Bacterium trials could stop spread of dengue

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The Wolbachia bacterium, which is being used in Viet Nam on a trial basis, could become an effective bio-control strategy to control not only dengue fever but also other insect-borne illnesses, according to expert.

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Coronavirus likely to become epidemic

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Coronavirus likely to become epidemic

VietNamNet Bridge – The mortality rate of coronavirus infection is likely to jump to 55 percent, said Tran Dac Phu, Deputy Head of the Health Ministry's Preventive Medicine Department.

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Child-cancer survivors 'prone to adult illness'

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VietnamNet English 7 day(s) ago 1 related news

Patients who successfully battled cancer during childhood face an "extraordinarily high" rate of chronic illness during their grown-up years, according to a study.

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HIV regimen prevents infection among drug users

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HIV regimen prevents infection among drug users

PARIS – Giving injecting drug users a daily pill against HIV nearly halved their risk of infection by the AIDS virus, a pioneering study published on Thursday said.

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Get your beauty sleep or face some ugly truths

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Get your beauty sleep or face some ugly truths

Phuong Nguyen, 36, chief accountant with an export company in Ho Chi Minh City, was rushed to hospital by her colleagues recently after she smashed things on her desk including the PC.

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JICA helps improve health services in northwestern provinces

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JICA helps improve health services in northwestern provinces

The Japan International Cooperation (JICA) will carry out a project to improve health care services in northwestern provinces in the 2013-2016 period.

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Girl survives on lifelong blood transfusion treatment

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Girl survives on lifelong blood transfusion treatment

A small girl has struggled with the blood disease Thalassemia for 13 years while her poor family struggles to afford the hospital treatment.

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Tien Giang: A/H1N1 patients recover

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VietnamPlus English 1 week(s) ago

Three patients who tested positive for A/H1N1 virus in southern Tien Giang province have shown signs of recovery after four days of treatment.

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HCMC has most voluntary blood donors

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HCMC has most voluntary blood donors

At a press meeting organized by the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation on June 11 in Hanoi, Nguyen Huu Hong, President of the Vietnam Red Cross, acknowledged the many regular blood donors from across the country.

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Australian scientist shares strategies on dengue elimination

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VietnamPlus English 1 week(s) ago 1 related news

Professor Scott O’Neill, who is the leader of the “Global Eliminate Dengue Research Programme” and Dean of Science Faculty at Monash University (Australia), chaired a roundtable and gave a lecture on dengue elimination at the Hanoi Medical University on June 11.

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Food safety violations rampant

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VietNam News English 1 week(s) ago

Inspectors from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development found violations in 17 workplace kitchens, supermarkets and food processing places after examining 25 in nine provinces last month.

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New suspected cases of coronavirus reported in France

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VietnamNet English 1 week(s) ago 1 related news

Two new suspected cases of the infection of coronavirus, a virus close to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), have been reported in Tours in central France, local media reported on Tuesday.

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Coronavirus likely to become epidemic

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Coronavirus likely to become epidemic

(VOV) - The mortality rate of coronavirus infection is likely to jump to 55 percent, said Tran Dac Phu, Deputy Head of the Health Ministry's Preventive Medicine Department.

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Saltwater fish die en masse in Ca Mau

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VietNam News English 1 week(s) ago

Masses of dead saltwater fish have drifted ashore in Bo De seaport, in southernmost Ca Mau Province, since early last week.

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Vietnamese women shun carbs to shed pounds

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Vietnamese women shun carbs to shed pounds

In recent years, many Vietnamese women have been using a popular dietary programme known as a "low-carb diet" to lose weight.

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