Health

Strokes a rising threat for youth
16/05/2013 12:33
A group of young people eats fast food at a restaurant in HCM City. Daily intake of unhealthy food full of fatty substances is a cause of strokes Thang said that 10 years ago, most stroke victims were between 55-60 years old, and only 1.7 per cent were in their forties. However, in the...
The first patient died of A/H1N1 flu in HCM City
06/05/2013 11:42
The restricted area for flu patients at a hospital in HCM City. This morning, May 6, Dr. Pham Van Son, Director of the 7A/Military Zone 7 Hospital in HCM City, said that a patient who had died in his hospital had positive test for A/H1N1 influenza. It is strange that the patient did not...
Clinical guidelines for H7N9 avian flu needed
10/04/2013 12:22
China has so far reported a total of 28 H7N9 infections, including nine fatalities, since the flu was detected late last month. At a meeting in Hanoi on April 9, experts said H7N9 patients normally show major flu-like symptoms of high temperatures, coughing, pneumonia and breathing...
Urgent meeting to cope with A/H7N9
09/04/2013 10:47
Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said that the development of A/H7N9 bird flu remains complicated as the source of transmission has not been clearly identified. Dr Nguyen Van Binh, head of the General Department of Preventive Medicine urged all local health departments to...
Fatal A/H5N1 case reported in Mekong Delta
09/04/2013 10:38
The deceased victim from Cao Lanh district’s Tan Hoi Trung commune had tested positive for A/H5N1 virus at the Pasteur Institute in HCM City. The child passed away on April 4. The cause of the infection has not yet been identified. The boy was said to watch his...
Never be complacent about H7N9 avian flu
06/04/2013 10:37
After the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned that the A/H7N9 avian flu which has so far killed six in China might penetrate Vietnam, relevant Vietnamese ministries, agencies and localities have intensified preventative measures at border gates. Customs officers, market managers,...
H1N1 kills one in Yen Bai province
06/04/2013 10:34
The 46-year-old man was hospitalized on March 28 in critical condition. He was in severe respiratory distress, with his two lungs totally damaged. Despite respiratory machine and Tamiflu support, the disease deteriorated rapidly and the patient passed away on March 30....