Health

Vietnam defers melamine limit announcement in public interest
19/10/2008 05:00
The permissible concentration of melamine, an industrial chemical, in dairy products would not be made public at the present in order to avoid public complacency, Deputy Health Minister Cao Minh Quang said...
Hazardous health centers
17/10/2008 05:00
The wastewater from HCMC’s Children Hospital No. 1 runs through a pipeline into the city’s drainage system. Untreated wastewater from hospitals nationwide poses a huge health risk. The...
Rehab offered for HCMC’s teen Net addicts
17/10/2008 05:00
The Center of Culture and Sport for Southern Teenagers will begin offering a rehabilitation program for adolescents addicted to online gaming in Ho Chi Minh City next month. Tran Thi...
Drinkers unfazed by deadly booze warnings
16/10/2008 05:00
Industrial alcohol (top plastic drum) used to make low-quality wine is widely available at Kim Bien Market in District 5 Producers and distributors turn a deaf ear to recent public health alerts against...
Flies plague Mekong Delta province
15/10/2008 05:00
Clouds of houseflies from a large chicken farm are causing havoc in the Mekong Delta province of Long An, spreading sickness and annoying residents. The flies swarm in houses, on...
Rice wine inspections to be boosted
15/10/2008 05:00
The health departments of Ho Chi Minh City and Tay Ninh Province will inspect wine production and trading establishments after an increase in the number of cases of alcohol poisoning and related deaths. The Ministry of Health Wednesday said...
Lean on me
15/10/2008 05:00
A patient (C) learns embroidery with two interns at the Mai Huong Day Psychiatric Hospital in Hanoi. A little support is all patients need at the country’s only outpatient psychiatric hospital....