Health

All three influenza A patients recover fully
04/06/2009 05:00
Two more influenza A (H1N1) patients have recovered fully from the disease, the Ho Chi Minh City Health Department said Thursday. Tests on 41-year-old Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong and her nine-year-old son Nguyen Hoang Huy, Vietnamâs second and...
Vietnamâs first influenza A patient recovers
03/06/2009 05:00
Health Deputy Minister Trinh Quan Huan (R) speaks with Vietnamâs first H1N1 patient Monday at HCMCâs Hospital for Tropical Diseases A 23-year-old student who became Vietnamâs first case of...
HCMC suspends five more bottled water companies
03/06/2009 05:00
The Ho Chi Minh City Health Department Wednesday suspended operations at five more bottled water companies found selling unsafe water. The suspended brands include: Seahore (21 liter...
Vietnamâs Red Bull is cocaine-free, producer says
03/06/2009 05:00
A customer examine beverages at a supermarket in Ho Chi Minh City. Red Bull made in Vietnam contains no cocaine, producers said after officials from Hong Kong and Taiwan claimed to have found traces of the drug...
City restaurants serve cheap, unsafe Chinese spices
02/06/2009 05:00
A cooking stuff stall at the Binh Tay Market in Ho Chi Minh City. Chinese spices are being sold cheaply and widely in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City without clear indications of the expiration dates and origins, a...
Six more quarantined in southern metro
02/06/2009 05:00
Health authorities in Ho Chi Minh City Tuesday quarantined six people arriving at Tan Son Nhat International Airport with high temperatures. This follows the announcement that three...
Illegal plant protection chemicals a health threat: officials
01/06/2009 05:00
Farmers spray pesticides on a farm in the Mekong Delta. Banned plant protection chemicals of Chinese origin are being widely used in the country, posing a potentially serious threat to human health and the...