• Bird flu spreads to ninth province

    19/02/2009 05:00

    Bird flu has spread to the central province of Khanh Hoa, infecting 50 fowl, the provincial Department of Animal Health said Thursday, raising to nine the total number of bird flu-hit provinces across the country. The department confirmed that...

  • Study ties fast food to stroke risk

    Study ties fast food to stroke risk

    19/02/2009 05:00

    cooking -051-09.jpg" hspace="1" align="left" vspace="1" class=pix> A man takes a bite from a hamburger in a file photo. People who live in neighborhoods packed with fast-food restaurants are more likely to suffer...

  • Bac Lieu scrambles to stamp out bird flu

    Bac Lieu scrambles to stamp out bird flu

    18/02/2009 05:00

    Animal health officials in Bac Lieu Province cull a flock of ducks with bird flu in Phuoc G Long District’s Vinh Phu Dong Commune A top Bac Lieu Province leader Wednesday instructed authorities to cull...

  • No indication toxic sausage has entered Vietnam, authorities say

    No indication toxic sausage has entered Vietnam, authorities say

    18/02/2009 05:00

    Sausages on display at a Co.opMart supermarket outlet in Ho Chi Minh City. The Ministry of Health’s Food Safety and Hygiene Bureau Wednesday said it has not found documents to show sausages containing a...

  • Hundreds contract strange disease in central region

    18/02/2009 05:00

    Two people from the central province of Quang Nam have been admitted to the Hanoi Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Hospital with unexplained illnesses, the director of the province’s hospital said Wednesday. Director Tran Ngoc Phap said Chau...

  • Officials say animal vaccination figures a sham

    Officials say animal vaccination figures a sham

    17/02/2009 05:00

    Some veterinarians have over-reported the number of livestock and poultry they have vaccinated, casting doubt on official immunization figures, an animal health official said Tuesday....

  • Child malnutrition rate in Vietnam high

    Child malnutrition rate in Vietnam high

    17/02/2009 05:00

    Vietnam is among the 20 countries with the highest ratio of children suffering from malnutrition, a conference on nutrition held in Hanoi heard Tuesday. As a result, Vietnam still faces...

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