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Designer babies
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 08/01/2019
» Twin girls Lulu and Nana are no ordinary children. Claimed as the world's first gene-edited babies, they quickly came under the global spotlight from the moment they came into this world. Now they are being received with great interest and curiosity among not just doctors and scientists but also many people around the world. Even the World Health Organisation (WHO) had to set up a special panel to look at the technique through which the twins were conceived.
The perils of overconsumption
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 04/12/2018
» Three years ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) adjusted its daily recommendation of sodium intake and suggested adults not consume more than 2,300mg per day. But an average Thai takes 4,350mg of sodium on a daily basis -- almost twice the WHO's healthy threshold.
Parsing the fat
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 25/09/2018
» The idea of shedding kilos in this weight-obsessed society has gone beyond paying pricey gym membership fees and hiring a personal trainer to build the perfect body. A number of women who feel they're overweight shift from one diet to the next in hope of possessing a figure that is as close as possible to the standards of the fashion and beauty industries.
Nature is not always safe
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 21/08/2018
» Chronic kidney failure is a disease with worrying statistics. Of over 7 billion people in the world, 850 million are reportedly found to suffer from a progressive loss of kidney function. Globally, over 2.5 million people are required to undergo regular haemodialysis, which filters and cleans the blood outside the body, because their kidneys fail to do their job.
A mysterious epidemic
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 11/07/2018
» First, it was fashion designer Kate Spade. Then celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain. In only three days, the world recently lost two notable names whose deaths had one thing in common: apparent suicide.
The measles minefield
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 04/06/2018
» Thailand at first didn't seem to be much affected by the unprecedented outbreaks of measles reported earlier this year to have wrecked havoc in several European countries, especially Romania and Italy.
Beating bipolar
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 14/05/2018
» Mariah Carey is probably good at keeping secrets. For almost 20 years, the American superstar was trying to sweep under the carpet her struggle with mental illness. So when she opened up to People magazine last month that she has been treated for bipolar disorder since 2001, millions of her fans were stupefied.
A trip through time
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 27/04/2018
» Many who have never visited the Omega Museum may wonder who would visit such a place dedicated to one specific watch brand.
You are not alone
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 16/01/2018
» Pol Snr Sgt Maj Prateep Dinsakul woke up one day and suddenly found himself unable to speak. Seeing no warning sign of disease, his family took him to Srithanya psychiatric hospital in Nonthaburi for preliminary evaluation.
Snack attack
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 12/12/2017
» An average schoolchild requires 1,600 to 1,850kcal of energy per day. Let's say he eats three grilled pork skewers and a doughnut for breakfast, a pad Thai and a piece of chocolate cake for lunch before wrapping up his day with fried rice and a piece of Hawaiian pizza. All this is almost 2,400kcal. If this boy is a couch potato, he could soon turn himself into one fat kid.