68 result(s) for future in Health & Wellness
FirstMed Health Report: 'Why Vaccinate?' By Dr. Sue McGladdery
- 4 Jul 2010 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
Iron lungs and braces for polio, the gasping breathing and characteristic sound of whooping cough and the devastating birth defects caused by rubella are medical problems from another age, far removed from the modern world we live in.
Yet a little more than a century ago, the U.S. infant mortality rate was about 20 percent, and the childhood mortality rate before age five was also 20 percent. ...
U.S. Ambassador Kounalakis Visits Primavera Foundation
- 28 Apr 2010 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
"On April 19, Ambassador Kounalakis, accompanied by Mrs. Vera Blinken, wife of former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary Donald Blinken, visited the Primavera Foundation and its operational partner MaMMA Klinika in Budapest’s 2nd District. Primavera was founded in 2000 by Mrs. Blinken and put into operation Hungary’s first mobile breast cancer screening bus.
FirstMed Health Report: 'Vaccines Against Tick-Borne Encephalitis'
- 13 Apr 2010 4:00 AM
- health & wellness
By Dr. Sue McGladdery: Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is an infection of the central nervous system, which can have serious long-term effects and in some cases, be fatal. TBE is transmitted to humans by ticks and is endemic to many parts of Europe and Asia. There is no treatment for TBE; however, it is preventable through prophylactic vaccination. There are 2 comparable vaccines available in ...
FirstMed Health Report: 'Insect Attack' By Dr. Sue McGladdery
- 13 Apr 2010 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
Insects account for over half of all known living organisms and around 90% of the differing life forms on Earth. No wonder that human contact with insects is unavoidable including in Europe. This article focuses on risks of insect bites and stings in Hungary and neighboring countries. Exposure to biting or stinging insects (or to their remains) ranges from benign or barely noticeable to life ...
Positive Emotions By Paul Pahil, Positivity Coach
- 26 Mar 2010 12:00 AM
- health & wellness
In the wake of a global crisis positive emotions seem out of place. For the moment, perhaps we should forget about feeling good altogether, and simply find ways to cope. Yet scientific research on positive emotions suggests that feeling good is far more important than many people suspect. Positive emotions do much more than merely signal well-being.
FirstMed Health Report: 'Why Vaccinate?' By Dr. Sue McGladdery
- 4 Jul 2010 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
Iron lungs and braces for polio, the gasping breathing and characteristic sound of whooping cough and the devastating birth defects caused by rubella are medical problems from another age, far removed from the modern world we live in.
Yet a little more than a century ago, the U.S. infant mortality rate was about 20 percent, and the childhood mortality rate before age five was also 20 percent. ...
U.S. Ambassador Kounalakis Visits Primavera Foundation
- 28 Apr 2010 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
"On April 19, Ambassador Kounalakis, accompanied by Mrs. Vera Blinken, wife of former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary Donald Blinken, visited the Primavera Foundation and its operational partner MaMMA Klinika in Budapest’s 2nd District. Primavera was founded in 2000 by Mrs. Blinken and put into operation Hungary’s first mobile breast cancer screening bus.
FirstMed Health Report: 'Vaccines Against Tick-Borne Encephalitis'
- 13 Apr 2010 4:00 AM
- health & wellness
By Dr. Sue McGladdery: Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is an infection of the central nervous system, which can have serious long-term effects and in some cases, be fatal. TBE is transmitted to humans by ticks and is endemic to many parts of Europe and Asia. There is no treatment for TBE; however, it is preventable through prophylactic vaccination. There are 2 comparable vaccines available in ...
FirstMed Health Report: 'Insect Attack' By Dr. Sue McGladdery
- 13 Apr 2010 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
Insects account for over half of all known living organisms and around 90% of the differing life forms on Earth. No wonder that human contact with insects is unavoidable including in Europe. This article focuses on risks of insect bites and stings in Hungary and neighboring countries. Exposure to biting or stinging insects (or to their remains) ranges from benign or barely noticeable to life ...
Positive Emotions By Paul Pahil, Positivity Coach
- 26 Mar 2010 12:00 AM
- health & wellness
In the wake of a global crisis positive emotions seem out of place. For the moment, perhaps we should forget about feeling good altogether, and simply find ways to cope. Yet scientific research on positive emotions suggests that feeling good is far more important than many people suspect. Positive emotions do much more than merely signal well-being.