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Hong Kong performs citys first heart and liver transplant
An unidentified 27-year-old woman received the organs from a brain-dead donor, while giving her own failing but still usable liver to a 62-year-old man with liver cancer, a Queen Mary Hospital spokeswoman told AFP on Sunday.
Vietnam discovers superbugs amid world concern
As the world frets over a new enzyme capable of making bacterial strains resistant to most antibiotics, Vietnams experts announced Thursday that they have discovered several "superbug" strains here.
Swine flu death toll at 18,156 a year after pandemic
The virus is now "globally less active," Gregory Haertl, a spokesman of the UN health agency told AFP, but he warned that children and pregnant women in particular should remain vigilant. Haertl also said that the figures on swine flu are "without doubt underestimated. It will be probably several times
Slightly preterm, healthy babies do OK later on
If babies are born a couple of weeks early, but are healthy, theyre not at greater risk of developmental or behavior problems later on, new research shows. But babies born at 34 to 36 weeks pregnancy who have problems such as difficulty breathing or eating, the studys authors say, may
Indian dye importer takes blame for post-surgery infection cases
Trypan Blue, produced by Khosla Company, has been found to contain Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a toxic bacterium, via tests carried out by the Ho Chi Minh City-based Pasteur Institute, the Hospital of Tropical Diseases and the health ministrys drug testing centers, said Tran Thi Phuong Thu, director of HCMC Ophthalmology Hospital.
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ADB funds healthcare improvements in remote areas
The money aims to improve health facilities and services in areas that lack well-trained medical staff and quality facilities, the bank said. ADB said Vietnam has remarkably improved its healthcare sector over the past few years and was on track to reach relevant Millenium Development Goals.
Acute diarrhea kills six children in northern Vietnam
The kids were from Lung Man Village, which was the hardest hit area in Duc Hanh Commune, where 140 people, mainly children, have caught the intestinal affliction this year, the center said.
Health official suggests easing H1N1 alert in Vietnam
"We should lower the alert level on influenza A (H1N1)," Deputy Minister of Health Trinh Quan Huan was quoted by the Tuoi Tre newspaper as saying on June 8. He added that no influenza A (H1N1) patient has been reported in Vietnam for more than two months.
A SARS martyrs legacy in Vietnam
Media reports have put the cost of Provenge at about US$75,000 but Forni said it could cost up to $90,000 in some cases. He also said the drug was still somewhat "experimental" and that blood needs to be taken and returned to patients in order to administer the dosage.
Vietnamese women, children getting fatter but lacking vitamins, minerals
The number of overweight and obese children under five has increased more than six-fold from between 2000 and 2009, said the report, based on a national study in 2009 on mothers and their childrens nutrition. Rates have risen from 0.86 to 5.7 percent in rural areas and from 0.5 to
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Vietnam profit growth nearly 70 percents
The earning per share (EPS) of the market is estimated to rise 58.4% this year, higher than 53% in 2007 and -39.8% in 2008. The P/E ratio will stand at
An upmarket office tower to take shape in Hanoi
The Housing and Urban Developmennt Corporation (HUD) on March 21 began construction of a high-class Office Block (HUD Tower) in Thanh Xuan district, Hanoi with a total investment capital of
Gold association wants import restrictions lifted
The Vietnam Gold Business Association will request the government to remove restrictions on gold imports so that they are determined by local supply and demand, an official said. Gold should
Vietnam to Receive More Overseas Remittance This Year
Local financial experts and bankers shared a common consensus that Vietnam will receive a higher level of overseas remittance this year than the last year. Financial experts and bankers all
Optimism and caution at Vietnam investment summit
The Vietnamese Investment Summit 2010, which ended on Wednesday in Ho Chi Minh City, focused on the countrys economic strengths-providing potential investors and business people with a forum for discussion,
Manpower export: long-term vision a need
ASEAN economies are resuming very strongly, especially in Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia. This is very impressive because six months ago, nobody had that hope. Now it is important to maintain
Low-cost apartments selling slowly
Most of real estate developers now have shifted to developing low-cost apartment projects, because they believe that low-cost apartments will sell better than high-end apartments. Analysts also said that the
Opens the way for the growth of drug production in Vietnam
Domestic and foreign investors for the production of drugs call opens the way for the growth of drug production in Vietnam. The Ministry of Health (MoH) is calling for domestic
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