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Sorry state of HIV discrimination
News, Sukhumaporn Laiyok, Published on 29/11/2014
» HIV/Aids is one of the most researched diseases in the world with medical advancements adding more years to the lifespan of sufferers. However, in Thailand, laws are lacking that prevent a job seeker with the disease from being screened out by employers.
Let's get physical
News, Sukhumaporn Laiyok, Published on 24/09/2014
» Most people want to emerge the winner in any competition. But for Saowanit Kittidamrungsak and her team, there is something more important than winning.
Hot-season sustenance
Life, Sukhumaporn Laiyok, Published on 15/04/2014
» For many people, staying cool in the hot season means taking refuge in air-conditioned rooms or, if they have the means and the leisure, wallowing in jacuzzi pools equipped with massage jets. But when the mercury keeps going up week after week, there’s really no escaping the heat, so eating the types of food that are most suitable for this time of year can keep you feeling refreshed as well as reduce the risk of dehydration.
In the summertime... stay away from heat-related illnesses
Life, Sukhumaporn Laiyok, Published on 11/03/2014
» Schools are closed. Vacations are booked. Summer fashion is all the rage. Summertime is just around the corner.
Take it without a grain of salt
Life, Sukhumaporn Laiyok, Published on 11/03/2014
» The kidneys remove harmful waste and extra water from the blood and produce the hormones necessary to make red blood cells.
Boys will be boys
Life, Sukhumaporn Laiyok, Published on 14/01/2014
» Unpleasant stories about men's aggression and violence towards their family members continue to surface. And violent behaviour can be assimilated through the family environment as children grow up. Boys who witness or even fall victim to domestic violence tend to use violence to deal with problems.
Mom-Made toys
Muse, Sukhumaporn Laiyok, Published on 14/12/2013
» According to the National Health Security Office, an estimate of 6,700 children with autism received out-patient medical services from medical centres and hospitals under the Ministry of Public Health in 2010. An increasing number was reported in the following years with around 12,000 patients in 2011 and 15,000 patients in 2012.
Making a jab at full protection
Life, Sukhumaporn Laiyok, Published on 26/11/2013
» High fever, headaches, persistent cough bringing up mucous, sore throat, runny nose, muscular aching and general fatigue. If those symptoms are all too familiar, it is because most of us have had bouts of influenza more times than we can count.
Life is sweet - too sweet
Life, Sukhumaporn Laiyok, Published on 19/11/2013
» Looking back on past decades, there was a war on fat. We were educated to wean ourselves off fat in our diet to reduce the risk of heart disease.
Swimming against the tide
Life, Sukhumaporn Laiyok, Published on 16/10/2013
» Several villages in the country have been submerged following heavy rains. The floodwater has got into houses and buildings, trapping families in their villages, damaging property and killing livestock. Roads have been swamped with water. Things have been washed away.