Health

No smoking in public places from next year
28/12/2009 05:00
A man smokes a cigarette in Ho Chi Minh City. The Ministry of Health has launched a nationwide campaign to promote a smoking ban in indoor public places that will take effect in 2010....
Cold weather sees spurt in meningitis among children
27/12/2009 05:00
One of the physically demonstrable symptoms of meningitis is Brudzinski’s sign The onset of cold weather in Ho Chi Minh City has seen more children admitted to hospitals with meningitis, health officials say....
Carcinogen found in soya sauce again
24/12/2009 05:00
Carcinogenic substance 3-MCPD was found in larger than permitted amounts in some soya sauce products sold in Ho Chi Minh City, city health inspectors said Wednesday. Two tainted...
Vietnam halts steel plants after illnesses: paper
23/12/2009 05:00
Nearly 90 students and teachers of Quan Toan school were hospitalized presumably from toxic fumes Vietnamese authorities have ordered several steel plants in the port city of Hai Phong to suspend production...
Nationwide check begun on watermelon seeds
18/12/2009 05:00
Health officials inspect the premises of a watermelon seeds producer in the south-central Binh Thuan Province. Food safety authorities have launched nationwide testing of toasted watermelon seeds after the...
Turn your back on the common cold
18/12/2009 05:00
There are several traditional ways to treat flu. Rubbing the back to take the toxins out is one of them. Vietnamese traditional medicine has treatments for many ailments that can, in some ways, be called...
Official warns of avian flu recurrence
18/12/2009 05:00
Without strengthened preventive measures, it is very likely a bird flu epidemic would break out in the country again, a health official warned Thursday. Hoang Van Nam, deputy head of...