Health

Meat more contaminated of late: NA report
01/06/2009 05:00
The chemical contamination of meat and meat products have increased year after year, the National Assembly, Vietnamâs legislature, said in its cooking safety report for the ongoing fifth session....
Vietnamâs H1N1 flu cases up to three
01/06/2009 05:00
Health Deputy Minister Trinh Quan Huan (R) speaks with Vietnamâs first H1N1 patient Monday at HCMCâs Hospital for Tropical Diseases Vietnam reported Monday that two more individuals have contracted...
Student returning from US tests positive for influenza A
31/05/2009 05:00
An immigration counter at the Tan Son Nhat Airport. The Ministry of Health Sunday confirmed the first case of influenza A (H1N1) in Vietnam after a 23-year-old Vietnamese student returning from the US tested...
Buyers, officials blindsided by Chinese fruit vendors
31/05/2009 05:00
Chinese fruit, notorious for the use of chemical preservatives, is being sold in large quantities in the country under the guise of fruit from Vietnamese orchards or imported from other countries....
Progress in fighting lung cancer at specialist summit
31/05/2009 05:00
Cancer specialists, gathered for an annual meeting, are reporting progress in the fight against lung cancer, the most common and deadliest form of cancer, but little progress in treating colorectal cancer. Doctors and researchers at the 45th...
âCome and lean on usâ
31/05/2009 05:00
Dr. Ho Thi Trang examines a homeless boy at the Trieu Phuoc General Clinic in District 11. Homeless children in Ho Chi Minh City now have five medical clinics they can turn to when they are sick....
Vietnam records first swine flu case
30/05/2009 05:00
Vietnam has recorded its first case of swine flu after a man tested positive for the virus, the health ministry said Sunday. “It is the first patient of the virus A(H1N1) in Vietnam,”...