[The first physicians in Banat. I]. / Prvi lekari u Banatu--I.

The first part deals with first physicians in Novi Knezevac, Kikinda and Zrenjanin. The first physician in Novi Knezevac was Dr. Sima Matejin-the first phthisiologist, and since then 139 physicians have been employed there, for example: Dr. Prokap Tokin, Dr. Marija Popav-Radulovic, Dr. Karpa Svircev and present director Dr. Dusan Ristic. Kikinda or Great Kikinda has been recorded in 1416, as a district of Kikinda (1774-1876). The first Serbian physician there was Dr. Georgije Paunic written about in 1778, and then Dr. Johan Reid, Dr. Ferenc Kriner, Dr. Jovan Petrovic from Temisvar, Dr. Jovan Tihi, Dr. Hranislav Mihajlovic, Dr. Vrtipraski Radovan, Dr. Jovan Valovic, Dr. Lipler, Dr. Jovan Pacu and others. The Great Beckerek, Petrovgrad or Zrenjanin was first mentioned as a village in 1326 and the first physicians we know about were Dr. Gandzan Joanis, Dr. Refranciskus, Dr. Roka Macas, Dr. Djordje Cokerljan from Melenci, Dr. Karolj Bobor from Elemir, Dr. Antonius Bah from Segedin, Dr. Aleksandar Velisavljevic, Dr. Misa Matic, brothers Kamenkovic and others.

[The first physicians in Banat--II]. / Prvi lekari u Banatu--II.

The second part is dedicated to the physicians in Vrsac, Bela Crkva and Pancevo. Vrsac was first mentioned in 1350 as Podvrsan. Building of the city of Vrsac (Vrsac tower) dates back to the middle of XIV century. It used to have a suburb, and it is the present Vrsac. One of the first and most important physicians in Vrsac during the XIX century was doctor Gavrilo Pekarovic born on March 15, 1812 in Banatsko Arandjelovo (Oroslama) and died on March 8, 1851 in Vrsac. He had worked in a Serbian hospital founded by the Serbian Church in 1779. He wrote the first Serbian and Yugoslav book Cadoljub in 1836. Bela Crkva was first mentioned in 1355, but not many facts are known about its first physicians from the XVIII century. Up to 1812 medical corps was performed by a battalion physician-surgeon. In 1758 district surgeons are mentioned, as well as a surgeon from Bela Crkva. As a settlement Pancevo was first recorded in 1153 as a settlement of Greek merchants. A hospital in Pancevo was first mentioned in 1736, while the first physicians were military physicians. Doctor Kapaun was first mentioned in 1743 as a district physician. At the beginning of the XIX century doctor Trapl was the city physician whereas doctor Sloser was mentioned as a military physician without other data.

[Anatomic and functional asymmetries in humans]. / Anatomske i funkcionalne asimetrije u humanoj vrsti.

In this study the authors discuss anatomical and functional asymmetries at the man, i.e. in human kind. They stress that asymmetries exist at the cell level as well, then at the chromosomic one, as well as on all other cells of human organism (cells of blood, liver, lungs, muscles, central nervous system, etc.) They point out to the asymmetries off the central nervous system, autonomous nervous system, as well as to certain organs and organic systems and body parts (head, face, extremities, trunk, etc.) A special attention is devoted to the functional asymmetries at which the emphasis is given to motoric, sensorial and psychic asymmetries.

[Congenital enzymopenic methemoglobinemia and its pharmacogenetic aspects]. / Urodena enzimopenijska methemoglobinemija sa farmakolo-genetskog aspekta.

The authors report on their experience in nearly 10 years follow-up of four families with hereditary enzymopenic methemoglobinemia. In patients a dangerous elevation of methemoglobin level was never observed, what is probably due to the information of the patients and the family doctor about the nature of the patient's constitution. All gene--carriers were practically healthy. In one family 10 children died from convulsions as newborns. Mental retardation was not present in these four families.

[Hereditary and congenital defects in children in the regions of Indija-Stara Pazova and Pancevo-Kovin]. / Urodene i prirodene mane u dece regiona Indija-Stara Pazova i Pancevo-Kovin.

An analysis of frequency and range of hereditary and congenital defects was performed in all infants born in the period from January 1 to December 31, 1986 in the Ward for Neonates at the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics in Pancevo and in the out-patient maternity home in Indija and Kovin. In Pancevo 2.559 (1.286 m. and 1.273 f.) newborn infants were born, i.e. there were 2.314 (1.178 m. and 1.136 f.) mature children and 245 (108 m. and 187 f.) premature children. In Indija 367 (180 m. and 187 f.) newborn infants were born, i.e. there were 355 (174 m. and 181 f.) mature children and 12 (6 m. and 6 f.) premature children. In Kovin 146 (65 m. and 81 f.) newborn infants were born, i.e. 150 (82 m. and 68 f.) mature and 10 (1 m. and 9 f.) premature children. A total 3.072 (1.531 m. and 1.541 f.) newborn infants in all three places were born. In all three places there was a total of 2.805 (1.417 m. and 1.387 f.) mature and 267 (115 m. and 152 f.) premature children. In Pancevo 68 children were born with defects (40 m. and 28 f.), i.e. 2.66% (3.11% m. and 2.20% f.). In Indija only one defect was noted in one female child (0.53% related to female newborns).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)