A study aimed to strengthen the quality of medication that remains the nature of traditional medicine. New techniques applied in the researches. The inherit of traditional experiences and making up the preparation forms of traditional medications was a trend of studying new drugs as well as application of new researches.
Medicine ; Medicine, Traditional

Overtaking and coming to meet are a challenge to the Vietnamese pharmacentical industry on the road of integration. A large system such as Vietnam’s pharmaceutical system can cover various smaller system existing in diverse periods of development. Therefore overtaking and coming to meet is a challenge to Vietnam’s pharmacentical industry on the road of international integration. In our country, apart from the slogan of “overtaking the developed countries” there is an other slogan of “coming to meet”. Coming to meet the level of some leading branches of technology is an essential task, needing the concrete and strick management of MOH for developing the pharmacentical system by the years 2005, 2010…; assuring its important position in our national economy
Drug Industry ; Vietnam ; Pharmaceutical Preparations

A study was carried out in two years 2001-2001 in the border district of Huong Hoa, Quang Tri province to evaluate the malaria situation including clinical malaria cases, parasite positive cases and the affecting factors. Five communes representative for bordering and central areas of the district were selected for the study. A total of 4,620 local people were sampled. In 2001 a sample of 2,527 was studied showing a malaria infection rate of 9.10% (230/2,527) and clinical rate of 6.13% (155/2,527). In 2002 a sample of 2,093 local people was studied showing a malaria infection rate of 2.05% (43/2,093) and clinical rate of 2.58% (54/2,093). The cross-sectional surveys including interviews of local people involved in the study revealed the relationship between the malaria prevalence and affecting factors as geography, the knowledge about malaria and the mosquito net use rate. It was also found in 2002 that there was no relationship between malaria prevalence, ages and sex
Malaria ; epidemiology ; knowledge ; Age Factors ; sex

An investigation of 2,310 persons (male: 9,280 in 6 communes in Phu Vang district, Thua Thien Hue provice has shown that hypertensives acounted for 11.34% especially persons with ages of 50 and older (86.09%). The hypertensive rate in Vinh Thai, Phu Da, Phu Thuan, Phu Hai, Phu My and Phu Xuan communes were 13.83%; 13.45%; 11.54%; 11.15%; 9.79% and 9.06%, respectively. The hypertensive rate was directly proportional with the body mass index (BMI) found in women.There was no this correlation in men.
Blood Pressure ; Abstracting and Indexing ; Humans

The study was conducted at Hue Central Hospital from 1995 to 1999. Diagnosis of epilepsy was made definitively by clinical examination and ECG, using WHO’s criteria. Age and sex of patients were compared and common causes of epilepsy were identified. It is revealed that epilepsy occupied 13.47% of neurological disease-related admissions and 0.22-0.35% of any cause-disease admissions. 61.84% of the patients with epilepsy are under 20 years of age, 21.92% are 20-40 years of age and 16.24% are upper 40 years of age. The disease is more common in men than females. There was a difference between urban and rural in epilepsy patients who are under 20 years of age. This difference was not existed in the patients who are more than 20 year of age. Rate of total epilepsy is 63%, in which major attack is 95.55%, partial attack is 31.4%, and additional attack is 5.6%. Causes of epilepsy included unknown cause (51.65%), cerebra-meningitis (26.9%), head injuries (20.8%), brain tumors (2.3%), and cerebrovascular events (1.15%).
Epilepsy ; Diagnosis ; Electrocardiography

A study on 13 communes of 8 districts in B¾c Giang province and results of epidemiological investigation of goiter at 12 communes has shown that the level of iodine and calcium in the soil can be used to forcast the local goiter in B¾c Giang province. The simple, rapid and inexpensive to contribute to prevent, control and eliminate the local goiter in B¾c Giang province.
Goiter ; Case Reports [Publication Type]

The morphological changes of the allergic immunological lesion is difficult to realize. In 1975, Gell and Coombs classified the allergic- immunological reactions into 4 types. The type I included the anti bodies causes sensitivity for tissues by binding with the mastocytes leading to release of the mediate chemicals. The reactions occurs early and severe which damages mainly the circulation system and organs with smooth muscles. The type II causes cellular toxic and cellulicidal. The type III causes the the tissue lesions due to the toxicity of the antigen antibody complex. The type IV includes the tuberculin reaction. The pneumobronchial allergic-immunological deases according to the classification of Gell and Coombs included the type I reactions: the pneumobronchial diseases with the antigen- antibody reactions (prophylatic, asthma, respiratory allergy: type IV; hypersensityvity occurs only within 24-72 hours after exposured with the antigen, not related with the antibody but related with the cell, found most frequent in the microbial,viral and parasitological infections and the dermatological reactions due to induction with the normal chemicals
Bronchial Hyperreactivity ; Hypersensitivity ; Immune System Diseases

M.D. Pham Ngoc Thach was born in May 7th, 1899. He was assigned as the first Minister of Health of Vietnam in 1945. Although there were many complicated and difficult problems in the people and soldier health protection and care, he led the health sector to manage these timely and effectively. He was a first doctor for tuberculosis profession in Vietnam and contributed significantly to this profession. He was a researcher of people and for people and a good manager.
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary ; Health Occupations

This study was conducted to compare the efficacy of sandostatine with vasopressin in hemoptitis due to pulmonary tuberculosis. In general, the control rate of bleeding in sandostatine group was better than that in the vasopressin group. As shown in angiography, 2-5 minutes after injection of 0.05 mg of sandostatine, bronchial arteries, which were largely dilated in hemoptitis, are spectacularly constricted. Sandostatine had also fewer side effects than those of vasopressine
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary ; Octreotide ; Hemoptysis

In five years (1993-1997), 17 hemothorax entered our Emergency Department. Among them, 8 cases have been treated by internal procedures (transfusion, perfusion, adrenoxyl, vitamin K etc), 9/17 cases have been treated by surgical intervention when internal procedures cannot manage the bleeding. All of them were discharged after a few days of hospitalization with successful results
Hemothorax ; Hemorrhage