Istria on the Internet - Health & Medicine

Abstracts:

Plasma protein polymorphisms (HP; TF and GC subtypes) in Friuli Venezia Giulia (northeast Italy). Anthropol Anz 1995 Dec;53(4):317-25. Fuciarelli M, Reichelt P, Waetjen B, Walter H, De Stefano GF Department of Biology, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, Italy. PMID: 8579337, UI: 96136858. [Excerpt]
Pollinosis in the area of the Dalmatian, Istrian and Croatian coast with special emphasis on Parietariae pollen. [In Serbo-Croatian (Roman)]. Lijec Vjesn 1989 Aug;111(8):263-5. Sindik N, Restovic-Sirotkovic M, Skitarelic B, Balic J, Kavuric-Hafner K, Peharda-Sabolic V, Cvoriscec B. PMID: 2811586, UI: 90042995. [Excerpt]
Stings by the sea anemone Anemonia sulcata in the Adriatic Sea. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1983 Jul;32(4):891-6. Maretic Z, Russell FE. PMID: 6136192, UI: 83280507. [Excerpt]
Study on the incidence of EPH-gestoses in Istria. [In Serbo-Croatian (Roman)]. Lijec Vjesn 1975 Nov;97(11):603-6. Rudelic I. PMID: 1226047, UI: 76195187. [Citation]
Anthropometric variation and population structure of the island of Pag, Croatia. Human Biology, April 1994
"Više umrlih od raka u Istri nego u Hrvatskoj" and "More died from cancer in Istria than in Croatia, Glas Istre, May 27, 2005
Gli antibiotici nel branzino, Zadig Medicina, April 12, 2002
Characteristics of the medical supply work in the National Liberation Army in Gorski Kotar, the Croatian coast and Istria in 1942 and 1943. Vojnosanit Pregl 1976 Nov;33(6):429-32 [In Serbo-Croatian (Roman)] Katan E. Publication Types: Historical article. PMID: 797111, UI: 77106428. [Citation]
Glagolitic graffiti as evidence of social and health conditions in Istria. Lijec Vjesn 1984 Jun;106(6):261-4. [In Serbo-Croatian (Roman)]. Rudelic I. Publication Types: Historical article. PMID: 6381947, UI: 84294615. [Citation]
Sanitary measures for the maintenance of cleanliness of the human environment in the old statutes of various towns in Istria. [In Serbo-Croatian (Roman)]. Lijec Vjesn 1975 Aug;97(8):477-8. Tonkovic V, Bartolic A, Jelincic J. Publication Types: Historical article. PMID: 768676, UI: 76148899. [Citation]
Pellagra in Istria, Yugoslavia. Am J Clin Nutr 1967 Aug;20(8):888-96. Buzina R, Greguric I, Brodarec A, Jusic M, Horvat A. PMID: 6051153, UI: 68007122. [Citation]

Articles:

Epidemiologic and ecologic characteristics of some diseases transmitted by arthorpods on the littoral of the Republic of Croatia (manuscript), Association of Military Surgeons of the U.S.A., February 2001
La forza curativa delle saline (Italiano)
Genetics / ophthalmology - Endemic Glaucoma in the Mune-Brgud Area (Endemski glaukom u naseljima Mune i Brgud) (English with Hrvatski summary)

Sites of known health hazards:

Plomin power plant - birth defects in local livestock, increased incidence of human cancers
Brdo region - high incidence of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) / Lou Gehrig's Disease, presumed to be hereditary

News media:

May 27, 2005 - Više umrlih od raka u Istri nego u Hrvatskoj (Hrvatski) & More died from cancer in Istria than in Croatia" (English), Glas Istre
May 31, 2005 - Tumore al seno, controlli da intensificare, La Voce del Popolo

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