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How scared should you be?
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 16/09/2016
» Despite a rapid increase in the number of Zika-infected patients reported earlier this month in Thailand, the public have been left in the dark about the virus.
Are dietary supplements safe?
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 05/07/2016
» The Thai tropical plant ma mui, or Mucuna pruriens, was on the public radar last year after Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha urged farmers to grow them instead of rice to cope with drought. The herb recently made newspaper headline again when a 21-year-old woman in the southern province of Trang was found dead earlier this month after taking four capsules of ma mui supplements -- samples she received after becoming a member of a direct-sale business selling the supplement product.
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.
Beyond the womb
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 22/09/2015
» Gordon Lake and Manuel Santos had a strong desire to be parents. With zero odds of a pregnancy, their only hope was a Thai surrogate.
Babies behind bars
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 09/01/2015
» Nid* is well aware that tomorrow is National Children's Day. But while many of the nation's mothers will be ensuring their kids realise just how special they are on this particular day, perhaps by taking them to join in one of the special activities on offer throughout the country, for Nid, a mother of one, this will unfortunately not be the case.
Because I am a girl
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 10/10/2012
» Wipa (not her real name) has lived a much different life from other girls her age. Instead of going to class and enjoying the company of her peers, she dropped out of school when she reached fifth grade and began working on an orange plantation to support her family.