Japanese scientists have successfully developed a cancer immunotherapy vaccine, reports The Mainichi Daily News.
Trials show that the vaccine simultaneously activates immune system cells – killer T cells and helper T cells – to boost immunity, it says.

The vaccine had eliminated cancer in a patient after drugs and radiation had failed. Hokkaido University scientist ...

Viet Nam has made great progress in bio-technology and this can help improve its healthcare system, the Sai Gon Hi-Tech Park has said in a report.
The report, by Dr Thai Nguyen, chief scientist at the park's Biotech Division, points out Viet Nam has achieved critical mass required for international standard and multi-disciplinary bio-technology research and development.

The ...

Viet Nam has made great progress in bio-technology and this can help improve its healthcare system, the Sai Gon Hi-Tech Park has said in a report.
The report, by Dr Thai Nguyen, chief scientist at the park's Biotech Division, points out Viet Nam has achieved critical mass required for international standard and multi-disciplinary bio-technology research and development.

The ...

Health experts have issued a warning that a new, antibiotic-resistant superbug may spread to Viet Nam.

"A common feature of bacteria is to spread easily through contact so there is potential that this kind of superbug could spread globally and enter Viet Nam, particularly through medical tourists," said Dr Nguyen Trung Cap, deputy manager of the National Hospital of ...

Viet Nam and Cambodia have agreed to further promote the achievements recorded in healthcare co-operation between the two countries.

The agreement was made yesterday at a meeting between Minister of Health Nguyen Quoc begin_of_the_skype_highlighting     end_of_the_skype_highlighting Trieu, who is visiting to Cambodia from August 1 to 6, and Cambodia's ...

The new regulation that makes insurance compulsory insurance for students dictates that they will only pay 70 percent of premiums, with the government subsidizing the remainder.

With the aim of encouraging students to buy insurance, the new law took effect last January and has received public backing. Students only pay the equivalent of 3 percent of the country’s minimum ...

Although the Ministry of Health regulates foodstuffs for children that have labels written in Vietnamese, health agencies neglect to check products for children without Vietnamese labels; most shops in Ho Chi Minh City sell such products that often provide no clear indications of origin and are missing expiration dates.

A shop on Vo Van Tan Street in District 3 displays ...

Domestic and foreign drug manufacturers began to increase prices after a several month hiatus as responsible agencies mulled ways to control the market. các nhà sản xuất thuốc nước ngoài và trong nước đã bắt đầu tăng giá sau một vài tháng gián đoạn là cơ quan chịu trách nhiệm ...

Viet Nam and Cambodia have agreed to further promote the achievements recorded in healthcare co-operation between the two countries.

The agreement was made yesterday at a meeting between Minister of Health Nguyen Quoc begin_of_the_skype_highlighting     end_of_the_skype_highlighting Trieu, who is visiting to Cambodia from August 1 to 6, and Cambodia's ...

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has called for further investment in Viet Nam's pharmaceutical sector, especially for modern pharmacy methods and for projects capitalising on the potential of local pharmaceutical resources.

Nhan made the call yesterday at an investment orientation conference for the pharmaceutical sector held by the Ministry of Health.

"The ...

The Ministry of Health will receive a shipment of Tamiflu worth over US$2.3 million from the World Health Organisation (WHO) to fight and prevent the A-H1N1 virus, said the Government Office.
The Ministry will be responsible for managing and using the medicine under current regulations.

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Despite the Ministry of Health (MOH)’s ban on doctor’s revealing the gender of fetuses to expectant parents, most doctors in private clinics in big cities are more than glad tell parents anyway, as a way to draw more customers to their clinic.

 
Obstetric private clinics mushroom in streets in Hanoi. Due to pressures of competition, doctors of such hospital ...

The HIV prevention world is abuzz with excitement following news of the first clinical evidence that a vaginal gel - known as a microbicide - can help to prevent sexual transmission of HIV infection.

A study by the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) found that a vaginal gel containing the antiretroviral (ARV) drug tenofovir was 39 percent ...

Of 3,000 medical techniques and services, only around 350 would have their fees soar, said Vietnamese Ministry of Health (MOH) at a press conference on July 20, in response to public outcry over the recently proposed draft on hospital fee increases.

 
If new draft on hospital fee increases approved, it would be burden for 14.7 million disadvantaged people whose ...

Vietnam imports over 85 percent of its medicinal ingredients and herbs to produce medicines; despite the country being home to various kinds of medicinal plants, reports Drug Administration of Vietnam.

"Vietnam currently has 3,800 medicinal plants that can produce medicines, with the World Health Organization confirming that the country is home to 200 precious medicinal ...

Public concerns, especially among the poor, have been raised as the Ministry of Health has begun collecting opinions from other ministries, departments and residents about the new draft regulations on hospital fees, which are set to increase by 7-10 times over current levels.
 
Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Thi Xuyen said that current hospital fee regulations, ...

Viet Nam imports over 85 per cent of its medicinal ingredients and herbs to produce medicines; despite the country being home to various kinds of medicinal plants, reports Drug Administration of Viet Nam.

"Viet Nam currently has 3,800 medicinal plants that can produce medicines, with the World Health Organisation confirming that the country is home to 200 precious medicinal ...

The Ministry of Health has ordered hospitals in the country to increase the use of advanced technology in the issuing of prescription mediations, with the aim of increasing IT usage at the 36 central hospitals by year’s end.

The order was issued after a recent survey conducted by the Administration of Treatment Agency (ADA), part of the ministry, which found that the ...

The Ministry of Health has issued draft regulations on hospital fees, which are set to increase by 7-10 times over current levels. The ministry will began collecting opinions from other ministries, departments and residents about the new draft in the beginning of next week.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Thi Xuyen said that current hospital fee regulations, issued since 1995, ...

Almost 80 per cent of surgeries and recovery rooms in 13 of HCM City's hospitals are unhygienic, a new survey has found.

The municipal Hygiene and Public Health Institute survey showed that most samples of air and water taken from such major hospitals as Cho Ray, Thong Nhat, Tu Du, Nguyen Tri Phuong, An Binh and Children No 1 contained bacteria.

A German Merck ...