• Many improvements needed in reproductive healthcare in VN

    Many improvements needed in reproductive healthcare in VN

    10/02/2011 05:00

    Mother and Child Healthcare Department head Nguyen Duy Khe said many difficulties lay ahead in reproductive healthcare while chatting with Suc khoe&Doi song (Health&Life) newspaper. What did Viet Nam achieve in reproductive health...

  • Traditional medicine to be modernised

    Traditional medicine to be modernised

    09/02/2011 05:00

    The Government is aiming to modernise the traditional medicine sectors, according to representatives at a conference. Staff at the Hopsital of Traditional Medicine in northern Phu Tho Province prepare...

  • Junk food diet linked to lower IQ - study 

    09/02/2011 05:00

    A child eats at a fast cooking outlet. The association between IQ and nutrition is a strongly debated issue because it can be skewed by many factors, including economic and social background. Toddlers who have a diet high in...

  • Cure found for black streak dwarf disease by a Vietnamese scientist

    08/02/2011 05:00

    A Vietnamese scientist has found a cure for the southern rice black streak dwarf virus (SRBSDV) transmitted by the white back plant hopper (WBPH) and causing havoc to rice crops in northern Vietnam. Hua Quyet Chien, studied agriculture engineering in Bulgaria...

  • Dead duck tests H5N1 positive in Hong Kong

    Dead duck tests H5N1 positive in Hong Kong

    08/02/2011 05:00

    A duck carcass found in Tai O, Hong Kong, was tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza virus, a spokesman for the city’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said on Monday. The duck carcass was collected at a...

  • Over 40,000 cases of cancer among children in India each year

    08/02/2011 05:00

    Over 40,000 cases of cancer among children are being reported in India every year, the Indo-Asian News Service Sunday said. Experts were quoted as saying that only a fraction of them manage to receive proper treatment. “The number of cases of...

  • Qigong: mindful movement made in China 

    07/02/2011 05:00

    Matthew Cohen demonstrates Qi Gong. Alabama Hills, California, 2006. If yoga is all the rage, can Qigong be far behind? Sometimes called Chinese yoga, Qigong is a mind-body practice that melds slow graceful movements, mental...

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