneotherapy with nitric-silicon thermal water].

The authors show positive dynamics of lipid metabolism in children with dysmethabolic nephropathy under condition of use of Annensk mineral water at spa stage of medical rehabilitation. Quantity of "useful" high-density lipoproteins was increased; initially increased indices of low- and very low-density lipoproteins were decreased. Level of cholesterol, triglycerides and index of atherogenia were decreased too. All these factors makes possible to consider silicon thermal water as a correcting factor of lipid metabolism in children with dysmethabolic nephropathy.