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Practising seafood safety
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 16/07/2019
» Microplastics are not just an environmental issue. The tiny pieces of synthetic material are also part of a worrying ongoing discussion about food safety not just in Thailand but the world over.
Watch what you eat
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 05/03/2019
» The highly toxic weedkiller paraquat is known to be associated with serious diseases and has already been banned in 53 countries over health concerns. Thailand is not among those countries.
Fermented fad
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 22/01/2019
» Forget low-carb, high-fat ketogenic diets, gluten-free foods and all things detox. These are diet bygones compared to a slightly-sparkling, gold-coloured fermented drink called kombucha that is now all the rage. They say Madonna drinks it, so does Halle Berry, Lindsay Lohan and Gwyneth Paltrow. Even testosterone-fuelled Jake Gyllenhaal and Orlando Bloom were seen clutching a bottle.
A moment of grace
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 15/10/2018
» After attending to a lady at his outpatient clinic in Chulalongkorn Hospital, a few hours later Dr Kris Chatamra saw her sitting under a scorching Sun underneath a flyover nearby.
The whole picture
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 20/02/2018
» Consumers were frightened when news broke recently that hydroponically grown vegetables were found to contain chemical residues above the maximum limit.
Actions speak louder than pink
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 09/10/2017
» Landmarks in several countries turned pink at the start of October to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month. US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania, for example, illuminated the White House, turning it into a grand pink structure.
To be or not to be vaccinated
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 22/08/2017
» Thailand celebrated last year when the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine against cervical cancer was finally added to the National List of Essential Medicines after an ongoing push. Given its cost-effectiveness, the shot was approved to be administered for free during the pilot phase, which started on Aug 1 to 400,000 fifth-grade students nationwide -- an achievement for the government and health advocates, a boon for the public.
Taking the load off, with a pill
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 01/02/2017
» Although Natcha* had the Body Mass Index (BMI) of an underweight person, she was usually worried sick whenever she would have a bite or two of fatty foods. But for the then-29-year-old office worker, those dishes were always hard to resist.
Kelp help
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 23/08/2016
» Contaminated ready-to-cook seaweed has hit the headlines once again. The news broke just last week after local people in Mae Sariang district of Mae Hong Son province fell sick following the consumption of food cooked with seaweed reportedly imported from China.
A silent killer
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 12/07/2016
» A lot of Thais, especially those in journalism, are mourning the death of Poochanok Rakthai, the TNN24 news reporter who died of liver cancer last week. At only 30 years of age, Poochanok was diagnosed in December last year with a 13cm tumour in his liver. The malignancy was found to have been caused by the hepatitis B virus.