Nguyen Trong Khoa, Deputy Director of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management, says diabetes is a global public health threat, including in Vietnam.

Nearly five million Vietnamese people get diabetes, with 55% of them suffering from complications, an official of the Ministry of Health said at a meeting in Hanoi on November 14 to mark World Diabetes Day.

The incidence of type 2 diabetes in younger adults has increased dramatically in Vietnam, doctors have said.

About 69% of the Vietnamese suffer from undetected hyperglycemia, and only 29% of people with diabetes are being treated.

For the patients who are treated there, Van Mon Leprosy and Dermatology Hospital in northern Thai Binh Province is so more than just a hospital.

 Women who smoke, have diabetes or high blood pressure increase their risk of a heart attack more than men faced with the same risks, a large study of UK adults has found.

 Physical activity has little role in tackling obesity - and instead public health messages should squarely focus on unhealthy eating, doctors say.

Flood experts have called for the HCMC government to adopt drastic measures to control flooding here in the city; otherwise, the city will not be able to solve this chronic problem in future.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Diabetes in Vietnam is becoming increasingly common and is on the rise nationwide, especially in the metropolitan and areas surrounding industrial zones.

 Flu vaccines may help cut a child's risk of flu-related intensive care hospitalization by 74 percent, revealed a study released Thursday by the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

 VietNamNet Bridge – These days, being a daughter-in-law is much easier than it used to be. Many modern mothers-in-law have voluntarily devoted themselves to helping their son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren.

 VietNamNet Bridge - With the number of people who are diagnosed with diabetes increasing by 211 percent in 10 years, Vietnam is named among the countries with the fastest growth rate in the number of diabetes patients across the world.

 Nearly one in nine adult New Yorkers have now been diagnosed with diabetes, an all-time high, according to data released Thursday by the city's Health Department.

 Independent experts urged US regulators to reduce restrictions on GlaxoSmithKline's controversial diabetes drug Avandia, banned in Europe over heart attack risk concerns.

VietNamNet Bridge - Dr. Dang Lich, Head of the Cardiovascular Ward of the Hanoi-based Huu Nghi Hospital says that he has met many people who died because of eating and drinking.