• Starting solid foods earlier linked to obesity risk 

    07/02/2011 05:00

    A two-week-old is held by his mother at The Children’s Hospital in Aurora, Colorado August 23, 2010 during a research study on obesity in infants. Babies raised on formula who start eating solid cooking s before they are 4...

  • Patients crowd hospitals during Tet

    07/02/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - Hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City worked overtime during the first three days of Tet to cope with the number of patients reporting sick. Casualties from traffic accidents, digestive troubles and also cardiovascular illnesses were...

  • Informal poultry sales raise City bird flu concerns

    Informal poultry sales raise City bird flu concerns

    28/01/2011 05:00

    Hundreds of illegal poultry shops are operating in HCM City in the lead-up to Tet, sparking concerns about a return of the avian flu H5N1 virus. Poultry sold on the roadside between HCM City’s Go Vap District to District 12....

  • A healthy new year 

    28/01/2011 05:00

    Bánh tét (sticky rice cake filled with green bean paste and fatty pork) is a popular new year treat Besides making travel plans and arranging family reunions, everyone is busy making tradition Tet cooking . Doctors Bui...

  • WHO recommends food marketing curbs for child obesity 

    27/01/2011 05:00

    WHO officials have called for a ban on advertising directed at children for cooking s high in saturated fats, sugars or salt. Some 42 million pre-school children are obese or overweight, according to WHO data. The World Health...

  • Pickled vegetables to launch a good year 

    27/01/2011 05:00

    Dua kieu (pickled rakkyo) are among the favorite pickled vegetables for Tet. T ế t is a festival of feasts. After year of hard work, everyone athers with their family and...

  • Cost for treating heart disease expected to soar in U.S.

    Cost for treating heart disease expected to soar in U.S.

    25/01/2011 05:00

    There will be a dramatic increase in the cost for treating heart disease and stroke in the United States mainly due to the aging of population, according to a report released on Monday. In the next 20 years, the cost for...

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