Health

Red eye plagues Quang Ngai
25/10/2009 05:00
Quang Ngai Province General Hospital on the central coast has treated more than 1,200 people with the form of conjunctivitis known as red eye in the past week. Most of them have been...
Health inspectors to quiz dairy firm over allergens
23/10/2009 05:00
Ho Chi Minh City health inspectors will meet this week with dairy firm Dutch Lady Vietnam, whose products are suspected of sending five local children to the hospital. Nguyen Minh...
Southern hub to test milk after children hospitalized
20/10/2009 05:00
Ho Chi Minh Cityâs health department will test batches of milk suspected of sending five local children to the hospital over the past week, the local inspectorate said on Tuesday....
Dengue look-alike infects Hanoi
19/10/2009 05:00
Two children infected with dengue fever virus are treated at Ho Chi Minh City’s Nhi Dong 1 Hospital Vietnam is verifying an outbreak in Hanoi of a mosquito-borne virus that closely resembles the dengue fever...
Maskâs virus-resistant properties unproven: experts
17/10/2009 05:00
A boy tries wearing a Vinatex Como brand face mask at a pharmacy in Ho Chi Minh City The ability of a mask made of special fabric to kill viruses including that of swine and avian flu has not verified, local...
Optimism but no end in sight after HIV vaccine trial
16/10/2009 05:00
Injecting drug users rehabilitation at Tien Lang-Hai Phong. There was cautious optimism in Vietnam last month when a trial HIV vaccine in Thailand appeared to provide some protection against the deadly virus....
Eat porridge, prevent stroke
16/10/2009 05:00
A cook prepares meal with hÃ u (oysters) in downtown Ho Chi Minh City. Preventing a stroke is clearly easier and better than treating it. The good news is that there are normal...