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The problem of preservation of health in the aging process is important both for a specific individ ual and for society as a whole, it is necessary to clarify how the state of health depends on lifestyle and envi ronmental factors, such as, financial security, involvement of social services, and health authorities. Due to the number of peculiarities of longevity the need to examine the socio demographic and medical character istics of the population strongly emerged. The paper presents an analysis of the results of 12864 question naires of long livers of Moscow, received from 108 clinics. We examined age and sex structure of long livers, their ability to self service, the distribution according to disability, living (in the family, alone, or in institu tions), and utilization of social assistance, depending on age, sex, and residence. Results from the analysis can be a landmark when planning profile hospital beds in geriatric hospitals, organizations of centers for social assistance, and geriatric offices in clinics.'

A decrease in induced production of immune and leukocytic interferons by peripheral blood cells of patients exposed to doses of 10-30 rein is associated with increased production of IgA and acute phase proteins and decreased levels of complement C3 component and a2-macroglobulin.

Objective: to study the clinical efficacy and tolerability of tenoten versus cavinton in patients with organic central nervous system pathology. Subjects and methods. The study was conducted by the neurology and therapeutics clinics, Russian Gerontology Research and Clinical Center, and included 50 patients (42 females and 8 males; mean age 75,5±1,8 years) diagnosed as having dyscirculatory encephalopathy in the presence of cerebrovascular atherosclerosis, sequels of prior acute ischemic attacks, and posttraumatic encephalopathy. The patients were divided into 2 matched groups. The study group comprised 30 patients; the control consisted of 20 patients. During 28 days, the study group patients received tenoten as a tablet thrice daily and basic therapy (antiaggregatory, antihypertensive, sugar-reducing drugs, etc.); the control group had cavinton as a tablet (5 mg) thrice daily and a basic therapy. Results. Depressed mood, headache, dizziness, tinnitus cerebri, and sleep disorders were found to be alleviated in the tenoten-treated patients by day 28 of therapy. The results of Schulte's test suggested that tenoten exerted the same positive effect on cognitive functions as cavinton. With tenoten, attention concentration was also improved. There was a significant reduction in the symptoms of anxiety, as shown by the Hamilton anxiety rating scale. The serial counting and word-memorization tests showed positive changes in the all indices under study during tenoten treatment. Conclusion. The findings suggest that tenoten is effective in elderly patients with cerebrovascular diseases.