Health

Five more H1N1 cases spotted in Vietnam
11/07/2009 05:00
Doctors speak with gendarmes and local policemen in front of the French holiday center “Les Marmousets” in Megeve, French Alps, after 27 children from Paris were diagnosed with the H1N1 virus Vietnam...
Vietnam could sack doctors revealing fetal sex
11/07/2009 05:00
Vietnamese doctors who reveal the sex of a fetus to parents could lose their licenses, state media reported Saturday. The proposal by the Ministry of Health is designed to address an...
H1N1 tally rises to 279, majority in the south
10/07/2009 05:00
Health Minister Nguyen Quoc Trieu inspected a health screening device at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in May The Ministry of Health on Friday confirmed 17 more cases of influenza A (H1N1), all in the...
Dengue kills one more, nation warned outbreaks possible
09/07/2009 05:00
Dengue fever killed another child in Soc Trang Province Thursday as health officials warned poor preparation will increase chances of outbreaks later this year. The nine-year-old died...
Vietnam finds three more swine flu cases
09/07/2009 05:00
The Health Ministry on Thursday confirmed three more influenza A (H1N1) cases, all in the south, raising the countryâs total to 262. Since the first case was discovered in Vietnam on May 31, no death has been reported while 221 have...
Cancer tops list of diseases contracted in Vietnam
08/07/2009 05:00
Rapid industrial development has been blamed as one reason for the recent surge of cancer cases in developing countries. Cancer now tops the list of diseases contracted each year in Vietnam, while the country is...
Two patients suspected of having antiviral resistant H1N1 strain
08/07/2009 05:00
Officials from the Tan Binh District Preventive Health Agency in HCMC instruct a local resident (C) on preventive measures to guard against influenza A (H1N1) The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology...