• Seaweed defense offers clues against malaria 

    24/02/2011 05:00

    One type of seaweed, the red alga Callophycus serratus. Seaweed emits a natural chemical response to ward off fungi that would otherwise colonize an injured plant, a process that could help the search for antimalarial drugs, a US...

  • Not long for this world 

    Not long for this world 

    24/02/2011 05:00

    A family in the Mekong Delta has been cursed with a genetic condition that leaves their limbs long and their lives short   Phan Van Quan (L) and his nephew, 19-...

  • Medical insurance covers traffic accident victims

    Medical insurance covers traffic accident victims

    24/02/2011 05:00

    Medical expenses for victims of traffic accidents would be paid for by the medical insurance fund, said director of Medical Insurance Department, Tong Thi Song Huong. Photo: VNA The Finance and Health...

  • Oral sex linked to cancer risk 

    22/02/2011 05:00

    A young couple are seen enjoying warm weather in a park. US scientists have said there is strong evidence linking oral sex to cancer, and urged more study of how human papillomaviruses may be to blame for a rise in oral cancer...

  • Economist urges to take measures to reduce the total demand in national economy

    Economist urges to take measures to reduce the total demand in national economy

    20/02/2011 05:00

    In an interview with the local press, Dr Tran Du Lich, former Head of the HCM City Economics Institute, now a Member of the National Assembly’s Economics Committee, emphasized that the priority for 2011 is reducing the total demand in the national economy in...

  • Ink-jet printers inspire scientists to make skin 

    20/02/2011 05:00

    A medical worker cleans a surgery room. Ink-jet printing technology has inspired scientists to look for ways to build sheets of skin that could one day be used for grafts in burn victims, experts said Sunday. Ink-jet printing...

  • Bird flu suspected as teenage girl dies in central Vietnam 

    20/02/2011 05:00

    A 15-year-old girl with bird flu symptoms died early this week in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue city , VnExpress reported Friday.   The girl, whose identity wasn’t revealed,...

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