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Overview Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver that is caused by a variety of infectious viruses  and noninfectious agents leading to a range of health problems, some of which can be fatal. There are five main strains of the hepatitis virus, referred to as types A, B, C, D and E. While they all cause liver disease, they differ in important ways including modes of transmission, severity of the illness, geographical distribution and prevention methods. In particular, types B and C lead to chronic disease in hundreds of millions

Evaluating the efficacy and safety of health supplements (including dietary supplements, health-protecting foods, supplementary for subjects with special nutritional regimens, etc.) in Vietnam currently becomes more necessary, especially in the period when there are many health supplements with announced uses that are amplified and exceed their real effects, which can mislead users and cause disrepute for the company. An existing problem is that the majority of dietary supplements lack evidence, and research results demonstrating efficacy and clinical benefit. The announcement of the use of dietary supplements today is almost exclusively

25% of Vietnamese adults have high blood pressure, which is one in four adults, but few people measure it regularly, according to statistics from the National Heart Institute (NHI).   “Patients who need to go to the ICU due to cardiovascular disease confess that they have never measured their blood pressure,” Professor Nguyen Lan Viet, Vice President of the Vietnam Heart Association said at the press conference on the 18th Congress of Cardiology on October 5th. He said high blood pressure quadrupled the risk of dying from stroke and tripled

On October 3rd, 2022, the Ministry of Health (MOH) sent an urgent official dispatch No. 5470/BYT-DP to the Committee of provinces and cities on strengthening the prevention of monkeypox disease. Accordingly, the MOH considered that since May 2022, the monkeypox epidemic has increased continuously in both the number of cases and the number of countries/territories recording cases. On July 23, 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared this disease an international public health emergency. By September 26, 2022, there were 64,561 cases of monkeypox in 105 countries around the world.

Overview Monkeypox virus is an orthopoxvirus that causes a disease with symptoms similar, but less severe, to smallpox. While smallpox was eradicated in 1980, monkeypox continues to occur in countries of central and west Africa. Two distinct clade are identified: the west African clade and the Congo Basin clade, also known as the central African clade. Monkeypox is a zoonosis: a disease that is transmitted from animals to humans. Cases are often found close to tropical rainforests where there are animals that carry the virus. Evidence of monkeypox virus infection has

The global burden of cancer is estimated with more than 20 million cases by 2030, most of them occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). LMICs account for 64% of global cancer deaths and 80% of life-years lost because of disability. In spite of this, only 5% of the global cancer resources are spent in LMICs causing a high mortality-to-income ratio. Despite the burgeoning number of clinical trials in the HICs, there are several reasons to conduct clinical trials in LMICs. Strengths Large sample of patients with diverse genetic pool

The concept of health According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. Totally physical comfort is all of the life activities including physical activity, shape, eating, sleeping, sexual activity, etc. are in the best state and suitable for each age. Mental comfort is peace of mind, knowing how to cope with and overcome life’s stresses. Totally social comfort is occupation with a sufficient living income and guaranteed social security. No disease

AML is a fast-growing cancer of myeloid progenitor cells. As a results, there is a buildup of blasts in the marrow and blood. In turn, there are not enough red blood cells, platelets, and mature granulocytes. This cause serious health problems. If left untreated, AML is fatal. Figure 1. The process of hematopoietic stem cells differentiate into mature cells. In AML, the process of differentiation and proliferation of myeloblasts into leukocytes is disrupted. (Source: Terese Winslow U.S. Govt). Chemotherapy Chemotherapy kills fast-growing cells throughout the body, including cancer cells and