43 result(s) for drugs 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.
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 ...
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.
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A liberal pundit fears that hepatitis and AIDS may spread in Budapest as the right-wing mayor has withdrawn support from a drug users’ contact point in his district.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.
'Back To School Physicals', By FirstMed Budapest
- 28 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
No matter what grade your child is about to enter, there’s the yearly back-to-school checklist of to-dos: shopping for school supplies, filling out permission forms, and the pediatric checkup. While it may not seem as urgent, a yearly physical exam by your family’s pediatrician is an important part of your child’s health care. The back-to-school season is a convenient time for putting the exam on ...
Hungarian Companies Develop Drug Recommendation Appliance
- 7 Aug 2014 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
Two Hungarian companies are involved in developing a speech recognition appliance for pharmacies that will automatically display available non-prescription drugs to customers on a computer screen based on the symptoms they communicate, the project’s coordinator G-Management told MTI in a statement.
New Designer Drugs Banned In Hungary
- 31 Jul 2014 9:30 AM
- health & wellness
Beginning this week, four new psychoactive substances are being included the so-called C list as designer drugs; consequently, the police may initiate the respective proceedings following their confiscation.
Hungary’s Health Spending Below OECD Average
- 1 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
State and private-sector spending on health care in Hungary, at 8% of GDP in 2012, was lower than the 9.3% average in OECD countries, the intergovernmental think-tank said in a report. Among the 34 countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Hungary stood in 26th place on the health spending chart. Spending on medicines generally declined, the OECD report said.
Civil Liberties Union In Hungary Calls For Drug Rooms
- 30 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Instead of stopping a needle exchange scheme, Hungary needs drug rooms where intravenous drugs can be consumed under sterile conditions, a drug policy expert of the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (TASZ) said on Thursday.
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
'Back To School Physicals', By FirstMed Budapest
- 28 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
No matter what grade your child is about to enter, there’s the yearly back-to-school checklist of to-dos: shopping for school supplies, filling out permission forms, and the pediatric checkup. While it may not seem as urgent, a yearly physical exam by your family’s pediatrician is an important part of your child’s health care. The back-to-school season is a convenient time for putting the exam on ...
Hungarian Companies Develop Drug Recommendation Appliance
- 7 Aug 2014 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
Two Hungarian companies are involved in developing a speech recognition appliance for pharmacies that will automatically display available non-prescription drugs to customers on a computer screen based on the symptoms they communicate, the project’s coordinator G-Management told MTI in a statement.
New Designer Drugs Banned In Hungary
- 31 Jul 2014 9:30 AM
- health & wellness
Beginning this week, four new psychoactive substances are being included the so-called C list as designer drugs; consequently, the police may initiate the respective proceedings following their confiscation.
Hungary’s Health Spending Below OECD Average
- 1 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
State and private-sector spending on health care in Hungary, at 8% of GDP in 2012, was lower than the 9.3% average in OECD countries, the intergovernmental think-tank said in a report. Among the 34 countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Hungary stood in 26th place on the health spending chart. Spending on medicines generally declined, the OECD report said.
Civil Liberties Union In Hungary Calls For Drug Rooms
- 30 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Instead of stopping a needle exchange scheme, Hungary needs drug rooms where intravenous drugs can be consumed under sterile conditions, a drug policy expert of the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (TASZ) said on Thursday.