Health

Where ethical behavior is intrinsic to medical practice
03/03/2009 05:00
A snapshot of the Tam Dao Range in the northern province of Vinh Phuc, where more than 100 herbal doctors practice their trade It can be said that they have not taken the Hippocratic Oath, and that many have not...
Official encourages families to abide by two-child limit
03/03/2009 05:00
Duong Quoc Trong, vice director of the Central Office for Population and Family Planning There is no penalty for breaking the current law limiting married couples to having two children, said Vice Director Duong...
Locals dig up culled pigs for meat
01/03/2009 05:00
Residents of Duy Xuyen District in the central province of Quang Nam on Saturday were found digging up three pigs diagnosed with blue ear disease that had previously been buried by authorized agencies. The provinceâs Department of...
Rare cancer threatens three-year-old girlâs life
01/03/2009 05:00
Three-year-old Haâs condition remains life-threatening even after surgery and chemotherapy One operation, two sessions of chemotherapy, the love of her family and the munificence of friends and strangers...
Hospital support cuts heart surgery wait
01/03/2009 05:00
More people are receiving heart surgery in Ho Chi Minh City than ever before after a decade of technology transfer programs between the municipal Heart Institute and local hospitals....
Deputy PM lambasts lax bird flu control
01/03/2009 05:00
A street vendor sells duck noodle on a Hanoi street last Friday. Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung rebuked authorities for failing to control and prevent bird flu this week as the virus and other animal...
Agriculture ministry urges bird flu control
26/02/2009 05:00
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat Thursday asked ministries, sectors and localities to apply strict bird flu controls next month. The ministry has instructed...