[The Shmakovka health resort: the history and the current status]. / Kurort Shmakovka: istoriya i sovremennost'.

The authors distinguish three periods in the history of the «Shmakovka¼ health resort, viz. pre-revolutionary (from 1870 to 1917), Soviet (from 1917 to 1991) and modern (since 1992 up to the present time). The history of the discovery and the initial development of the mineral springs is highlighted, the foundation and evolution of the major facilities of the «Shmakovka¼ health resort in the years of socialist construction in the Soviet period is described. Information about the main areas of research carried out based at these facilities at different times is presented. Special attention is given to the various aspects of the sustainable development of the «Shmakovka¼ health resort in the context of the current tendencies toward activation of the import substitution activities with special reference to the organization of tourism in this country, strengthening of the material-technical base of the health centers, improvement of the quality of medical and health services, and further development of scientific research.

[Treatment of patients with bronchial asthma associated with obesity in a health resort "Okeanskiy"].

In this paper we assess the efficiency of sanatorium treatment of patients with bronchial asthma of two different weigh groups: with normal body weight and obesity. According to the results of clinical examination it was found that in patients with bronchial asthma and obesity of I-II degree efficiency of sanatorium treatment is lower in comparison with patients with bronchial asthma and normal body weight. The use of a standard set of procedures is not enough to correct the symptoms of asthma in obese patients. Comparative analysis of clinical symptoms in patients with bronchial asthma with normal body weight and obesity were differences of up to 50%. The conclusion about the need to develop a set of techniques to optimize the effectiveness of rehabilitation is given.