210 result(s) for against hungary in Health & Wellness
Xpat Opinion: Inadequate Hygiene In Hungarian Hospitals
- 11 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Today I’m venturing into the world of healthcare, specifically hygiene or rather the lack of it in some Hungarian hospitals. A discussion of the high rate of infections contracted in hospitals began when the movement “1001 physicians without gratuity” called attention to the problem. According to the statement of these doctors, the problem has been known for years. But not only is nothing being ...
Hungary’s Largest Reproductive Centre Closes Down Sperm Bank
- 8 Jan 2016 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
Krio, Hungary’ largest stem-cell and reproductive centre, has closed down its sperm bank after the chief medical officer’s office (OTH) launched an investigation and initiated proceedings against the centre last summer on charges of trafficking in human semen, the daily Magyar Idők said. The OTH was alerted in March last year that genetic defects had been found in semen sent to Hungary from ...
Xpat Opinion: 64 Hungarian Doctors Against ‘Gratitude Money’ Demand Healthcare Reforms
- 28 Dec 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
As doctors demand higher wages to end so called ‘gratitude payments’ and stop the emigration of health care personnel from Hungary, a centrist columnist thinks that ending the system of illegal payments in hospitals is close to impossible.
In a Facebook initiative, 64 doctors are asking Hungarians to forward their petition in emails addressed to the Ministry of Human Resources. They demand the ...
Hungarian Researchers Aim to Study DMT’s Role In Clinical Death
- 23 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Scientists at the University of Debrecen, Hungary, are aiming to work on cutting-edge research to study how endogenous DMT, occurring naturally in the body, may be useful to modern medicine, particularly by protecting brain cells in the stage of clinical death. The core assumption of the planned research is that one of the physiological roles of endogenous DMT is to protect against oxidative ...
DK Urges Govt Measures To Increase Hungarian Ambulance Staff Safety
- 9 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has urged government measures to ensure the safety of ambulance staff, a party official said. Imre László, in charge of health affairs, said that reports by the National Ambulance Service indicate that assaults against their medical staff have become frequent. In a most recent instance, a man high on drugs and in need of immediate aid in Budapest stabbed a ...
Health-Care Workers Block Elizabeth Bridge For Short While
- 2 Sep 2015 3:00 AM
- health & wellness
Health-care workers protesting against low wages blocked Elizabeth Bridge in Budapest at 6.30am. The couple of dozen flashmobbers closed the Pest side of the bridge, letting only buses through, an MTI correspondent reported.
World-Famous Hungarian Geneticist Endre Czeizel Dies
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Endre Czeizel, the world-famous Hungarian doctor and geneticist, has died at the age of eighty-one following a long battle with leukaemia in the early hours of Monday, his daughter told the state news agency MTI. Born in Budapest in 1935, Mr. Czeizel graduated at Budapest’s Semmelweis University of Medicine in 1959 and worked as a researcher at the National Institute of Public Health right up to ...
Hungarian WHO Official Warns Of Epidemic Due To Illegal Migrants
- 26 Jun 2015 9:11 AM
- health & wellness
The mass appearance in Hungary of illegal migrants could be a source of epidemics, the European regional director of the World Health Organisation has said. In an interview to Friday’s Napi Gazdaság daily, Zsuzsanna Jakab said that for a long time the prevalence of infectious diseases in Europe has been low thanks to inoculations against such sicknesses as polio which “in some Middle Eastern ...
Hungary: Survey Shows Synthetic Drugs Popular
- 26 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Synthetic drugs continue to be popular in Hungary, according to the latest report by the Global Drug Survey research organisation, daily Népszava said. The report shows a more than 5% increase last year in the number of Hungarians who tried the synthetic drug herbal at least once in their lives. The independent global survey was based on 102,000 online questionnaires completed, including some ...
Xpat Opinion: Inadequate Hygiene In Hungarian Hospitals
- 11 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Today I’m venturing into the world of healthcare, specifically hygiene or rather the lack of it in some Hungarian hospitals. A discussion of the high rate of infections contracted in hospitals began when the movement “1001 physicians without gratuity” called attention to the problem. According to the statement of these doctors, the problem has been known for years. But not only is nothing being ...
Hungary’s Largest Reproductive Centre Closes Down Sperm Bank
- 8 Jan 2016 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
Krio, Hungary’ largest stem-cell and reproductive centre, has closed down its sperm bank after the chief medical officer’s office (OTH) launched an investigation and initiated proceedings against the centre last summer on charges of trafficking in human semen, the daily Magyar Idők said. The OTH was alerted in March last year that genetic defects had been found in semen sent to Hungary from ...
Xpat Opinion: 64 Hungarian Doctors Against ‘Gratitude Money’ Demand Healthcare Reforms
- 28 Dec 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
As doctors demand higher wages to end so called ‘gratitude payments’ and stop the emigration of health care personnel from Hungary, a centrist columnist thinks that ending the system of illegal payments in hospitals is close to impossible.
In a Facebook initiative, 64 doctors are asking Hungarians to forward their petition in emails addressed to the Ministry of Human Resources. They demand the ...
Hungarian Researchers Aim to Study DMT’s Role In Clinical Death
- 23 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Scientists at the University of Debrecen, Hungary, are aiming to work on cutting-edge research to study how endogenous DMT, occurring naturally in the body, may be useful to modern medicine, particularly by protecting brain cells in the stage of clinical death. The core assumption of the planned research is that one of the physiological roles of endogenous DMT is to protect against oxidative ...
DK Urges Govt Measures To Increase Hungarian Ambulance Staff Safety
- 9 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has urged government measures to ensure the safety of ambulance staff, a party official said. Imre László, in charge of health affairs, said that reports by the National Ambulance Service indicate that assaults against their medical staff have become frequent. In a most recent instance, a man high on drugs and in need of immediate aid in Budapest stabbed a ...
Health-Care Workers Block Elizabeth Bridge For Short While
- 2 Sep 2015 3:00 AM
- health & wellness
Health-care workers protesting against low wages blocked Elizabeth Bridge in Budapest at 6.30am. The couple of dozen flashmobbers closed the Pest side of the bridge, letting only buses through, an MTI correspondent reported.
World-Famous Hungarian Geneticist Endre Czeizel Dies
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Endre Czeizel, the world-famous Hungarian doctor and geneticist, has died at the age of eighty-one following a long battle with leukaemia in the early hours of Monday, his daughter told the state news agency MTI. Born in Budapest in 1935, Mr. Czeizel graduated at Budapest’s Semmelweis University of Medicine in 1959 and worked as a researcher at the National Institute of Public Health right up to ...
Hungarian WHO Official Warns Of Epidemic Due To Illegal Migrants
- 26 Jun 2015 9:11 AM
- health & wellness
The mass appearance in Hungary of illegal migrants could be a source of epidemics, the European regional director of the World Health Organisation has said. In an interview to Friday’s Napi Gazdaság daily, Zsuzsanna Jakab said that for a long time the prevalence of infectious diseases in Europe has been low thanks to inoculations against such sicknesses as polio which “in some Middle Eastern ...
Hungary: Survey Shows Synthetic Drugs Popular
- 26 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Synthetic drugs continue to be popular in Hungary, according to the latest report by the Global Drug Survey research organisation, daily Népszava said. The report shows a more than 5% increase last year in the number of Hungarians who tried the synthetic drug herbal at least once in their lives. The independent global survey was based on 102,000 online questionnaires completed, including some ...