India denies Novartis patent protection on cancer drug

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Báo Dân Trí English 1 month(s) ago

India's Supreme Court ended a seven-year legal battle Monday by rejecting Swiss giant Novartis' bid for patent protection on a new version of its Glivec cancer pill in a ruling hailed by activists seeking access to cheaper generic drugs.

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Hoteliers to swallow a bitter pill

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Báo Đầu Tư English 4 month(s) ago

Hoteliers to swallow a bitter pill

Hanoi’s hoteliers are braced for the tough year 2013 despite a forecasted increase in visitors.

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Police raid restaurant, catch 41 abusing drugs

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Police raid restaurant, catch 41 abusing drugs

After conducting a raid on a restaurant in downtown Ho Chi Minh City on early Sunday morning, police tested more than 270 suspects and found 41 of them having abused drugs.

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Chinese made bras causing itchiness

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Chinese made bras causing itchiness

Chinese made bras selling in markets across Vietnam have been found to have a kind of pill and liquid packet embedded in their cup that is seemingly causing itchiness to customers who are buying the product.

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Unidentified, itchy drugs found in Chinese bras

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Unidentified, itchy drugs found in Chinese bras

A number of Chinese bras available in markets across Vietnam have been found to contain an unidentified type of pill and an unknown liquid that are itchy to consumers.

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Vietnamese students overdose on cough medicine

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Báo Thanh Niên English 8 month(s) ago

A group of 14-year-old students were hospitalized in Ho Chi Minh City after they overdosed on cough medicine in an attempt to get high and have fun on Wednesday.

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Vietnam-made medicines swallowing a bitter pill

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Hanoi Times English 8 month(s) ago

The Hanoitimes - According to the Ministry of Health (MoH), Vietnam is home to 178 drug-makers and more than 300 oriental medicine facilities, meeting 50 per cent of the demand for prevention and treatment of diseases. In addition, locally-made medicine is also shipped to other markets such as Bangladesh, Pakistan, Singapore, Laos and Cambodia. However, the use of domestic medicines in hospitals and clinics is scarce.

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Vietnam-made medicines swallowing a bitter pill

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Báo Đầu Tư English 9 month(s) ago

Vietnam-made medicines swallowing a bitter pill

Vietnam-made medicines are losing out to due consumers’ and doctors’ obsession with foreign products.

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US approves new once-a-day pill to treat HIV

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Báo Dân Trí English 9 month(s) ago

A new pill to treat HIV infection -- combining two previously approved drugs plus two new ones -- has been approved for adults living with the virus that causes AIDS, US regulators said Monday.

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AIDs pill not licensed in Vietnam yet, official says

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Báo Thanh Niên English 10 month(s) ago

Vietnam’s drug administration said it has not licensed an AIDS cure called Profital that many people are looking for after claims that the drug was invented by Russian scientists and tested successfully on humans.

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Deadly herbal preparations on sale

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VietNam News English 10 month(s) ago 1 related news

People can easily buy a small nylon bag of pill, so-called energy-boosting medicine for VND5,000 (US20 cents) at fairs in Bang Thanh Commune in the northern province of Bac Kan.

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Inflated drug prices aggravating burden of healthcare

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Báo Thanh Niên English 11 month(s) ago

Inflated drug prices aggravating burden of healthcare

A pharmacy in Hanoi. A recent investigation found the price of drugs in Vietnam has increased exponentially over production prices as a result of collusion within the pharmaceutical industry.

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Young Vietnamese doctors volunteer in Laos

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 11 month(s) ago

Young Vietnamese doctors volunteer in Laos

As part of the twelfth Pink Holiday campaign, some young professionals have traveled beyond the country’s border, going to some isolated provinces in Laos to help out the friendly neighbors.

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Young Vietnamese doctors volunteer in Laos

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Báo Dân Trí English 11 month(s) ago

Young Vietnamese doctors volunteer in Laos

As part of the twelfth Pink Holiday campaign, some young professionals have traveled beyond the country’s border, going to some isolated provinces in Laos to help out the friendly neighbours.

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UNAIDS welcomes US approval of drug to stop HIV

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Báo Dân Trí English 11 month(s) ago 1 related news

UNAIDS welcomes US approval of drug to stop HIV

The UN agency tasked with fighting AIDS on Tuesday welcomed the decision by the United States to allow the use of an HIV prevention pill for the first time.

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