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Bad water might be cause of kidney calamity: experts
VietNamNet Bridge – The level of fluoride residue found in water used for kidney dialysis in Hoa Binh General Hospital, where eight patients died recently, was high enough to cause fatalities, said medical experts. The fluoride potency in the Hoa Binh machines was strong enough to kill the patients instantly, said Professor Nguyen Gia Binh, […]
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Hoa Binh hospital deaths: Dialysis machine water bad
VietNamNet Bridge – Water used for kidney dialysis in Hoa Binh General Hospital, where eight patients died recently, in one of Viet Nam’s most serious medical incidents, did not meet standards, tests revealed. The Ministry of Public Security’s Criminal Science Institute arrived at the conclusion after analysing samples. Water samples from dialysis machines number 10 […]
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Distribution and genesis of high-fluoride groundwater in Ninh Hoa, Vietnam : implications for domestic water supply and community health
Summary of PhD Thesis: Incidences of fluorosis, caused by consumption of groundwater with elevated fluoride (F–) content, have arisen amongst the population of Khanh Hoa province in central Vietnam over recent decades, after people turned from rivers to domestic wells and boreholes for water supply. Studies in the 1990s that revealed high F– in groundwater […]
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Chemical in dialysate hundred times higher than allowable level
The test results of the investigation carried out by the Criminal Science Institute of the Ministry of Public Security indicated that the concentration of fluoride in water dialysis exceeds a certain level up to 245-260 rolling causing the catastrophe in Hoa Binh Hospital. Tests of water used for dialysis showed that dialysate, the fluid in […]
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One more patient dies in medical incident in Hoa Binh
Nguyen Thi Bich Nguyen, who was among 18 patient having suspected anaphylactic shock during their kidney dialysis at the General Hospital of Hoa Binh province, died on early June 4. The death of the 46-year-old patient has made mortalities resulted from the medical incident amounting to 8. The incident took place on May 29. Once […]
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Six out of 18 dialysis patients died during treatment
VietNamNet Bridge – Six out of 18 kidney patients who were receiving dialysis at Hoa Binh Province General Hospital died on Monday morning with suspected anaphylactic shock. As soon as the deaths were reported, the hospital turned off its dialysis machines and transferred the living patients to Hoa Binh City’s General Hospital for emergency aid. […]
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Treatment of fluoride in well-water in Khanhhoa, Vietnam by aluminum hydroxide coated rice husk ash
Abstract In this study, aluminum hydroxide coated rice husk ash [RHA/Al(OH)3] was synthesized and used for adsorption of fluoride from aqueous solution. The amorphous material containing 20% (w/w) of Al2O3 was obtained by stirring the mixture of RHA burned at 700°C for 60 min and 0.1 m AlCl3 solution for 30 min. This material possessed […]
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Fluoride Concentration in Enamel Surfaces Among 12- to-14-year Old Children in Ho Chi Minh City
Abstract presented at the IADR/APR General Session, Seoul, Republic of Korea): Objectives: Water fluoridation has been implemented in HoChiMinh city Vietnam since 1990 with 0.7 ppm F in the city public water system but the fluoride concentration has adjusted in 0.5 ppm since 2000. The objective of this study was to compare fluoride concentration in […]
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Explaining the death of craft villages
… While many craft villages in Hanoi, Thua Thien – Hue and Quang Nam are operating in moderation, the tile and ceramic villages in the two provinces of Vinh Long and An Giang are forced to narrow production scale because their outdated methods of production causes environmental pollution. According to the Department of Natural Resources […]
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Food Administration sets new regulation on baby formula
Vietnam Food Administration announced on December 26 its new regulation on formula for babies less than 12 months and from six to 36 months of age, which will take effect from June 1, 2013. Four kinds of baby formula are mentioned in the new regulation, namely, formula for children under 12 months; special formula for […]
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