Posts Tagged ‘ Harmful Effects ’

Philippines warns tainted drink could shrink testes 

May 31, 2011
Philippines warns tainted drink could shrink testes 

  Taiwan and the Philippines have warned some sport drinks may have been contaminated with a chemical that could cause infertility and block boys’ sex organ development, officials said Tuesday. The Philippine Food and Drug Administration is monitoring some imported Taiwanese sport drinks, fruit juices and soft drinks that Taipei said may contain excessive amounts [...]

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Gov’t to grant further bauxite permits

July 25, 2009
Gov’t to grant further bauxite permits

LookAtVietnam – Further permits will be granted to Vietnam Coal and Mineral Industry Group for exploring unexploited bauxite under the Nhan Co and Tan Rai projects, said the Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai recently.  View of the area where the Nhan Co Aluminum Plant will be built in Dak R’lap District, Dac Nong Province [...]

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Int’l tribunal demands justice for Vietnamese AO victims

May 18, 2009
Int’l tribunal demands justice for Vietnamese AO victims

LookAtVietnam – An international tribunal in support of Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin concluded in Paris, France, on May 16 after a two-day session.In the courtroom, the judge heard AO victims talk about the lingering pain they have suffered during their daily lives, and scientists present new findings about the consequences of the toxic chemicals [...]

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Unnecessary side effects, medicine abuse rampant in hospitals

March 26, 2009
Unnecessary side effects, medicine abuse rampant in hospitals

People buy medicines from a pharmacy on Hai Ba Trung Street in Hanoi. Hospitals in Vietnam tend to overuse injections and prescribe too many vitamins, experts said at a conference in Hanoi. More than 2,000 cases of patients suffering medicinal side effects were recorded in hospitals nationwide last year, and most of them could have [...]

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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...