Health

Fix if with goat
21/11/2009 05:00
Cooks prepare grilled chopped goat meat in Ho Chi Minh Cityâs restaurant. Goat meat and organs make for tasty meals, and a few useful health remedies as well. Here are some recipes for various ailments as...
Australian actress to promote free eye surgeries
21/11/2009 05:00
Australian actress Jessica McNamee removes the bandage from the eyes of 86- year-old Pham Thi Thong Australian actress Jessica McNamee visited the central province of Quang Nam early this week to see first hand...
Measles outbreak fueled by lack of vaccine
20/11/2009 05:00
Children with measles at Childrenâs Hospital No.2 in Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City has reported at least 10 young measles cases every day this month due to an inadequate supply of shots for the...
Big pharma offer H1N1 vaccines at US$6.5-10 a dose
19/11/2009 05:00
Four pharmaceutical multinationals have offered to sell swine flu vaccines to Vietnam at US$6.5-10 per dose. Truong Quoc Cuong, Vietnam Drug Administration Director General, said on...
Diabetes attacking very young people in Vietnam, experts warn
15/11/2009 05:00
The incidence of diabetes among very young people in Vietnam has increased significantly of late, and the country is among those with the fastest growing rate of patients, an expert says....
Small children a big problem
14/11/2009 05:00
A mother breastfeeds her baby in Hanoi. Vietnam is among the 24 countries with the largest numbers of children under five years old who suffer from stunted growth. This...
US funds bird-flu prevention media campaign
13/11/2009 05:00
Vietnamâs Department of Animal Health has launched a US-funded mass media campaign on avian influenza prevention. The two-month âThree Good Thingsâ campaign, funded by...