404 result(s) for health protection
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. ...
Five Countries To Mark First-Time Carpathian Parks Day
- 18 May 2010 1:00 AM
- getting around
"Almost 30 national and nature parks in five countries across the Carpathian Mountains will celebrate for the first time on Sunday the immense biological diversity of Europe’s last great wilderness area.
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 ...
Danube In The Spotlight On World Water Day
- 31 Mar 2010 1:00 AM
- getting around
"On World Water Day, Danube River Basin countries are looking at an impressive progress made early in the year towards the protection and sustainable use of water and other ecological resources, reaffirming and strengthening their commitment to transboundary cooperation.
Hungary Is Becoming A Problem For Canada
- 4 Mar 2010 4:00 AM
- current affairs
"Four Hungarians who went to Canada to watch the Vancouver Winter Olypics are now seeking refugee status, CTV News has learned. The fans include other claimants as well, two from Japan and one from Russia. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said Hungary was "becoming a problem" for Canada.
Introducing Budadogs Run By Two Xpat Girls In Budapest
- 2 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"Budadogs is an idealistic 100% non-profit project run by 4th year Norwegian veterinary students Anouska Godtfredsen Andenæs and Caroline Holtet. The aim of the project is to rescue, rehabilitate and re home dogs that are in immediate danger of being euthanized. These animals are more often than not in need of extensive veterinary treatment in addition to rehabilitation and are in dire need of ...
'Mother and Child’s Week', Indonesian Ambassador Residence, 23 May 2009
- 31 May 2009 12:00 PM
- Xpatloop
"Welfare and protection for mothers and children have always been an important issue for not only government, but for people of Indonesia. It has been wisdom for Indonesian people since the nation acknowledged that the future is lain in her young generation. The hands that sway the cradle are the hands that create the future, and it is mothers! This old saying was being confirmed again by ...
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. ...
Five Countries To Mark First-Time Carpathian Parks Day
- 18 May 2010 1:00 AM
- getting around
"Almost 30 national and nature parks in five countries across the Carpathian Mountains will celebrate for the first time on Sunday the immense biological diversity of Europe’s last great wilderness area.
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 ...
Danube In The Spotlight On World Water Day
- 31 Mar 2010 1:00 AM
- getting around
"On World Water Day, Danube River Basin countries are looking at an impressive progress made early in the year towards the protection and sustainable use of water and other ecological resources, reaffirming and strengthening their commitment to transboundary cooperation.
Hungary Is Becoming A Problem For Canada
- 4 Mar 2010 4:00 AM
- current affairs
"Four Hungarians who went to Canada to watch the Vancouver Winter Olypics are now seeking refugee status, CTV News has learned. The fans include other claimants as well, two from Japan and one from Russia. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said Hungary was "becoming a problem" for Canada.
Introducing Budadogs Run By Two Xpat Girls In Budapest
- 2 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"Budadogs is an idealistic 100% non-profit project run by 4th year Norwegian veterinary students Anouska Godtfredsen Andenæs and Caroline Holtet. The aim of the project is to rescue, rehabilitate and re home dogs that are in immediate danger of being euthanized. These animals are more often than not in need of extensive veterinary treatment in addition to rehabilitation and are in dire need of ...
'Mother and Child’s Week', Indonesian Ambassador Residence, 23 May 2009
- 31 May 2009 12:00 PM
- Xpatloop
"Welfare and protection for mothers and children have always been an important issue for not only government, but for people of Indonesia. It has been wisdom for Indonesian people since the nation acknowledged that the future is lain in her young generation. The hands that sway the cradle are the hands that create the future, and it is mothers! This old saying was being confirmed again by ...