• Girls still sick after tetanus shots in Vung Tau

    06/11/2008 05:00

    About ten school girls from Nguyen Du High School in southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province’s Chau Duc District were still sick after receiving tetanus vaccines on October 1, a school official said Thursday. According to headmaster Tran Van...

  • Surfing violent websites linked to violent behavior

    05/11/2008 05:00

    Young people exposed to violent media are more likely to lash out violently themselves, new research published in Pediatrics shows. “Our findings add to the growing evidence that violence in the media is related to aggressive behavior,...

  • US government funds new clinic

    05/11/2008 05:00

    Senior US and Vietnamese officials Wednesday attended the opening of an outpatient clinic for people with HIV/AIDS in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 9, the US Embassy said in a statement. The clinic will provide a range of services, including...

  • HCMC authorities to oversee doctors’ prescriptions

    HCMC authorities to oversee doctors’ prescriptions

    05/11/2008 05:00

    Health authorities inspect a clinic found flouting prescription regulations. Health officials in Ho Chi Minh City will inspect local clinics to ensure patients are not being overcharged for medicines....

  • More reports emerge of prescription problems

    04/11/2008 05:00

    Thanh Nien’s report of the underhand practice of doctors ripping of their patients by overcharging for medicines they are not authorized to sell or writing illegible prescriptions has triggered an overwhelming response. Readers from across...

  • Injuries, violence among leading causes of death in Asia-Pacific

    04/11/2008 05:00

    Injuries and violence rank among the leading causes of death in the Asia-Pacific with an estimated 3.1 million injury-related deaths occurring in the region each year, according to the World Health Organization. “This means that during the...

  • Teen pregnancy linked to sexy TV shows: study

    03/11/2008 05:00

    Exposure to some forms of entertainment is a corrupting influence on children, leading teens who watch sexy programs into early pregnancies and children who play violent video games to adopt aggressive behavior. Researchers at the RAND...

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