Health

Trying medicinal bathing with the Dao
27/10/2012 07:46
In Tả� Ph�n Commune (Sa Pa District), tourists can spot many families drying herbs in their front yards. Legend has it that on the last day of the year the Dao boiled leaves from the forest for medicinal bathing before welcoming the new year in. At this practice proves both effective and...
Women smokers who quit by 30 'evade earlier death risks'
27/10/2012 06:44
The results, published in the Lancet, showed lifelong smokers died a decade earlier than those who never started.�But those who stopped by 30 lost, on average, a month of life and if they stopped by 40 they died a year younger.�Health experts said this was not a licence for the young to...
Green Tea: An Effective Alternative Medicine Against Ovarian Cancer
24/10/2012 01:56
The very first indication of tea effectiveness is within the markedly low incidence of major diseases inside the Asian regions. Those who are living in Asia generally imbibe big quantities of green tea and statistics show that they’ve a considerably lower risk or heart ailments as well...
Saw palmetto seems safe in men with urinary problems
24/10/2012 01:35
Saw palmetto is a fruit extract that some men take for the symptoms of an enlarged prostate - like difficulty urinating, urine leakage or having to get up repeatedly at night for a trip to the bathroom. The supplement is popular, despite a lack of evidence that it works. Two recent clinical...
Eradicating infectious diseases
21/10/2012 08:28
Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien was concerned that epidemics are becoming more complicated. Although infections and fatal diseases that can be prevented by vaccinations are still on the decrease, some communicable diseases such as cholera, measles, tuberculosis, dengue fever and...
Healthy benefits of some favorite berries
19/10/2012 06:22
1. Raspberries Did you know that with just one cup of raspberries, you�consume 50% of your daily requirement of Vitamin C? These tasty little berries�also contain lots of other vitamins and minerals, including manganese and�copper, plus lots of fibre. 2. Blueberries These healthy...
HCMC first adult liver transplant ends in success
16/10/2012 02:05
The operation was conducted by Cho Ray doctors and their South Korean counterparts in ASAN Medical Center, Cuong said, adding that it took the same duration as a similar case performed in South Korea. The recipient of the liver is Mrs. Cung Thi Kim Dinh, who suffered from liver failure...