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Personal genomics revolution comes to Southeast Asia

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31-May-16 Singapore-based Imagene Labs and New York-based LifeNome Inc have announced a partnership to bring genomic personalization to Southeast Asia. The partnership will leverage on the genetics testing facilities of Imagene Labs together with the proprietary bioinformatics platform of LifeNome, to provide consumers in the region with personalized guidance on nutrition, fitness, skincare and other wellness topics. [image: Pulse / LinkedIn]

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Traditional medicine targets stronger development in Vietnam

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21-May-16 Developing traditional medicine in combination with modern healthcare is the top priority of the Vietnamese Party, State and the Ministry of Health. Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien delivered the message at a teleconference to review the five-year implementation of Vietnam’s traditional medicine development plan by 2020. [image: VNA]

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HCMC uses more modern treatments

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17-May-16 District-level hospitals in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City are now using more advanced techniques and treatment, often performing at the level of city hospitals. The Thu Duc District Hospital has successfully performed for the first time the non-surgical treatment, transarterial chemoembolization, on a patient with a malignant liver tumour. [image: tuoitre.vn]

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Most asthma patients in Vietnam can’t manage disease

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12-May-16 More than 50% of asthma patients have poor control of their disease, according to the Society of Asthma and Allergy and Clinical Immunology in HCMC. It said many patients had not received proper treatment. A number of local medical establishments do not have a spirometry machine, and some do not have technicians skilled in using it. [image: vnexpress.net]

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Hanoi begins construction of medical high-tech center

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05-May-16 Work has started on the construction of a medical high-tech center that specializes in endoscopic surgery and digestion treatment at the Saint Paul General Hospital in Hanoi. “The center will be built following European standards and will become the country’s leading endoscopic surgery facility that satisfies the increasing demand for examination and treatment of people in Hanoi,” Nguyen Khac Hien, the city’s health department director, said. [image: VNS]

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