Materials and methods: Wild growing Adenosma caeruleum R.Br. (Scrophulariaceae) was collected at Dak Mil district (Dak Lak province) in July 2002 for oil preparation. The oil analysis was carried out by a combination of capillary gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. Results: The essential oil was obtained from the aerial part of the plant at the yield of 0.5% compared with dried materials. 38 chemical compounds were identified. The major components were thymol (24.67%), alpha-humulene (16.44%), thymyl methylether (12.59%), gamma-terpinene (12.26%), beta-caryophyllene (5.82%), beta-bisabolene (5.67%), p-cymene (4.58%), humulene oxide (3.59%) and caryophyllene oxide (2.76%).
Scrophulariaceae ; Oils ; Oils, Volatile ; Plants ; Medicine, Traditional

Whooping cough(pertussis)is a highly contagious respiratory disease,which mainly affects infants and young children.Vaccination is an effective measure to prevent pertussis infection.Due to the fewer side effects,acellular pertussis vaccines(aPVs)have replaced whole-cell pertussis vaccine(wPVs)in many countries.Despite vaccination coverage is high,the short immunity induced by aPVs is considered to be significant reason for the re-emergence of pertussis.For improving pertussis vaccine,genetically detoxified vaccine and live attenuated vaccine have showed obvious clinical results and other strategies including using novel adjuvants in aPVs,increasing antigen or packaging aPVs with nanoparticles also have good prospects.This paper reviews the antigen composition and protective effects of aPVs,vaccination programs in different countries,potential candidate components of pertussis vaccine and new strategies for prevention of pertussis.

A cross sectional study was carried out on 866 children under 5 years old and all mothers with children under 2 years old in 2 villages of Cai Be district, Tien Giang province (one village often suffered by flooding and one village rarely had flooding). Household KAP interviews using structured questionnaire have been conducted. The weight and height of all children were measured. Results: In two villages, the percentage of malnourished children was still high (21.24%). Simultaneously, obesity in children under five (1.7%) emerged as a new health issue. All these risk factors: educational status of fathers and mothers, practice in feeding (giving the child fluid during 24 hours after birth, feeding during the child experienced diarrheae), starvation of families, knowledge on growth chart, time of first feeding the baby with supplementary food, time of weaning were investigated. There is no statistic significant association of those risk factors with nutritional status of children under five between the two villages
Nutritional Status ; Child

Biafine is topic suspension manifests effectiveness on washing the wound, stimulating the repairing of the tissue and light antiseptic effect.
burns ; Wounds and Injuries

This paper introduced the modern imaging diagnostic methods to evaluating the level of the deep burn lesions including laser Doppler flowmetry, thermographic telemetry, microwave thermography, contact liquid crystal thermography, light reflectance, CT scanner, magnetic resonance imaging and reflux optical multispectral imaging.
burns ; Wounds and Injuries ; Equipment and Supplies

This paper introduced some major calamities on the sea in the world during 1904- 1988 and in Vietnam during 1985-1999 and some traffic accidents on the sea. The diseases related with the accidents on the sea included the water- drowning, trauma and burn. The salvage and first aid reduced mortality and life are saving. It should prepare ready the salvage team under-multisector combination.
Seafood ; sea

The disc herniation occurs in 1/3 population in the world but 3% of this population had clinical symptoms that need a treatment. 87 patients received the method of percutaneous laser disc decompression has show that the successful rate was 80%. There had no major complications. There was only case suffering from the small abscess at the back of spine
Angioplasty, Balloon, Laser-Assisted ; Abscess

Liver is an important organ. The liver transplantation is an effective treatment. This paper introduced some features and specific conditions of clinical liver transplantation. There were many differences with renal transplantation. The intraoperative and postoperative progress required modern medical equipment and good and experienced experts. The cost of liver transplantation was much higher than renal transplantation. Therefore it should be considered by many sectors, levels and community
Liver Transplantation ; Kidney Transplantation

During the period from 1989 to 1999 at Cho Ray hospital we have a series of 27 patients with unilateral paranasal sinus malignancies who were underwent the maxillectomy. The ipsilateral temporal muscle was used for one-stage primary reconstruction of the hard palate or orbital floor or both after the ablation of the tumor. Results: in this series, there are 8 T3 tumors and 19 T4 tumors. 22 temporal muscle flaps have been used for reconstruction of the hard palate and orbital floor have been reconstructed simultaneously. All flaps were good. We have neither flap related complication nor partial or total flap loss. The new hard palate flaps separated well the oral cavity and the nasal fossa and could maintain the eye ball in a good position. The patients could eat and drink by mouth just after the surgery. The flaps resist well to the following radiation therapy. No flap demonstrated any degree of radionecrosis.
Temporal Muscle ; Palate, Hard ; Surgical Flaps ; surgery ; neoplasms

There are several advantages of percutaneous laser. Candidates for this technique are patients who have CT or MRI imaging findings showed that the spinal disc(s) were displaced but remained to be intact, with correlative pain symptoms and received conservative treatment for at least three months without success. The patients have only to suffered regional anesthesia, have not to hospitalize, free from scar, have not any spinal problem, time of immobilization and activity limitation was shorter
Angioplasty, Balloon, Laser-Assisted ; contraindications ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging