Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - There are times when there's bad news and even worse news. One such time is dealing with the problem of drug-resistant diseases in Việt Nam and elsewhere . A couple of case studies: Trung (not real name) was hospitalised a month ago after showing symptoms of pneumonia. After four days of treatment, however, his condition did not improve and he lost consciousness. Doctors at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hà Nội had to resort to endotracheal intubation (an emergency procedure) to keep him alive. Susceptibility testing showed that he was resistant to all types of antibiotics except for colistin - a toxic antibiotic used to treat only the worst drug-resistant infections. After a month on endotracheal intubation, he regained consciousness and his condition has stabilised. Thanh, 64, another patient who was taken to Vạn Hạnh Hospital in HCM City early last month, was not so lucky. Thanh resisted the strongest of antibiotics and was only … [Read more...] about Bugs vs drugs: A solution is now a problem
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Facebook fixes photo privacy bug
Facebook has fixed a bug that allowed the viewing of some private photographs of other members and which was reportedly used to access personal pictures of founder Mark Zuckerberg. By reporting a member's profile picture as inappropriate a user was asked whether they had other photographs to report, providing access to other private pictures. The glitch was first revealed in a bodybuilding forum at bodybuilding.com. "We discovered a bug in one of our reporting flows that allows people to report multiple instances of inappropriate content simultaneously," Facebook said in a statement. "The bug allowed anyone to view a limited number of another user's most recently uploaded photos irrespective of the privacy settings for these photos," it said. "This was the result of one of our recent code pushes and was live for a limited period of time," Facebook said. "Upon discovering the bug, we immediately disabled the system, and will only return functionality once we can confirm … [Read more...] about Facebook fixes photo privacy bug
Kissing bugs yet to cause serious harm in Vietnam: institute
Blood-sucking bugs that transmit a Latin American disease recently found in Vietnam are yet to show any serious harm here, the National Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology said Thursday. In a report to the Ministry of Health the same day, the institute said victims of the kissing bugs have been reported in Hanoi since 2005. … [Read more...] about Kissing bugs yet to cause serious harm in Vietnam: institute
Blood-sucking bugs return to Vietnam capital
At least seven nests of the blood-sucking bugs that caused a stir in Vietnam last year have been found across Hanoi this month, Lao Dong newspaper quoted a scientist as saying Friday. The nests of between 30-50 bugs each were found across several districts, including Ha Dong and Thanh Xuan, after locals informed authorities of attacks, according to Truong Xuan Lam, chief entomologist at the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources. Tests showed that the the insects were the same variety of "blood-suckers" found last year, Lam said in Lao Dong. But the newly found bugs seemed to be "bolder," according to Lam, who said that 60 percent of those attacked had to be hospitalized for unbearable irritation and itching, sometimes accompanied by a fever. In June last year, Lam roused public interest by announcing that he had found kissing bugs (Triatoma infestans), which are specific to Latin America and transmit Chagas disease (sometimes fatal in humans), in the center of … [Read more...] about Blood-sucking bugs return to Vietnam capital
Heartbleed bug creates confusion on internet
Computers vulnerable to the Heartbleed bug are actively being targeted online, say security experts. However, it is not yet clear whether the scanning efforts are benign or are the work of cyber-thieves keen to steal data, they say. The news comes as some security professionals and developers advised people to change all their passwords. But Google said that logins for its services did not need to be reset unless they were used on other sites. That contradicted advice from Yahoo's blogging platform Tumblr and the developers of the app If This Then That who have told users they should change their passwords "everywhere". The conflicting guidance is further complicated by the fact that experts say updating a password is useless unless a site has patched its servers - but it is not always obvious to the public when this is the case. Attack pattern News about the Heartbleed bug broke on 8 April and has kicked off a frenzy of activity as web companies check to see if their … [Read more...] about Heartbleed bug creates confusion on internet