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HPV vaccinations for schoolgirls stepped up
Published on 10/12/2024
» The Ministry of Public Health will start offering the first dose of HPV (Human papillomavirus virus) vaccine to prathom 5 (grade 5) schoolgirls on Dec 20 as protection against cervical cancer.
Whooping cough vaccine urged for children
Published on 13/11/2024
» The Ministry of Public Health is encouraging people, especially children and those in physical contact with them, to get vaccinated against whooping cough, after it started spreading in a Bangkok school.
Slow response to mpox a wake-up call
News, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Published on 30/09/2024
» It feels like a movie we have already seen. A new viral strain is killing people in some of the world's poorest countries, and although vaccines against the pathogen exist, production shortages and regulatory barriers are preventing them from reaching those in need.
Aids cure in sight: Science breakthrough
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/01/2013
» Scientists in Australia have made important discoveries that may bring an end to Aids within a decade.
Rotavirus vaccine saves young lives
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/09/2012
» Diarrhoea deaths have fallen by almost half after rotavirus vaccination began early-adopter countries such as Mexico.
Dengue vaccine: Success in Thailand trials
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/07/2012
» Complete vaccine & prevention near for this serious disease carried by mosquitoes, 50 to 100 million suffer each year, 20,000 die.
Pig hunt in Samut Prakan
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/07/2012
» A businessman reportedly released a group of pigs on a deserted land plot in Samut Prakan. Their numbers quickly grew, creating a big nuisance for local residents.
Rescued but not safe
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/04/2012
» Sad but true: Many of those dogs rescued from gangs smuggling them to butchers abroad are dying in overcrowded shelters here in Thailand.
Watch out for dog bites
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/02/2012
» With hot weather coming soon, dogs with deadly rabies may be on the street. If bit by a cat, hamster, squirrel, bat or rabbit get rabies shots quickly.
Mahidol Awards: Rotavirus, prozac & depression
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/12/2011
» Discoverers of rotavirus & antidepressant Prozac as well as psychiatrist working on depression given the award this year.