Validation of the priorities for complete salvaging and ecological rehabilitation of objects of the nuclear-powered fleet

An approach to validation of the priority problems and measures which must be taken first for complete salvaging of the nuclear-powered ice breakers in the northwest region of Russia is proposed and implemented. A list of the priority measures which must become the foundation for formulating projects financed by Russia or donor countries is presented. __________ Translated from Atomnaya énergiya, Vol. 101, No. 1, pp. 11–17, July, 2006.     

Selenium deficiency and its dietary correction in patients with irritable bowel syndrome and chronic catarrhal colitis

Serum selenium levels were measured in 80 patients with chronic catarrhal colitis (CCC) and irritated bowel syndrome (IBS). 78% of patients examined showed selenium insufficiency, that was relatively less pronounced in IBS compared to CCC, in well nourished persons as well as in people not upwards 60 years old. Reception of a selenium enriched food supplement based on spirulina led to about twofold diminishment of patient's number with selenium insufficiency.