29 result(s) for car free day in Health & Wellness
Health Official Acknowledges Family Doctor Crisis
- 3 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Human Resources Ministry undersecretary for health policy Attila Beneda admitted yesterday that there is a crisis in the sector, as there are not enough family doctors to fill vacant posts, with the shortage most acute in northern Hungary.
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.
Hungarian Schools Struggle To Provide Certified Drug Prevention Programs
- 13 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Successful drug prevention is more than just a police officer in front of a blackboard talking about the harms of the different drugs. Only long-term programs can be successful but they are expensive and the schools have no money. Civil organisations would do it for free but they hardly get any state support.
Introducing Sára Zibrányi-Horváth – FirstMed Budapest’s Midwife
- 25 Nov 2014 12:00 AM
- health & wellness
Sára Zibrányi-Horváth, the always smiling OB/GYN assistant and midwife, is an indispensable colleague to our OB/GYN doctors. Sára is a strong link between the doctors and their patients and a source of most of pregnancy- and gynecology-related information. Let’s get to know her a little better.
Hungarian Bath Culture Day Held For The Fifth Time
- 15 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
At a press conference held on the occasion of Hungarian Bath Culture Day on 11 October, the Ministry of National Economy’s Deputy State Secretary for Tourism, Ádám Ruszinkó, emphasised that some two million people visited Hungary last year for health tourism purposes, staying an average of 7.3 guest nights in the country’s various health spas and wellness hotels, which is significantly more than ...
'Mosquito Bite', By FirstMed Budapest
- 12 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Mosquito bites are the itchy bumps that appear after female mosquitoes use their mouthparts to puncture your skin and feed on your blood. They need blood for extra protein for producing eggs. As a biting mosquito fills itself with blood, it injects saliva into your skin. Proteins in the saliva trigger a mild immune system reaction that results in the characteristic itching and bump.
Free Breast Cancer 'Screening Night' In Hungary Was A Success
- 8 May 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The free breast cancer “screening night” held on 25 April was a success, Minister of State for Health Miklós Szócska said at a press conference in Budapest on Wednesday. He said that of the 6,250 women aged 45-65, 1,837 showed up at the screening and another 9,000 also took various other tests.
Holiday Do’s & Don’ts By FirstMed Budapest
- 10 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The holiday season is upon us! As our schedules and minds fill with plans for various dinner parties, family gatherings, and celebrations there’s plenty to look forward to, but the intense stress that often accompanies the holiday season is lurking around the corner. Many of us suffer from the pressure of these hectic, overscheduled, and expensive times.
Too Much Chewing Gum To Cause Extreme Weight Loss
- 14 May 2013 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Nowadays, an increasing number of food products contain sweeteners instead of sugar due to the highly popular “dieting life-style”. Out of all sweeteners, sorbitol is one of the most common one, which is hardly absorbed by the small intestine and known by its diarrheal side effects. The British Medical Journal recently published a report of two extreme cases, which are undeniably confirming this ...
Health Official Acknowledges Family Doctor Crisis
- 3 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Human Resources Ministry undersecretary for health policy Attila Beneda admitted yesterday that there is a crisis in the sector, as there are not enough family doctors to fill vacant posts, with the shortage most acute in northern Hungary.
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.
Hungarian Schools Struggle To Provide Certified Drug Prevention Programs
- 13 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Successful drug prevention is more than just a police officer in front of a blackboard talking about the harms of the different drugs. Only long-term programs can be successful but they are expensive and the schools have no money. Civil organisations would do it for free but they hardly get any state support.
Introducing Sára Zibrányi-Horváth – FirstMed Budapest’s Midwife
- 25 Nov 2014 12:00 AM
- health & wellness
Sára Zibrányi-Horváth, the always smiling OB/GYN assistant and midwife, is an indispensable colleague to our OB/GYN doctors. Sára is a strong link between the doctors and their patients and a source of most of pregnancy- and gynecology-related information. Let’s get to know her a little better.
Hungarian Bath Culture Day Held For The Fifth Time
- 15 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
At a press conference held on the occasion of Hungarian Bath Culture Day on 11 October, the Ministry of National Economy’s Deputy State Secretary for Tourism, Ádám Ruszinkó, emphasised that some two million people visited Hungary last year for health tourism purposes, staying an average of 7.3 guest nights in the country’s various health spas and wellness hotels, which is significantly more than ...
'Mosquito Bite', By FirstMed Budapest
- 12 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Mosquito bites are the itchy bumps that appear after female mosquitoes use their mouthparts to puncture your skin and feed on your blood. They need blood for extra protein for producing eggs. As a biting mosquito fills itself with blood, it injects saliva into your skin. Proteins in the saliva trigger a mild immune system reaction that results in the characteristic itching and bump.
Free Breast Cancer 'Screening Night' In Hungary Was A Success
- 8 May 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The free breast cancer “screening night” held on 25 April was a success, Minister of State for Health Miklós Szócska said at a press conference in Budapest on Wednesday. He said that of the 6,250 women aged 45-65, 1,837 showed up at the screening and another 9,000 also took various other tests.
Holiday Do’s & Don’ts By FirstMed Budapest
- 10 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The holiday season is upon us! As our schedules and minds fill with plans for various dinner parties, family gatherings, and celebrations there’s plenty to look forward to, but the intense stress that often accompanies the holiday season is lurking around the corner. Many of us suffer from the pressure of these hectic, overscheduled, and expensive times.
Too Much Chewing Gum To Cause Extreme Weight Loss
- 14 May 2013 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Nowadays, an increasing number of food products contain sweeteners instead of sugar due to the highly popular “dieting life-style”. Out of all sweeteners, sorbitol is one of the most common one, which is hardly absorbed by the small intestine and known by its diarrheal side effects. The British Medical Journal recently published a report of two extreme cases, which are undeniably confirming this ...