Health

British transplant girl healthy after donor heart removed
14/07/2009 05:00
Hannah Clark, 16, poses for photographs in central London, on Monday A British girl who had a donor heart grafted onto her own after suffering cardiac failure as a baby has had the transplant removed and is...
H1N1 suspects fear infection while quarantined
14/07/2009 05:00
Ho Chi Minh City residents are worried that being suspected of having the H1N1 virus will necessarily mean they will catch the flu as suspects are quarantined together. For more than...
False protein claims rampant among milk products: official
13/07/2009 05:00
A woman buys a milk can from a shop in Hanoi. The National Food Safety and Hygiene Administration Monday said around 25 percent of milk products inspected had much lower protein contents than their labels...
Four more H1N1 cases recorded as WHO calls pandemic âunstoppableâ
13/07/2009 05:00
Two tourists wear masks while resting at a shrine in Bangkok Monday. The Vietnamese Ministry of Health reported four more Influenza A (H1N1) cases Monday, raising the countryâs total to 299....
Pharma firms penalized for ad rule violations
12/07/2009 05:00
The Drug Administration of Vietnam has stopped accepting and considering applications to register advertisements from nine pharmaceutical companies for violating regulations. The...
Vietnam records 10 new H1N1 cases
12/07/2009 05:00
Health authorities on Sunday detected seven H1N1 cases in Ho Chi Minh City and three others in the north, raising the nationâs tally to 285. The seven cases in HCMC were four Vietnamese and one Australian returning from abroad; and two...
Inspectors to trace milk back to makers, licensing agencies
12/07/2009 05:00
Four cooking safety and hygiene inspectorates will conduct more detailed investigations on milk, alcohol and soft drinks in 12 cities and provinces beginning on Wednesday. Nguyen Cong...