35 result(s) for police in Health & Wellness
Eight Hit In Hungary By Outbreak Of Anthrax
- 7 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Eight people are being treated in hospital in Debrecen with symptoms of anthrax contracted from illegally slaughtered and sold beef last week. Two cattle were slaughtered in violation of regulations at a Tiszafüred farm some days previously. It is believed that the farmers knew that the animals were ill, but did not notify the animal health authority.
Police Warn Of New Drug Danger In Hungary
- 15 May 2014 12:35 PM
- health & wellness
A new drug which is popular among youth and extremely damaging to health has arrived in Hungary -- it is thought from China - a police spokeswoman said on Wednesday. The white powder contains a psychoactive synthetic cannabinoid substance, and since April ten youngsters have ended up in hospital with breathing problems and falling unconscious after using the drug, said Viktória Kovács of the ...
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.
Doctor Warns Of Mindaltering Substances In Hungary
- 13 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The number of drug addicts is not Hungary’s main problem; rather that around 350,000 take some kind of mind-altering substance on an average weekend, a toxicology expert told Saturday’s Magyar Nemzet. There are 20,000 drug addicts in Hungary. But there are around 60,000 people dependent on tranquilisers or sleeping pills, said Gábor Zacher, the new head of Honvéd Hospital’s emergency unit.
Closing Premature Infant Ward In Miskolc, Hungary “Not Necessary”
- 14 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The closing of the premature infant ward of the Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Hospital is not necessary, Minister of State for Healthcare Miklós Szócska stated at a press conference in Miskolc. On Monday, the Prime Minister ordered a special inquiry into the recent deaths of eight premature babies at the hospital. The incidents occurred between August 5 and 10.
Hungarian Government Wants To Stop Designer Drugs
- 18 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The Hungarian Government adopted Government Decree No. 66/2012. (IV. 2.) on licensed activities with narcotics and psychotropic substances, as well as new psychotropic substances, including the listing and amendment of the listing of these substances. The legislation became necessary following the rapidly growing trade of these new types of so called „designer drugs”, which are mainly distributed ...
Hungarian Home Birth Activist To Be Released?
- 21 Dec 2010 5:00 AM
- health & wellness
"Hungarian state prosecution on Monday has initiated the release of home birth activist Agnes Gereb, from police custody. Imprisonment is to be replaced by home confinement, during the pending legal procedure for the death of an infant allegedly strangled by Gereb.
Foreigners Given Medical Treatment Illegally In Budapest
- 13 Apr 2010 6:00 AM
- health & wellness
"Foreign patients were illegally given medical treatment by abusing and forging social insurance cards for years at the State Health Centre’s VIP internal medicine department, Magyar Nemzet reported on Saturday. Serbian and Ukrainian nationals reportedly from the world of international organised crime were also given medical treatment at the Budapest hospital.
Eight Hit In Hungary By Outbreak Of Anthrax
- 7 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Eight people are being treated in hospital in Debrecen with symptoms of anthrax contracted from illegally slaughtered and sold beef last week. Two cattle were slaughtered in violation of regulations at a Tiszafüred farm some days previously. It is believed that the farmers knew that the animals were ill, but did not notify the animal health authority.
Police Warn Of New Drug Danger In Hungary
- 15 May 2014 12:35 PM
- health & wellness
A new drug which is popular among youth and extremely damaging to health has arrived in Hungary -- it is thought from China - a police spokeswoman said on Wednesday. The white powder contains a psychoactive synthetic cannabinoid substance, and since April ten youngsters have ended up in hospital with breathing problems and falling unconscious after using the drug, said Viktória Kovács of the ...
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.
Doctor Warns Of Mindaltering Substances In Hungary
- 13 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The number of drug addicts is not Hungary’s main problem; rather that around 350,000 take some kind of mind-altering substance on an average weekend, a toxicology expert told Saturday’s Magyar Nemzet. There are 20,000 drug addicts in Hungary. But there are around 60,000 people dependent on tranquilisers or sleeping pills, said Gábor Zacher, the new head of Honvéd Hospital’s emergency unit.
Closing Premature Infant Ward In Miskolc, Hungary “Not Necessary”
- 14 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The closing of the premature infant ward of the Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Hospital is not necessary, Minister of State for Healthcare Miklós Szócska stated at a press conference in Miskolc. On Monday, the Prime Minister ordered a special inquiry into the recent deaths of eight premature babies at the hospital. The incidents occurred between August 5 and 10.
Hungarian Government Wants To Stop Designer Drugs
- 18 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The Hungarian Government adopted Government Decree No. 66/2012. (IV. 2.) on licensed activities with narcotics and psychotropic substances, as well as new psychotropic substances, including the listing and amendment of the listing of these substances. The legislation became necessary following the rapidly growing trade of these new types of so called „designer drugs”, which are mainly distributed ...
Hungarian Home Birth Activist To Be Released?
- 21 Dec 2010 5:00 AM
- health & wellness
"Hungarian state prosecution on Monday has initiated the release of home birth activist Agnes Gereb, from police custody. Imprisonment is to be replaced by home confinement, during the pending legal procedure for the death of an infant allegedly strangled by Gereb.
Foreigners Given Medical Treatment Illegally In Budapest
- 13 Apr 2010 6:00 AM
- health & wellness
"Foreign patients were illegally given medical treatment by abusing and forging social insurance cards for years at the State Health Centre’s VIP internal medicine department, Magyar Nemzet reported on Saturday. Serbian and Ukrainian nationals reportedly from the world of international organised crime were also given medical treatment at the Budapest hospital.