Viet Nam News PARIS — Joel Robuchon, the world’s most-starred Michelin chef who tore down kitchen walls to give diners new insights into the art of cooking, died on Monday at 73. Robuchon, who was hailed as one of four "chefs of the century" by the Gault & Millau industry bible in 1990, founded a string of restaurants that revolutionised fine dining across three continents, at one point ratcheting up a record 32 Michelin stars. He still had 24 stars at the time of his death, with foodies lining up from Tokyo to Paris and Macau for seats in his L’Atelier restaurants, where they can watch chefs in action, perched on high stools at a U-shaped bar. "His name and his style embodied French cuisine around the world, symbolising an art of living and the insistence on work well done, and expressing the richness of our traditions," President Emmanuel Macron said in a statement. Robuchon died of pancreatic cancer in Geneva, where he was planning to open a restaurant, … [Read more...] about ‘Chef of the century’ Joel Robuchon dies at 73
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Ca Mau: one patient has died of A/H1N1 flu
Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA) Ca Mau (VNA) – The medical centre at Tran Van Thoi district in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau has confirmed one death from the A/H1N1 influenza. 69-year-old Tran Van Chac, from Tran Van Thoi town in the district of the same name, was brought to the medical centre on June 28 with symptoms of a high temperature and a cough. He was then transferred to the provincial General Hospital and treated with Tamiflu. However, on June 30, he died of A/H1N1 as tested by Ho Chi Minh City-based Pasteur Institute. The local health sector has sprayed chemicals over the area around Chac’s residence in an attempt to isolate the disease and asked his relatives to closely monitor their health conditions. The A/H1N1 virus causes a pernicious respiratory infection. Its symptoms are similar to seasonal flu, that of a fever, cold, cough, and headache. The virus then spreads to the respiratory system, causing other complicated symptoms such as wheezing … [Read more...] about Ca Mau: one patient has died of A/H1N1 flu
Monsanto faces first US trial over Roundup cancer link
A former groundskeeper who contracted terminal cancer after years of working with Roundup, a popular herbicide which Monsanto claims to be safe, is suing the chemical giant. (Photo: AFP/Robyn Beck) In the first trial of its kind, a Californian dying of cancer is suing United States agrochemical giant Monsanto, claiming its popular herbicide Roundup caused his disease - a case that could have sweeping ramifications. The stakes are high for Monsanto, which could face massive losses should it have to pay out damages over the product, whose main ingredient is glyphosate, a substance which some say is dangerously carcinogenic. Dewayne Johnson, a 46-year-old father of two, says he is sick because of contact with Roundup, which he used for two years from 2012 as a groundskeeper for the Benicia school district near San Francisco, his lawyer Timothy Litzenburg told AFP. Thousands of lawsuits targeting Monsanto are currently proceeding through the US court system, according to American media. … [Read more...] about Monsanto faces first US trial over Roundup cancer link
100 smokers die a day, could double by 2030
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Smoking now claims over 100 lives in Việt Nam every day and the number is expected to nearly double in 2030. The data is reckoned by the Việt Nam Tobacco Control Fund under the Ministry of Health. According to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), conducted by the ministry and the General Statistics Office in 2015, 53.5 per cent of non-smokers, equal to 28.5 million of adults were exposed to tobacco smoke at home, and 36.8 per cent of non-smokers, who worked indoors, equal to 5.9 million of adult, were exposed to tobacco smoke at the workplace. In the meantime, another statistics of the ministry showed that it is estimated about 60.7 per cent of students started smoking at the age of 7-13. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that non-communicable diseases contribute to 73 percent of all deaths countrywide. Tobacco use is one of the major causes. Medical experts said tobacco smoking is a leading factor causing an … [Read more...] about 100 smokers die a day, could double by 2030
Mothers dying needlessly due to lack of proper health support
Lotus birth has become an emerging trend in Vietnam. It is the practice of leaving the umbilical cord uncut after childbirth so that the baby is left attached to the placenta until the cord naturally separates at the umbilicus, usually 3-10 days after birth. The WHO does not support the idea of Lotus birth. Instead we recommend delayed cord clamping, performed approximately one to three minutes after birth, for all babies, which prevents anemia, and in smaller babies, brain hemorrhages and necrotizing enterocolitis, a common problem where parts of the gut die. Early umbilical cord clamping, performed less than one minute after birth, is not recommended unless the newborn is not breathing and needs to be moved immediately for resuscitation. Pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period are memorable events in a woman’s life. Most of these occur without complications for women and their babies. Some women might want a "natural birth" and prefer to rely on their bodies to give … [Read more...] about Mothers dying needlessly due to lack of proper health support