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Sickly sweet
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 29/03/2016
» A growing number of countries around the world such as France, Mexico and Finland have implemented taxing on excessive sugar levels in soft drinks with Britain as the latest one to have announced its plan earlier this month to start the tax in two years' time to cut down childhood obesity.
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'Detox' at your peril
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 04/04/2016
» After scrolling through loads of information on the internet, Supida Mongkol* ended up with a detoxification course in Pathum Thani province as a cure for her poor eating habits. The programme claimed to be able to rid toxins from the body -- the liver and colon in particular -- so that participants regained good health.
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Perils of white powder
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 05/04/2016
» Jacqueline Fox died from ovarian cancer last October at the age of 62. The death of the American is notable in that it has raised a public health concern with regard to what possibly caused her passing -- baby powder.
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As tough as old boots
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 26/04/2016
» After Anong Kerdhung was diagnosed with leprosy, the first thought that crossed his mind was that he wished to no longer exist.
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Too hot to handle
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 03/05/2016
» It's May already, and Thailand's summer heat is getting more intense. Excruciating outdoor temperatures, and electricity demands, keep hitting record highs. Three provinces -- Sukhothai, Lampang and Kanchanaburi -- were recently ranked among the 15 hottest places in the world by El Dorado Weather, with temperatures of up to 44C. The country's scorching weather this year has also set a record for the longest heatwave in at least 65 years.
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On society's hands
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 12/04/2016
» Although Ekawat Suwantaroj keeps reminding himself that his suffering from haemophilia since birth does not bar him from living a normal life, the hereditary blood disease has made him feel different, especially when he was little.
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Killing salmonella
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 16/02/2016
» The Department of Health in Australia issued a recall for prepackaged salad greens produced by the Victorian-based Tripod Farmers company earlier this month after an unusually large number of cases of salmonella, a bacteria that causes food poisoning, were reported in the state.
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The two-sided seed
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 23/02/2016
» Chia seed has increasingly gained momentum in Thailand as part of the superfood health culture, especially during recent years. And this is one of the reasons why a large number of consumers are willing to pay a pretty penny for this whole-grain ingredient, according to anti-ageing specialist Dr Thidakarn Rujipattanakul.
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Dengue shot, anyone?
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 08/03/2016
» Dengue fever claimed 141 lives in Thailand last year, with more than 142,000 people being infected. The tropical disease is expected to not stop wreaking its havoc this year. Only two months into 2016 and almost 10,000 Thais have fallen victim to it, with three reported deaths, according to figures from the Bureau of Vector Borne Disease under the Ministry of Public Health's Department of Disease Control.
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Catching it early
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 15/03/2016
» Despite years of campaigns and education to raise public awareness regarding colorectal cancer and its screening method, a number of Thai people still prefer to sweep the issue under the rug.
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