87 result(s) for drug in Health & Wellness
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.
Drug Use Can Be Prevented And Addiction Is Treatable Says Hungarian Minister
- 27 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Drug use can be prevented and addiction is treatable, this is the encouraging message of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, State Minister for Social Affairs and Inclusion Károly Czibere said on Thursday in Budapest. He was speaking on the occasion of handing out ministerial awards to specialists with a long track record of fighting against drugs.
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 ...
WHO’s First Global Report On Antibiotic Resistance Reveals Serious, Worldwide Threat To Public Health
- 9 May 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A new report by WHO–its first to look at antimicrobial resistance, including antibiotic resistance, globally–reveals that this serious threat is no longer a prediction for the future, it is happening right now in every region of the world and has the potential to affect anyone, of any age, in any country. Antibiotic resistance–when bacteria change so antibiotics no longer work in people who need ...
National Brain Research Project Starts In Hungary
- 27 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary is launching a 12 billion forint (EUR 39m) national brain research programme to promote research, prevention, innovation, health-care and drug development. The related agreement was signed on Wednesday by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Academy of Sciences (MTA) President József Pálinkás and the project’s director, Tamás Freund, head of MTA’s Institute of Experimental Medicine.
Health Care Manager Saves HUF 7bn For Hospitals
- 25 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The Pharmaceuticals and Health Care Quality Control Institute (GYEMSZI) has saved Hungary’s health care system 7 billion forints (EUR 22.9m) by calling seven public tenders in the past two years, business daily Világgazdaság says.
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.
Hungarian Pharmaceutical Company Richter Acquires Brazilian Distributor
- 17 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Richter has entered the South American market by purchasing a 51% stake in Brazilian pharmaceutical distributor Next Pharma, the Hungarian drugmaker announced yesterday.
Amphetamine Found In Weight Loss Capsules Available In Online Shops In Hungary
- 15 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
Atlatszo.hu found out that illegally distributed weight loss pills called ‘Adipex retard’ contains phentermine, which according to Wikipedia is a contraction of “phenyl-tertiary-butylamine”, which is a psychostimulant drug of the phenethylamine class. It is pharmacology similar to amphetamine.
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.
Drug Use Can Be Prevented And Addiction Is Treatable Says Hungarian Minister
- 27 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Drug use can be prevented and addiction is treatable, this is the encouraging message of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, State Minister for Social Affairs and Inclusion Károly Czibere said on Thursday in Budapest. He was speaking on the occasion of handing out ministerial awards to specialists with a long track record of fighting against drugs.
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 ...
WHO’s First Global Report On Antibiotic Resistance Reveals Serious, Worldwide Threat To Public Health
- 9 May 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A new report by WHO–its first to look at antimicrobial resistance, including antibiotic resistance, globally–reveals that this serious threat is no longer a prediction for the future, it is happening right now in every region of the world and has the potential to affect anyone, of any age, in any country. Antibiotic resistance–when bacteria change so antibiotics no longer work in people who need ...
National Brain Research Project Starts In Hungary
- 27 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary is launching a 12 billion forint (EUR 39m) national brain research programme to promote research, prevention, innovation, health-care and drug development. The related agreement was signed on Wednesday by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Academy of Sciences (MTA) President József Pálinkás and the project’s director, Tamás Freund, head of MTA’s Institute of Experimental Medicine.
Health Care Manager Saves HUF 7bn For Hospitals
- 25 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The Pharmaceuticals and Health Care Quality Control Institute (GYEMSZI) has saved Hungary’s health care system 7 billion forints (EUR 22.9m) by calling seven public tenders in the past two years, business daily Világgazdaság says.
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.
Hungarian Pharmaceutical Company Richter Acquires Brazilian Distributor
- 17 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Richter has entered the South American market by purchasing a 51% stake in Brazilian pharmaceutical distributor Next Pharma, the Hungarian drugmaker announced yesterday.
Amphetamine Found In Weight Loss Capsules Available In Online Shops In Hungary
- 15 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
Atlatszo.hu found out that illegally distributed weight loss pills called ‘Adipex retard’ contains phentermine, which according to Wikipedia is a contraction of “phenyl-tertiary-butylamine”, which is a psychostimulant drug of the phenethylamine class. It is pharmacology similar to amphetamine.