In this study, the extracts of four traditional herbs of ViÖt Nam (Hydrangea macrophylla, Eucommia ulmoides Olive, Scrophularia burianna Mig, Morinda ciuifolia L.) have been assessed for the hypoglycemic effect on normal mice. These extracts were administered by intraperitoneal or oral routes with dose of 200 - 300mg/kg, and 1000 - 1500mg/kg respectively. No evident hypoglycemic effect was showed with all extracts of these herbs
Hypoglycemic Agents ; Medicine ; Medicine, Traditional ; Mass Screening

The pre-sensitive reaction state of 10 severe burn patients after transfusion of 1-3 units of neutrophile granulocyte was investigated. After 3 weeks, almost patients had < 20% positive reaction and only 1/10 of patients had 30% positive reaction. They had received 3 units of neutrophile granulocyte
Burns ; Leukocyte Transfusion ; patients

The rate of general population carries the gene of Beta-thalassemia in some countries was high such as North of Italia (20%), Sardinia (11-34%), and Cyprus (5-15%). The frequency of gene carrier of Beta-thalassemia was quite common such as Laos (9.6%), Thailand (6%), and South of China and Cambodia. This rate in Kinh Nation of Vietnam was 1.5-2% higher than other minorities. It was estimated that there were 1.17-1.56 millions of Vietnamese who carry the gene of Beta-thalassemia.
beta-Thalassemia ; epidemiology

The ethanol extract of Anemarrhena aspheloides Bunge-Liliaceae in concentration of 2, 4 and 8mg/ml increases the insulin secretion of isolated islets of normal Wistar rat and also of genetic diabetes GK incubated in glucose 3.3 or 16.7mM. So, in addition of Mangiferin, one Anemarrhena active substance having the hypoglycemic effect due to increasing the insulin sensitivity of peripheral tissues, there are the other substances directly stimulating the pancreas islets to secrete insulin
Insulin ; Animal Experimentation ; Islets of Langerhans

There are various causes of neonatal anemia, such as acute or chronic hemorrhage, ordinary hemolysis in combining with increasing of free bilirubin, decrease of erythropoiesis. Neonatal loss of blood can be seen prenatally, at birth or prosnatally. The diagnosis of neonatal anemia can be based on clinic observations or on some important examination such as Cooms test, reticulocyte, red blood cell mean volume. The management comprises of overcoming the causes heating anemia
Anemia ; blood ; Anemia, Neonatal

Hemolysis anemia in neonate is always combined with the increase of blood free bilirubine. Therefore, almost cases of neonatal hemolysis anemia were diagnosed succesfully when neonatal jaundice was detected early, just a week after birth. The condition can be divided into two group: hemolysis due to congenital pathology of red blood cell and hemolysis acquired from outwards. Congenital hemolysis can lead to early anemia in neonate. The diagnosis of neonatal anemia can be based on some examinations such as Coombs test, reticulocyte or red cell mean volume, morpholosy of red cell, which can lead to find the cause of anemia
Anemia ; Hemolysis ; Blood Cells ; Anemia, Neonatal

An analysis was conducted on 187 surveyed records of social investigation on laboratory activities at Centres for preventive medicine of 11 provinces from 2003 to 2004. The investigation revealed that 99% of interviewees said that the laboratory activities were very necessary, 78% of them said that the test results were reliable, and 74% of them assumed that their lab skills are rather good. We suppose that it is necessary to improve basic salary with their skilled jobs. The budget allocation should be reviewed for laboratory activities, and procurement of equipment and biomedicals and chemicals.
Preventive Medicine ; Laboratories

Thrombocytopenia is resulted from many causes, and it could be decreased in quantity or quality of thrombocyte. Causes are: increased destruction due to immune causes and non-immune causes such as increased consumption or destruction of thrombocyte), decreased production of thrombocyte (due to decreased production or blocking of platelet, and infiltration of bone marrow), and disturbance of distribution of platelet. It isn’t difficult to diagnose thrombocytopenia but it’s complicated to find out the cause, so it must be cautions
Thrombocytopenia ; Blood Platelets ; Antigen-Antibody Complex

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