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Introduction Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is one of the most common diseases in Polish society. According to the European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps (EPOS) 2012 the incidence of CRS among European and US citizens varies from 5 to 16%. Its treatment is based on pharmacotherapy or surgical procedure. The aim of the study was to evaluate the correlation between general health condition of the patients with CRS with each symptom of the disease before and after Functional Endonasal Sinus Surgery (FESS) procedure. Materials and methods The study was conducted on 100 patients, who evaluated symptoms and general health condition twice – before and after FESS, by means of visual analogue scale (VAS). Results Before FESS the highest severity among all symptoms concerned the nasal blockade and olfactory disorders, while after the procedure this ratio was found to be the opposite. All results were statistically significant (p Conclusions The authors emphasize a great role of general health assessment in patients with CRS as the element of proper diagnosis and better comprehension of patients’ needs. They indicate that the patient's estimation of the disease and its symptoms differs from the clinician's interpretation to much extent.

Aim. The aim of this study was to obtain data showing the prevalence of overweight and obesity among six-year-olds in Łazy. Material and methods. The study involving anthropometric measurements was performed in the group of all six-year-olds attending various schools in Łazy. Results. In a population of six-years-olds in Łazy, 17 out of 102 surveyed individuals are overweight (16.7%). The percentage of the overweight children was as follows: 41% girls and 59% boys. A population of six-year-olds living in Łazy comprised of 17 obese children (16.7%). Most of them are boys (82%) whilst girls only make 18% of them. Conclusions. Among the population of six-year-olds in Łazy, there are more obese boys than girls. In the urban area of Łazy Township, every second boy is overweight, as well as every fourth girl. In the rural areas of Łazy Township, the number of obese children is lower by one-third.

Contemporary programs of counteracting to HIV/AIDS must include a component of shaping positive attitudes towards people infected with the HIV virus. A pro-social, empathic attitude of medical circles can be a guarantee of safe, mutual interactions. Recognition and correction of the attitude of medical staff who enter into different interactions with a seropositive patient is very important if we are to improve the quality of medical care in Poland, a country standing for EU. The paper attempts to evaluate and compare the attitudes of medical staff in infectious diseases institutions and in non-infectious diseases institutions towards people infected with HIV or suffering from AIDS. The basic research tool was the author's survey directed to medical staff and the supplementary techniques were: observation and interviews with people ill with AIDS. The research was carried out in five towns of Southern Poland, mostly in the Silesian region, as well as in four centres specializing in AIDS diagnostics and treatment. From the obtained research material (123 surveys, 70 interviews, and the results of a year-long participating observation) follows that: About 25% of staff employed at infectious diseases departments and 51% of staff employed at non-infectious diseases departments do not approve of seropositive patients. As many as 75% of staff in specialistic units and 96% of staff employed at non-infectious diseases departments think that the patient should be obliged to inform about the infection. Only 13.2% of medical staff from infectious diseases departments and 4.3% from non-infectious diseases departments have been delegated to specialist courses in this scope, and internal hospital training has been organized for about 30% of medical personnel. Medical staff do not treat every sick person as potentially infected; 58% of people working with the patient do not think about the possibility of getting infected or infecting others. 30% of people working with patients who suffer from AIDS are forced to do it by the current situation in the labor market and they receive additional financial gratitude.