124 result(s) for indi in Health & Wellness
Chain-Smoking On The Rise In Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The number of chain-smokers in Hungary has increased, reports Hungarian newspaper Magyar Nemzet. According to the data provided by the Central Statistical Office, while the number of cigarette smokers decreased from 31 percent in 2009 to 29 percent in 2014, the number of chain-smokers increased in 2014 to 28 percent of all smokers from 27 percent in 2009.
Hungary’s State-Owned Hospitals Haven’t Paid Suppliers For 4 Months
- 21 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Mounting arrears to suppliers on the part of state-owned hospitals has left at least one service provider little choice but to shut down all laboratory services except those critical to saving life. Another company is seriously disappointed politically in the Fidesz government’s neglect of Hungary’s public health care system despite promising to introduce important reforms in 2010.
Xpat Opinion: “Gratitude Money” To Be Decriminalised In Hungary
- 16 Apr 2015 11:45 AM
- health & wellness
Cash bonuses for doctors and nurses have been standard practice for the past sixty years in Hungary and were tacitly tolerated as the only way to compensate for the low salaries prevalent in the Health Service. The new Penal Code however, defined such payments as a breach of the law, but the Ministry of Human Resources empowered hospital managements to authorise the receipt of such payments.
Hungary’s Healthcare “On The Brink Of Disaster”
- 17 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
According to general practitioner Zoltán Komáromi, Hungary’s healthcare system is on the brink of disaster. Low salaries and poor working conditions are causing doctors to either go abroad or work at private hospitals. More and more patients are choosing private health care over public for procedures that are important revenue generators for the public health care system.
Hungarian Govt Keeps Morning-After Pill On Prescription
- 16 Jan 2015 3:00 AM
- health & wellness
The government has kept the morning-after pill as a prescription medication even though, on the basis of a European Commission directive effective from Jan. 1, the pill should be available over the counter in the EU, Népszabadság daily said.
Introducing Sára Zibrányi-Horváth – FirstMed Budapest’s Midwife
- 25 Nov 2014 12:00 AM
- health & wellness
Sára Zibrányi-Horváth, the always smiling OB/GYN assistant and midwife, is an indispensable colleague to our OB/GYN doctors. Sára is a strong link between the doctors and their patients and a source of most of pregnancy- and gynecology-related information. Let’s get to know her a little better.
'Mustaches For November', By FirstMed Budapest
- 10 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
If you see more men growing mustaches – funny or ordinary – from now till around the end of the month, it’s probably not a weird coincidence, but another “raise-awareness” movement. We hardly have put our pink breast cancer ribbons away till next October, when the next unifying activity emerges: all men grow mustaches.
’Be Aware Of Your Skin’, By FirstMed Budapest
- 16 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Itchy rash, oozing sores, scaly skin? These are just a few of the many symptoms of the more than 3,000 kinds of skin disorders. Some are temporary, easily treated, others can persist for a lifetime and cause chronic symptoms, disability, and emotional distress. Some skin conditions – such as melanoma – can even be deadly.
'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 ...
Chain-Smoking On The Rise In Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The number of chain-smokers in Hungary has increased, reports Hungarian newspaper Magyar Nemzet. According to the data provided by the Central Statistical Office, while the number of cigarette smokers decreased from 31 percent in 2009 to 29 percent in 2014, the number of chain-smokers increased in 2014 to 28 percent of all smokers from 27 percent in 2009.
Hungary’s State-Owned Hospitals Haven’t Paid Suppliers For 4 Months
- 21 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Mounting arrears to suppliers on the part of state-owned hospitals has left at least one service provider little choice but to shut down all laboratory services except those critical to saving life. Another company is seriously disappointed politically in the Fidesz government’s neglect of Hungary’s public health care system despite promising to introduce important reforms in 2010.
Xpat Opinion: “Gratitude Money” To Be Decriminalised In Hungary
- 16 Apr 2015 11:45 AM
- health & wellness
Cash bonuses for doctors and nurses have been standard practice for the past sixty years in Hungary and were tacitly tolerated as the only way to compensate for the low salaries prevalent in the Health Service. The new Penal Code however, defined such payments as a breach of the law, but the Ministry of Human Resources empowered hospital managements to authorise the receipt of such payments.
Hungary’s Healthcare “On The Brink Of Disaster”
- 17 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
According to general practitioner Zoltán Komáromi, Hungary’s healthcare system is on the brink of disaster. Low salaries and poor working conditions are causing doctors to either go abroad or work at private hospitals. More and more patients are choosing private health care over public for procedures that are important revenue generators for the public health care system.
Hungarian Govt Keeps Morning-After Pill On Prescription
- 16 Jan 2015 3:00 AM
- health & wellness
The government has kept the morning-after pill as a prescription medication even though, on the basis of a European Commission directive effective from Jan. 1, the pill should be available over the counter in the EU, Népszabadság daily said.
Introducing Sára Zibrányi-Horváth – FirstMed Budapest’s Midwife
- 25 Nov 2014 12:00 AM
- health & wellness
Sára Zibrányi-Horváth, the always smiling OB/GYN assistant and midwife, is an indispensable colleague to our OB/GYN doctors. Sára is a strong link between the doctors and their patients and a source of most of pregnancy- and gynecology-related information. Let’s get to know her a little better.
'Mustaches For November', By FirstMed Budapest
- 10 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
If you see more men growing mustaches – funny or ordinary – from now till around the end of the month, it’s probably not a weird coincidence, but another “raise-awareness” movement. We hardly have put our pink breast cancer ribbons away till next October, when the next unifying activity emerges: all men grow mustaches.
’Be Aware Of Your Skin’, By FirstMed Budapest
- 16 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Itchy rash, oozing sores, scaly skin? These are just a few of the many symptoms of the more than 3,000 kinds of skin disorders. Some are temporary, easily treated, others can persist for a lifetime and cause chronic symptoms, disability, and emotional distress. Some skin conditions – such as melanoma – can even be deadly.
'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 ...