February, 22 2012 10:29:04
After two days of suffering from loss of appetite,
headache and high fever of 39.5 degree Celsius, Nguyen Thi Oanh was
taken to Binh Thanh District Hospital in HCM City and diagnosed with
dengue fever in the third stage.
February, 22 2012 09:40:09
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Monday sent an
urgent message asking local authorities to double efforts to control
outbreaks of bird flu in 11 provinces across the country.
February, 21 2012 09:50:00
Health experts have warned of unpredictable
hand-foot-mouth disease developments in the near future after nine
children died out of the more than 6,300 reported cases in the first six
weeks of the year.
February, 17 2012 11:00:00
Viet Nam may begin producing bird flu vaccines for
humans next year, according to the National Institute of Hygiene and
Epidemiology's director Nguyen Tran Hien.
February, 17 2012 10:10:00
About 50 miners were hospitalised last night after a
gas leak at the Cam Thanh Coal Mine run by the Ha Long Coal One Member
Limited Company.
February, 17 2012 10:03:05
Red Bull energy drinks sold in Viet Nam did not
contain any harmful or prohibited additives, announced the Viet Nam Food
Administration on Wednesday.
February, 16 2012 10:25:16
Blood type identification cards are commonly used in
many countries but still a new concept in Viet Nam, said Nguyen Anh
Tri, director of the Viet Nam National Institute of Haematology and
Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) at a seminar in Ha Noi on Tuesday.
February, 16 2012 10:23:19
Health officials have reported the first case of
H3N2 swine flu contracted from pigs after a two-year-old girl in Long An
Province in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta was diagnosed with the disease.
February, 16 2012 10:00:00
Inspections of fruit and vegetable producers would
be conducted throughout the country in an effort to meet the European
Union's regulations on plant quarantine and food safety, according to a
message from the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Cao Duc
Phat on Tuesday.
February, 15 2012 11:25:19
All imported chemical substances sold in Viet Nam
must be labelled in the Vietnamese language, the Ministry of Industry
and Trade has announced.