• Arsenic alarm 

    Arsenic alarm 

    22/01/2011 05:00

    Scientists urge for urgent action as more than one-fourth of water wells in the Red River Delta are contaminated with the carcinogenic chemicals A resident in...

  • Seeds and nuts: a nutritious Tet snack 

    21/01/2011 05:00

    Cashew nuts and seeds of watermelon and pumpkin, which are popular at Tet (Lunar New Year), are not only delicious, but good for your health During Tet (Lunar New Year), you will see dried squash, watermelon and sunflower seeds and...

  • HCMC inspectors destroy unsafe eggs, seal borax-contaminated food 

    21/01/2011 05:00

    cooking .jpg /> HCMC health officials check food products at the Binh Tay wholesale market. Health inspectors from Ho Chi Minh City disposed of nearly 3,000 eggs that did not meet food safety and hygiene requirements during an...

  • Arsenic-poisoned water threatens Vietnamese in ‘alarming’ study 

    20/01/2011 05:00

    Arsenic and other toxic chemicals contaminate drinking water in Vietnam’s Red River Delta including the capital Hanoi, posing a serious health threat to about 7 million people, a study found. About 65 percent...

  • A/H1N1 flu alert in Vietnam

    20/01/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - The national flu supervision system on January 19 reported that 39 new cases of A/H1N1 flu were detected in some cities and provinces since October 2010. The new cases were detected in Dong Nai, Tien Giang, Long An, Khanh Hoa and Nam...

  • Pregnant woman contracted swine flu

    19/01/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health has issued a fresh swine-flu alert after new cases were detected in Hanoi and HCM City last week. In HCM City, two women in District 8 and a 24-year-old woman who returned from Malaysia have been...

  • Vietnam finds carcinogen in spice samples  

    18/01/2011 05:00

    The latest test on spice samples in Ho Chi Minh City has showed that some of them carried a carcinogenic substance, the Department of Health announced at press conference Thursday.   According to the...

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