Health

Vietnam finds seven more H1N1 cases, warns of heavier infections
24/06/2009 05:00
Employees of the town hall of Chenove, eastern France, wear masks during an exercise drill to prepare for the possibility of a pandemic of influenza A (H1 N1) The threat of influenza A (H1N1) will increase this...
Expert warns of dangerous mutations as H1N1 tally rises to 56
23/06/2009 05:00
Vietnamâs health ministry on Tuesday confirmed four more cases of influenza A (H1N1) to raise the countryâs total to 56 cases, and a senior epidemiologist warned about the possibility of more...
The mobile blood banks that never close
23/06/2009 05:00
Some of the unstinting blood donors of Song Cau District, Phu Yen Province. Formed barely a decade ago, the informal club of blood donors in Song Cau District, Phu Yen Province has grown to more than 2,000...
Health ministry warns against doctors who overprescribe
23/06/2009 05:00
Doctors who overprescribe and over test patients are driving up healthcare costs for ordinary citizens around the country, the Health Minister said Tuesday. Minister Nguyen Quoc...
Vietnam finds three more H1N1 cases
22/06/2009 05:00
A security guard patrols a school building following its closure after an 11-year-old girl infected two classmates with the H1 N1 flu in Kuala Lumpur Tuesday. The Health Ministry on Tuesday reported three more...
Spoiled fish caused food poisoning: experts
21/06/2009 05:00
Spoiled tuna was the major cause of cooking poisoning suffered by nearly 500 workers in Ho Chi Minh City between June 11-13, the municipal Department of Health said Saturday. It said...
H1N1 cases rise, more people arrive with high fever
21/06/2009 05:00
Ten more people in the south, all overseas Vietnamese, tested positive for the influenza A (H1N1) virus Sunday, pushing the nationwide total to 45. Nguyen Van Chau, director of the Ho...