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World-Famous Hungarian Geneticist Endre Czeizel Dies
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Endre Czeizel, the world-famous Hungarian doctor and geneticist, has died at the age of eighty-one following a long battle with leukaemia in the early hours of Monday, his daughter told the state news agency MTI. Born in Budapest in 1935, Mr. Czeizel graduated at Budapest’s Semmelweis University of Medicine in 1959 and worked as a researcher at the National Institute of Public Health right up to ...
Women Suffering From Myoma Could Avoid Surgery In Hungary
- 29 May 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary-based drugmaker company Gedeon Richter Plc. announced on Thursday, that the European Commission (EC) has granted approval for the intermittent use of the company’s ‘Esmya’ 5 mg tablets in the long term management of uterine fibroids. This decision follows a positive opinion from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on 23 April ...
Open-Air Bathing Season In Hungary Begins
- 11 May 2015 9:02 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary’s spas drew more than 40 million visitors last year, State Secretary at the Ministry for National Economy Ádám Ruszinkó told a press conference in front of Hotel Gellért’s spa and swimming pool facility on Thursday to mark the onset of the open-air baths season.
Hungary Makes Broad Range Of Efforts To Fight Cancer
- 5 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary has tightened laws and launched programmes over the past years to combat cancer, State Secretary for Health Gábor Zombor said on Wednesday, World Cancer Day. Data by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) show that 27% of deaths were caused by cancer in 2013. For that year, KSH reported 126,800 deaths in Hungary.
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.
93 Hospitals Receive Eur 111m Extra Funding In Hungary
- 21 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
A total of 33.1 billion forints (EUR 111m) has been allocated in extra funding to 93 hospitals for paying their overdue bills for suppliers, theornng issue AM health state secretary told reporters. Szócska noted that separate consultations had been held with the 12 most indebted health institutions that had made commitment to cut costs worth up to 12 billion forints, 6.5 billion of which had ...
Cigarette Consumption In Hungary Continues To Drop
- 21 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Cigarette consumption continued to drop in the first nine months of this year compared to the same period of last year, business daily Napi Gazdaság reported, citing figures from the tax and excise office.
Government Measures Drastically Reduce Smoking In Hungary
- 20 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The number of smokers in Hungary has fallen dramatically thanks to government measures taken to protect non-smokers in the past few years, state secretary for health Miklós Szócska said. A recent survey shows that while 28% of the adult population used to smoke on a daily basis in 2012, that ratio dropped to 19% in 2013.
Hungarian Surgeons Implant Hearing Aid Into Cranial Bone
- 17 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
This special surgery to improve hearing was carried out on a woman (74) in a clinic of the University of Szeged, Hungary. This type of surgery is advised for those whom conventional hearing aids are useless. This unique surgery to improve hearing was carried out at a clinic specializing in ear, nose, throat, head and neck surgery of the University of Szeged, southern Hungary, in early September.
World-Famous Hungarian Geneticist Endre Czeizel Dies
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Endre Czeizel, the world-famous Hungarian doctor and geneticist, has died at the age of eighty-one following a long battle with leukaemia in the early hours of Monday, his daughter told the state news agency MTI. Born in Budapest in 1935, Mr. Czeizel graduated at Budapest’s Semmelweis University of Medicine in 1959 and worked as a researcher at the National Institute of Public Health right up to ...
Women Suffering From Myoma Could Avoid Surgery In Hungary
- 29 May 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary-based drugmaker company Gedeon Richter Plc. announced on Thursday, that the European Commission (EC) has granted approval for the intermittent use of the company’s ‘Esmya’ 5 mg tablets in the long term management of uterine fibroids. This decision follows a positive opinion from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on 23 April ...
Open-Air Bathing Season In Hungary Begins
- 11 May 2015 9:02 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary’s spas drew more than 40 million visitors last year, State Secretary at the Ministry for National Economy Ádám Ruszinkó told a press conference in front of Hotel Gellért’s spa and swimming pool facility on Thursday to mark the onset of the open-air baths season.
Hungary Makes Broad Range Of Efforts To Fight Cancer
- 5 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary has tightened laws and launched programmes over the past years to combat cancer, State Secretary for Health Gábor Zombor said on Wednesday, World Cancer Day. Data by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) show that 27% of deaths were caused by cancer in 2013. For that year, KSH reported 126,800 deaths in Hungary.
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.
93 Hospitals Receive Eur 111m Extra Funding In Hungary
- 21 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
A total of 33.1 billion forints (EUR 111m) has been allocated in extra funding to 93 hospitals for paying their overdue bills for suppliers, theornng issue AM health state secretary told reporters. Szócska noted that separate consultations had been held with the 12 most indebted health institutions that had made commitment to cut costs worth up to 12 billion forints, 6.5 billion of which had ...
Cigarette Consumption In Hungary Continues To Drop
- 21 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Cigarette consumption continued to drop in the first nine months of this year compared to the same period of last year, business daily Napi Gazdaság reported, citing figures from the tax and excise office.
Government Measures Drastically Reduce Smoking In Hungary
- 20 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The number of smokers in Hungary has fallen dramatically thanks to government measures taken to protect non-smokers in the past few years, state secretary for health Miklós Szócska said. A recent survey shows that while 28% of the adult population used to smoke on a daily basis in 2012, that ratio dropped to 19% in 2013.
Hungarian Surgeons Implant Hearing Aid Into Cranial Bone
- 17 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
This special surgery to improve hearing was carried out on a woman (74) in a clinic of the University of Szeged, Hungary. This type of surgery is advised for those whom conventional hearing aids are useless. This unique surgery to improve hearing was carried out at a clinic specializing in ear, nose, throat, head and neck surgery of the University of Szeged, southern Hungary, in early September.