Health

Babies conjoined with heart, head in opposite directions
18/09/2009 05:00
The Central Childrenâs Hospital in Hanoi has received a most unusual case of conjoined twins who share a chest but their heads are turned in opposite directions. The baby girls...
H1N1 claims seventh victim in Vietnam
18/09/2009 05:00
Vietnam on Friday reported the seventh death related to influenza A H1N1 virus. The death happened in the central city of Da Nang on Thursday. Vu Van Manh developed high fever and sore throat last Saturday but was only hospitalized on...
Vietnam to re-check H1N1-related deaths: official
16/09/2009 05:00
Students wear face masks at a high school in Tan Binh District, HCMC Vietnam will double-check all deaths related to swine flu diagnosis and treatment, Nguyen Huy Nga, head of the health ministryâs...
Hanoi usurps Mekong Delta as dengue hot spot
16/09/2009 05:00
The highest concentration of Dengue Fever cases has moved north with Hanoi as Vietnamâs hardest-hit area, after the Mekong Delta had accounted for 80-90 percent of all cases 1998-2007, said a health...
Disadvantaged youths to have free Operation Smile surgeries
16/09/2009 05:00
Charity organization Operation Smile Vietnam (OSV) will provide free medical check-up and surgeries for about 100 Vietnamese children and adolescents this month. The patients, born with...
Tandem disease outbreaks among children strain HCMC hospitals
16/09/2009 05:00
A nurse takes care of a child who has the hand-foot-mouth disease at HCMC-based Nhi Dong 1 Hospital Multiple disease outbreaks have hit Ho Chi Minh City children in recent weeks and hospitals are receiving...
H1N1 virus overtaking common flu, warns official
16/09/2009 05:00
Another 144 people were detected with the influenza A (H1N1) virus on Wednesday, the health ministry reported, warning that the epidemic was outpacing the common flu. It is estimated 70...