Posts Tagged ‘ The Risk ’

Degenerative joint disease 

January 6, 2012
Degenerative joint disease 

To ward off degenerative joint disease, adopt correct postures and avoid strong, sudden movements when working or exercising, especially when carrying, pushing, or lifting heavy loads. As humans advance into old age, wear and tear causes the joints to deteriorate even more than other parts of the body. When they become inflamed and swollen, the [...]

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Pathologists trained to detect pandemic diseases 

October 21, 2011
Pathologists trained to detect pandemic diseases 

Pathologists from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia attend a workshop on transmittable disease from animals to humans in Hanoi. Vietnamese, Lao and Cambodian pathologists are being trained to identify and respond early to dangerous pathogens so that they can better cope with the risk of emergence and spread of new pandemic diseases . During the October [...]

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Vietnam must avoid premature easing of policy, IMF says 

October 9, 2011
Vietnam must avoid premature easing of policy, IMF says 

  Vietnam may undermine efforts to stabilize the country’s economy and currency if it prematurely eases monetary policy, the International Monetary Fund said, as the nation fights the fastest inflation in Asia. “The risk is that all the hard work they’ve done this year in trying to re-establish their stabilization credentials and to try to [...]

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Birth control device cuts cancer risk: study 

September 19, 2011
Birth control device cuts cancer risk: study 

A health worker teaches women how to properly use a intra uterine device (IUD) in the Philippines in 2008. Intra-uterine devices designed to prevent conception may also protect against cervical cancer, according to a study covering more than 20,000 women that was released on Tuesday. Introduced in the 1970s, IUDs are today widely used around [...]

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Bird flu mutation yet to increase risk to human health 

September 13, 2011
Bird flu mutation yet to increase risk to human health 

Ducklings at an incubation farm outside Hanoi. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said a new strain of bird flu virus has yet to increase the risk to human health in Vietnam. A new bird flu virus strain is unlikely to increase the risk to human health in Vietnam despite a warning last week [...]

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Getting real 

September 11, 2011
Getting real 

  First-time director Siu Pham is betting that everyday moviegoers will relate to the authenticity and realism of her new art-house film Siu Pham said she just pursues her own path, no matter how hard it will be or how great the risk of failure is and she is also not like local young filmmakers [...]

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New bird flu virus mutation threatens Vietnam 

September 3, 2011
New bird flu virus mutation threatens Vietnam 

  Experts urge better detection and poultry production practices in response to a new mutant strain of H5N1 appearing in the northern and central parts of the country Cooked chicken are displayed for sale on a street in Hanoi. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization warned against a new strain of H5N1 virus in [...]

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Red meat boosts diabetes risk: US study 

August 13, 2011
Red meat boosts diabetes risk: US study 

A man carries a hot dog tray during a hot dog eating competition in New York City, July 2011. Two slices of bacon, a hot dog or a serving of deli meat daily has been found to significantly boost the risk of getting type 2 diabetes, said a major US study published on Wednesday. The [...]

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Vietnam exports to face more trade barriers 

August 8, 2011
Vietnam exports to face more trade barriers 

  Local exporters will have to cope with more non-tax trade barriers while other countries try to limit imports and protect production as the global economic recession continues. Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Le Danh Vinh said trade remedies would be diverse and nuanced as importers impose more barriers relating to quality standards, export [...]

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Japan thanks world for tsunami help one month on 

April 11, 2011
Japan thanks world for tsunami help one month on 

A family prays as they remember disaster victims nearby the site of their home which was destroyed in the recent tsunami. Japan fell silent at 2:46 pm Monday as people across the country remembered the thousands killed by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on March 11 and the monster tsunami it created. In the devastated city [...]

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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...