Health

More violations found in drug advertisements: report
01/07/2009 05:00
Several more violations of Vietnamâs drug laws have been discovered in drug advertisements across the country, according to the latest report from the Drug Administration of Vietnam (DAV)....
H1N1 enters highly contagious phase
01/07/2009 05:00
A security personnel officer stands next to a banner calling people to watch out for influenza A (H1N1) symptoms in front of the Health Ministry office in Jakarta Wednesday. A health ministry official has...
Two swine flu patients cured in central Vietnam
30/06/2009 05:00
The Central Hospital of Thua Thienâ“ Hue city Province said Tuesday they had cured two out of six people admitted with H1N1 flu, formerly called swine flu. A 21-year-old overseas...
Influenza A (H1N1) tally reaches 123 as 17 more cases found
29/06/2009 05:00
Health Minister Nguyen Quoc Trieu (R) visits Hanoiâs first influenza A patient early June. The Ministry of Health said Monday 17 new cases of influenza A (H1N1) have been detected over the past two days,...
Banned chemical found in squid at Hanoi market
29/06/2009 05:00
Squid on the floor at Long Bien Market in Hanoi. Inspectors in Hanoi on Monday found squid for sale at a wholesale market being processed with a substance banned for use in cooking by Vietnamese health...
Asia’s one-woman anti-tobacco campaign still going strong
29/06/2009 05:00
Hong Kong-based, British-born doctor Judith Mackay For most of the past 25 years, Hong Kong-based, British-born doctor Judith Mackay has been the tobacco control movement in Asia. She...
H1N1 flu poses no small obstacle for health officials, citizens
28/06/2009 05:00
People wait for arrivals at Tan Son Nhat Airport in HCMC Two overseas Vietnamese threatened to sue the Ho Chi Minh City Health Department last week if they lost their jobs in the US after being quarantined for...