43 result(s) for public life in Health & Wellness
Synthetic Drugs: Hungary Is Sitting On A Ticking Time Bomb
- 13 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The recent disturbing rise in the consumption of cheap and unregulated substances known as “designer drugs”, which have recetly resulted in several deaths across the country, could mean that Hungary is sitting on a ticking time bomb and the country is on the edge of a new type of public health crisis, journalist Csaba Lukács writes in the daily newspaper Magyar Nemzet.
Thousands Take Part In Walk To Raise Awareness On Breast Cancer In Budapest
- 8 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Thousands of women have taken part in a walk in central Budapest to raise public awareness on breast cancer, which claims the lives of 2500 Hungarians each year.
The walk, led by well-known performers, singers, television presenters and sports personalities, was designed to call attention to the importance of self-awareness and taking part in regular medical checks to filter out the most common ...
Women Suffering From Myoma Could Avoid Surgery In Hungary
- 29 May 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary-based drugmaker company Gedeon Richter Plc. announced on Thursday, that the European Commission (EC) has granted approval for the intermittent use of the company’s ‘Esmya’ 5 mg tablets in the long term management of uterine fibroids. This decision follows a positive opinion from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on 23 April ...
Hungary’s State-Owned Hospitals Haven’t Paid Suppliers For 4 Months
- 21 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Mounting arrears to suppliers on the part of state-owned hospitals has left at least one service provider little choice but to shut down all laboratory services except those critical to saving life. Another company is seriously disappointed politically in the Fidesz government’s neglect of Hungary’s public health care system despite promising to introduce important reforms in 2010.
Hungarian Health Care Workers Earn 1/10th That Of Their Western Counterparts
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The people need to understand that we are not talking about how much residents or expert doctors make, but whether they will be treated when they go to hospital, says Tamás Dénes, President of the Hungarian Residents Association. Doctors and expert health workers are moving abroad because of low wages and poor working conditions.
Xpat Opinion: Budapest 8th District Drug Users’ Centre Closes Down
- 30 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A liberal pundit fears that hepatitis and AIDS may spread in Budapest as the right-wing mayor has withdrawn support from a drug users’ contact point in his district. His right-wing colleague finds the liberals guilty of fear-mongering.
See What Happened @ “Smiling Hospital” - Press Conference In The Budai Children Hospital
- 16 Jun 2014 9:10 AM
- health & wellness
The Smiling Hospital Foundation press conference shared with us another successful, far-reaching and emotional piece of the jigsaw that is being put in place for children in Hungary. It has received a 20 Million-HUF grant from the Swiss government.
Hungarians Do Like To Drink, Twice The Global Alcohol Average
- 15 May 2014 12:30 PM
- health & wellness
Alcohol consumption in Hungary is twice the global average but it's in line with the rest of Eastern Europe. A recent study by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that, like their eastern European neighbors, Hungarians like to drink, a lot! Hungary is thirsty - read on for more details, including related health issues.
WHO’s First Global Report On Antibiotic Resistance Reveals Serious, Worldwide Threat To Public Health
- 9 May 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A new report by WHO–its first to look at antimicrobial resistance, including antibiotic resistance, globally–reveals that this serious threat is no longer a prediction for the future, it is happening right now in every region of the world and has the potential to affect anyone, of any age, in any country. Antibiotic resistance–when bacteria change so antibiotics no longer work in people who need ...
Synthetic Drugs: Hungary Is Sitting On A Ticking Time Bomb
- 13 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The recent disturbing rise in the consumption of cheap and unregulated substances known as “designer drugs”, which have recetly resulted in several deaths across the country, could mean that Hungary is sitting on a ticking time bomb and the country is on the edge of a new type of public health crisis, journalist Csaba Lukács writes in the daily newspaper Magyar Nemzet.
Thousands Take Part In Walk To Raise Awareness On Breast Cancer In Budapest
- 8 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Thousands of women have taken part in a walk in central Budapest to raise public awareness on breast cancer, which claims the lives of 2500 Hungarians each year.
The walk, led by well-known performers, singers, television presenters and sports personalities, was designed to call attention to the importance of self-awareness and taking part in regular medical checks to filter out the most common ...
Women Suffering From Myoma Could Avoid Surgery In Hungary
- 29 May 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary-based drugmaker company Gedeon Richter Plc. announced on Thursday, that the European Commission (EC) has granted approval for the intermittent use of the company’s ‘Esmya’ 5 mg tablets in the long term management of uterine fibroids. This decision follows a positive opinion from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on 23 April ...
Hungary’s State-Owned Hospitals Haven’t Paid Suppliers For 4 Months
- 21 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Mounting arrears to suppliers on the part of state-owned hospitals has left at least one service provider little choice but to shut down all laboratory services except those critical to saving life. Another company is seriously disappointed politically in the Fidesz government’s neglect of Hungary’s public health care system despite promising to introduce important reforms in 2010.
Hungarian Health Care Workers Earn 1/10th That Of Their Western Counterparts
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The people need to understand that we are not talking about how much residents or expert doctors make, but whether they will be treated when they go to hospital, says Tamás Dénes, President of the Hungarian Residents Association. Doctors and expert health workers are moving abroad because of low wages and poor working conditions.
Xpat Opinion: Budapest 8th District Drug Users’ Centre Closes Down
- 30 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A liberal pundit fears that hepatitis and AIDS may spread in Budapest as the right-wing mayor has withdrawn support from a drug users’ contact point in his district. His right-wing colleague finds the liberals guilty of fear-mongering.
See What Happened @ “Smiling Hospital” - Press Conference In The Budai Children Hospital
- 16 Jun 2014 9:10 AM
- health & wellness
The Smiling Hospital Foundation press conference shared with us another successful, far-reaching and emotional piece of the jigsaw that is being put in place for children in Hungary. It has received a 20 Million-HUF grant from the Swiss government.
Hungarians Do Like To Drink, Twice The Global Alcohol Average
- 15 May 2014 12:30 PM
- health & wellness
Alcohol consumption in Hungary is twice the global average but it's in line with the rest of Eastern Europe. A recent study by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that, like their eastern European neighbors, Hungarians like to drink, a lot! Hungary is thirsty - read on for more details, including related health issues.
WHO’s First Global Report On Antibiotic Resistance Reveals Serious, Worldwide Threat To Public Health
- 9 May 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A new report by WHO–its first to look at antimicrobial resistance, including antibiotic resistance, globally–reveals that this serious threat is no longer a prediction for the future, it is happening right now in every region of the world and has the potential to affect anyone, of any age, in any country. Antibiotic resistance–when bacteria change so antibiotics no longer work in people who need ...