High tide: French police warn cocaine fortune hunters off beaches Authorities have closed beaches in southwest France as packages of cocaine continue to mysteriously wash up along the country's Atlantic coast, with more than 1,000 kilograms discovered since mid-October, a prosecutor said on Tuesday.

Man gets death sentence for murdering three members of a family The People’s Court in southern Bình Dương Province on Tuesday handed down a death sentence to a man convicted of murder and appropriation of property at the first instance trial.

Electroacupuncture combined with hydro-acupuncture is an effective pain treatment Electroacupuncture and hydro-acupuncture should be used by hospitals as a combination of modern and traditional therapy to treat pain caused by disease, according to the National Hospital of Acupuncture.

Drug companies near global settlement over opioid crisis

Three leading American drug distributors and an Israeli drugmaker blamed for a deadly US opioid epidemic settled a bellwether civil lawsuit with two Ohio counties on Monday, opening the door for a broader national settlement worth billions of dollars.

Việt Nam commits to fighting the menace of illegal drugs Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hoà Bình yesterday said Việt Nam is committed in the fight against illegal drugs.

Defender Hậu hopes to shine with SC Heerenveen

It’s a dream come true for the 20-year-old Vietnamese defender, signing for a top European side.

Youth risk cancer by smoking

More and more young people in Việt Nam are starting to smoke. They risk getting cancer. Cigarettes are cheap in Việt Nam, so it is easy for people to smoke. Doctors want cigarettes to become more expensive.

The true cost of cheap cigarettes

With a pack of cigarettes costing from just half a dollar and cases of cancer on the rise, health experts say more must be done to stamp out smoking

J&J ordered to pay $572 million for opioid addiction crisis An Oklahoma judge on Monday ordered US health care giant Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million in damages for its role in fostering the state's opioid addiction crisis.

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