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Garden goodness for hypertension and diabetes 

December 30, 2011
Garden goodness for hypertension and diabetes 

Apple and avocado are among the ideal food for people suffering from high blood pressure and diabetes. Vietnam is a tropical country with a bounty of cheap fruit and vegetables year-round. Much of this abundant produce like ớt xanh (green capsicum), apple, bitter melon, celery, cucumber and avocado aids in the treatment of high blood [...]

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Garden goodness for hypertension and diabetes 

December 29, 2011
Garden goodness for hypertension and diabetes 

Apple and avocado are among the ideal food for people suffering from high blood pressure and diabetes. Vietnam is a tropical country with a bounty of cheap fruit and vegetables year-round. Much of this abundant produce like ớt xanh (green capsicum), apple, bitter melon, celery, cucumber and avocado aids in the treatment of high blood [...]

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Miracle beans 

December 19, 2011
Miracle beans 

  Soy, green, black, and red beans on display at a shop selling home-made bột ngÅ© cốc – a mixture powder of black sesame and four different types of beans – on Cach Mang Thang Tam Street, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City My husband has always been thin. But a few months ago it [...]

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Man saved after living 20 years with damaged heart 

December 12, 2011
Man saved after living 20 years with damaged heart 

A Hanoi surgeon removes a clot and fluid that had formed around a man's heart for nearly 20 years after he was butted by a buffalo at age 2 . A 21-year-old man in north central Vietnam has been living with pain for almost 20 years because his heart was damaged in a buffalo attack. [...]

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Vietnam in leech scare as trade to China goes uncontrolled 

December 3, 2011
Vietnam in leech scare as trade to China goes uncontrolled 

A man in Ho Chi Minh City cautiously stretches a leech. Locals are worried the uncontrolled population of the blood-sucking worms could harm their children   People in certain Ho Chi Minh City areas are having sleepless nights worrying about a leech invasion after an enterprise buying them to send to China moved suddenly last month, [...]

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Neglect, ignorance raise HCV infection in Vietnam 

November 26, 2011
Neglect, ignorance raise HCV infection in Vietnam 

Most people in Vietnam are reluctant to have a blood test for Hepatitis C, as they underestimate the harm of the disease. The number of Hepatitis C patients in Vietnam is increasing, and around half a million people are estimated to develop cirrhosis and liver cancer this year, experts said at a recent seminar.   [...]

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Late diagnosis to blame for diabetes complications in Vietnam 

November 12, 2011
Late diagnosis to blame for diabetes complications in Vietnam 

  As many as 65 percent of around 4.5 million diabetes patients in Vietnam are unaware they have the chronic disease, the Vietnam Nutrition Association (Vinutas) said at a recent workshop. Vinutas said that those who do not detect the disease early for proper treatment can suffer dangerous complications, including kidney failure, high blood pressure, [...]

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Ghostly Ho Chi Minh City 

October 29, 2011
Ghostly Ho Chi Minh City 

  The southern hub offers a devilish Halloween chock full o’ tricks and treats aplenty Many restaurants and hotels in Ho Chi Minh City are rolling up their sleeves to prepare ghostly dishes for Halloween night October means Halloween season in Western countries. It is a time for howling faces carved into pumpkins and children [...]

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Healthy ways to kick a habit 

October 8, 2011
Healthy ways to kick a habit 

Drinking one glass of a juice mixture of orange, lemon, honey and carrots every day can help smokers reduce and quit the habit of smoking, herbalist Bang Cam says. It’s not easy for smokers to wean themselves off cigarettes. Herbalists say, however, that certain fruits and foods can help decrease the craving for tobacco. When [...]

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Always tasty, always healthy 

October 8, 2011
Always tasty, always healthy 

Pickled mung bean sprouts helps cool the body, and its sourness helps the body digest fat more efficiently, according to herbalist Hoang Duy Tan. One of the dishes that is good for you, tasty, goes well with every other dish and is always available is the humble mung bean sprout. It can be found in [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...