Doctor warns about “flesh-eating bug”

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After a man who contracted Aeromonas hydrophila, which is considered a “flesh-eating” bacteria, was cured successfully, a doctor gave advice on how to cope with the “killer bacteria”.

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Vietnam province reports 5 cases of swine flu

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Vietnam province reports 5 cases of swine flu

A doctor examines a flu patient at Lao Cai General Hospital. Photo by Tung Lam

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Secret to longer life may be in the brain

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Scientists said they had found a brain region that controls physical ageing, opening the possibility of one day being able to manipulate it to effect how people grow old.

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Poor oral hygiene can cost pregnant women dear

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Poor oral hygiene can cost pregnant women dear

Photos: Shutterstock

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Vietnam commune wants to be poor: ignorance is bliss?

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Vietnam commune wants to be poor: ignorance is bliss?

Classrooms and boarding rooms for children in Ta Ba Commune, Lai Chau Province, which are better built than their own thatched houses. Photo courtesy of Lao Dong

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Int’l Airport steps up detection, quarantine of H7N9 virus

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Int’l Airport steps up detection, quarantine of H7N9 virus

The Department of Health in Ho Chi Minh City on April 6 stepped up detection and quarantine measures at Tan Son Nhat International Airport to detect incoming passengers for the dreaded H7N9 virus.

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Vietnam braces for avian influenza H7N9

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Vietnam braces for avian influenza H7N9

The Ministry of Health on April 3 ordered relevant municipal and provincial departments and institutes of hygiene and epidemiology to be prepared for avian influenza H7N9 following the WHO’s report on fatal cases of the disease in China.

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Vietnam braces for avian influenza H7N9

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The Ministry of Health on April 3 ordered relevant municipal and provincial departments and institutes of hygiene and epidemiology to be prepared for avian influenza H7N9 following the WHO’s report on fatal cases of the disease in China.

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Vietnam braces for avian influenza H7N9

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The Ministry of Health on April 3 ordered relevant municipal and provincial departments and institutes of hygiene and epidemiology to be prepared for avian influenza H7N9 following the WHO’s report on fatal cases of the disease in China.

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The old man with nearly 100 maggots in the nose

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The old man with nearly 100 maggots in the nose

VietNamNet Bridge – Mr. Ha Cat Tu, 76, from Cho Moi district, Bac Kan province, was taken to hospital in the state of having white and blue maggots in his nose. Over 90 maggots were picked out from the man’s nostrils.

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Scientists find luoc vang plant has many medicinal uses

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Scientists find luoc vang plant has many medicinal uses

VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists from the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology's Institute of Marine Biochemistry have identified many valuable compounds in the luoc vang plant, whose scientific name is Callisia fragrans.

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More couples face infertility

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More couples face infertility

VietNamNet Bridge – Out of each 100 couples, 8 are sterile. The rate of secondary infertility caused by inflammation and abortions is increasing rapidly. This is one of the reasons that makes Vietnam face a downward trend in childbirth in the near future, experts have warned.

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Ignore, self-treat middle ear problems at your peril

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Ignore, self-treat middle ear problems at your peril

Nguyen Thi Phuong was rushed to a hospital in Ho Chi Minh City in January unconscious, having suffered a brain hemorrhage, and one side of her body was paralyzed.

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Scientists continue to investigate skin mystery disease

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VietNam News English 3 month(s) ago

WHO scientists have joined investigations into a rare skin disease in central Quang Ngai province's Ba Dien commune.

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FDA studying possible cancer risk of anti-diabetes drugs

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FDA studying possible cancer risk of anti-diabetes drugs

WASHINGTON, March 14 – The US Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it was reviewing results of unpublished studies hinting at higher risks of ulcers and pancreatic cancer for users of certain anti-diabetes drugs.

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