The Austrian central bank has downplayed concerns over whether the real estate bubble in Vienna and the rest of the country could shake financial stability. However the central bank said on Monday it will be monitoring the situation by creating a new fundamental price indicator. Residential real estate in Austria increased 39% between 2007 and […]
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The heavy rainfalls of the last week have led to a critical avalanche situation in the high-alpine regions of Tirol where there is already an onset of winter, experts have warned. Experts from the Avalanche Warning Service have explained that the risk is due to the fact that a fresh layer of snow and an […]
Experts from Salzburg warn against the radical step of a breast amputation. The debate started last week, when Hollywood Star Angelina Jolie announced that she had her breasts removed out of fear of breast cancer. The debate about breast amputations was the topic of last week. Due to a congenital mutation, Angelina Jolie was at […]
A new study of the Medical University of Vienna shows that separated rooms in gastronomy are not effective in regards to smoking. The Institute of Environmental Hygiene measured the effect of ultrafine dust particles on the health of non-smokers in 134 bars and restaurants in Vienna. Smoking was allowed in 20 of these premises and […]
Around one million people in Austria consume too much alcohol. The initiative “Alkohol ohne Schatten” (Alcohol without Shadows) criticises that the extensive medical treatment is not enough rewarded. Michael Musalek, medical head of the Anton Proksch Institute and founder of the initiative said: “Alcohol is part of our society. Therfore, we have to learn how […]
Lakeside towns and villages should reassess the risk from tsunami as global warming leads to a melting of the permafrost “glue” that holds many of the peaks together. Large parts of the Alpine region that lie higher than 2,500 meters are held together by the soil which is permanently frozen. Until recently only the surface […]
FK Austria face Wacker
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FK Austria Vienna are under pressure against Wacker Innsbruck tomorrow (Sat). Sport papers claim that Ivica Vastic is at risk of getting sacked less than half a year after his assignment as coach. The club suffered a humiliating 0-1 defeat against Kapfenberg last weekend. Wiener Neustadt play FC Admira while Mattersburg face leaders Red Bull […]
Rain shortage worries farmers
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Austrian farmers have raised the alarm over a water shortage following an entire month in which some regions have seen no rain at all. Particularly badly hit has been the agricultural region of Burgenland where it is estimated the first rain will now fall on 1 April – meaning that the region will have gone […]
Tyrolean Alps claim 13 lives
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The number of hiking and climbing fatalities in an Austrian tourism hotspot has soared. Rescue officials in the province of Tyrol announced today (Tues) that 13 people had lost their lives in the region’s mountains so far this year. They pointed out that just four people had died in the same time span of 2010. […]
Most Viennese docs fear burnout
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A majority of Viennese doctors consider themselves under risk of suffering from burnout, a study has shown. The Austrian Medical Council and organisation ARGE Burnout asked medics to participate in an online poll. More than 6,200 doctors across Austria took part in the poll. Nearly 1,200 of them work in Vienna. The results show that […]