At the University Medical Center, from August, 2001 to August, 2002, total plasma Homocystein of 31 controls and 50 type 2 diabetes was measured. The mean value of homocystein concentrations in type 2 diabetes is 11.77  4.45 M/l (mean  SD). This is significantly higher than the value of controls (9.93  2.93 M/l (mean  SD)
Homocysteine ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ; disease ; Plasma

Analyze secondary data from the Vietnam National Health Survey 2001-2002 and some related available data in order to assess the burden of health care costs for the households in 5 levels of living and this impact on the use of healthcare services of the poor and near poor households, focused on inpatient healthcare costs. Results: healthcare costs accounted for 22.8% and 24% of total non-food expenditures per capita annually in the poor and near poor groups, respectively. Healthcare costs accounted for 8% of income per capita in the poorest group. High healthcare costs were associated significantly with lower level of health care utilization of the poor and near poor. Economic shock due to high health expenditures was the common reason for people falling under poverty line, especially for the near poor
Health Care Costs ; Poverty ; Health Services

In 2004, 185 specimens of patients with acute respiratory illnesses that were tested negative to influenza viruses were isolated to determine enteroviruses. The results showed that 10.8% were positive with enteroviruses. These isolated enteroviruses consist of 13 Coxsackievirus B, 1 Echovirus, 1 Poliosabin type 1, and 5 untyped Enteroviruses. The result also showed that 8.1% of isolated viruses were Adenoviruses
Respiratory Tract Infections ; Orthomyxoviridae

An investigation was conducted at Loc Ha dignity restoration center, 400 newly admitted prostitutes into the center undewent serum examination at the Preventive Medicine Centre, ELISA assay at Military Hospital 108, RPR technique at the Hanoi Venero-Dermatology Centre from June to Demcember 2000. Results showed an incidence of HIV of 13%, HCV of 26.3%, syphylis 7.4%. The risk of HIV infection on the subjects with HCV(+), syphylis(+), the drug intravenous users, the subjects of HCV(+)/HIV(+) was higher by 75% than those of HCV(+)/HIV(+) 19.5%.
HIV ; Syphilis ; Hepacivirus

83 burn patients with the syndrome of bacterial infection and intoxication associated with leucopenia were divided in to 2 groups, the one of 32 patients without transfusion of white blood granulocyte, the other 51 patients with a transfusion rich with neutrophile leucocyte. Results: In the group of the syndrome of severe bacterial infection and intoxication associated with leucopenia, 39.2% have had complication, less than no transfusion group (68.7%). Mortality of the transfusion group: 82.4%, is higher than no transfusion group: 40.6%
Burns ; Bacterial Infections ; Granulocytes

384 samples of fresh food from 3 factories in Ha Noi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh city were controlled from Oct 2001 to April 2002. The temperature of preserve, duration of the processing, the pollution … were surveyed. Results noted the relatively good material conditions of the factories, but 100% of the staff had not got the hygiene standard and the preserve was not appropriate, the oscillation of temperature was higher than the displayed temperature in thermometer. S. aureus, E. coli, Salmonella were not detected but coliform infection was high just in the initial first day of preseve
Food ; Food Preservation ; Hygiene

In 1998, 186 samples in Hanoi and 154 samples in Hai Phong city of 13 kinds of retail color processed foods were examined. Survey the knowledge of hygiene and safe food of 60 consumers and sellers in Hanoi and 100 consumers and sellers in Hai Phong city. Results: the rate of using unrecommended coloring in Hanoi was 43.4%, and in Hai Phong was 39.5%. 89.3%-100% of retail coloring packages in markets were illegal. In 2002, the rate of using harmful coloring in processing retail food in Hanoi was decreased significantly
Food ; Color ; Health Resources

Sinh Tinh Thang, a traditional medicine formed by “Tu Quan Tu thang” and “Bat vi que phu thang” which is used for treating spermatogenesis insuffiency, has been determined with acute and subchronic toxicity on mice and rabbit. On rabbit, the dose of 12.5g/kg body weight (more than 15 times of clinical dose) did not influence on hematological indices and on liver and kidney function. DL50 could not determined in mouse.
Medicine, Traditional ; toxicity

From June 2001 to August 2002, 210 samples of fresh meat (including 100 samples of pork and 110 samples of chicken) were tested for steroid hormone residues (testosterol, oestrogen, and diethyl stybestrol). Results showed that 8.5% of samples contained hormone residues, in which, 72% contained oestrogen, 28% contained testosterol, and 11 samples (5.2%) contained diethyl stybestrol - these hormone were forbidden for use in cattle and poultry breeding
Hormones ; Food ; Animals, Domestic

Some achievements of preventive medicine were studied and analysed on 30 Centers of preventive medicine in whole country. The prevalence of some diseases were reduced considerably: measle 37 times, pertussis 102 times, the mortality of diarrhoea reduced by 17 times, neonatal tetanus 6 times, polyomyelitis 9 times. 40  24% of the staff working day were mobilized for struggle against epidemy. Waters, foods, enviromental samples were collected and controlled with a lack of equipment interms of variety and quantity. The salary and subsidy were rather low
Preventive Medicine ; Public Health ; prevention & control