Health

Surrounded by friends? It’s all in your genes
26/01/2009 05:00
Women are silhouetted as they drink at a party in a bar in central London in this December 6, 2004 file photograph. Are you a social butterfly, or do you prefer being at the edge of a group of friends? Either...
Bird flu risk rises ahead of Lunar New Year next week
22/01/2009 05:00
Map of China showing areas that have reported cases of bird flu infection and fatalities since the start of January. Human bird-flu infections may rise in Asia as people handle more poultry for next weekâs...
China warns of “grim” fight against deadly bird flu
21/01/2009 05:00
A worker checks on ducks outside a poultry market in Shanghai January 19, 2009. China faces a “grim” situation in preventing and controlling human cases of bird flu, the health minister said, after...
The constant herbalist
19/01/2009 05:00
Dr. Vo Van Chi has spent more than half of his life studying herbs for medical use Now 80, the author of the first and most comprehensive book about medicinal plants in Vietnam still walks deep into remote...
Ultra-story
19/01/2009 05:00
A doctor uses an ultrasound machine at Ho Chi Minh Cityâs Medic Medical Center. A story about when and how ultrasound was introduced into Vietnam. Twenty-three years ago Professor...
Foot-and-mouth breaks out in Long An and Kon Tum
19/01/2009 05:00
Bovine foot-and-mouth disease has broken out in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum and southern Long An Province. The deadly cattle disease, which had been eradicated nationwide, has recurred, the Animal Health Department under the...
Fake and unclean Tet products a rising concern
19/01/2009 05:00
Locals buying jams from Ho Chi Minh Cityâs Ben Thanh market. Fake drinks and unhygienic cooking s prepared for the Tet (Lunar New Year) season have prompted Ho Chi Minh City officials to keep closer watch...