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Same but different
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 09/06/2020
» As Thailand officially enters the rainy season according to the Thai Meteorological Department announcement released last month, the country is also gearing towards a bad flu season.
Power of the positive
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 26/11/2019
» When Thitiwatt Sirasejtakorn and his boyfriend learned the Rainbow Sky Association of Thailand was coming to a neighbourhood of Hat Yai campaigning for people to get an HIV screening in exchange for two movie tickets, they did not hesitate to join.
Safely stopping the pain
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 16/10/2019
» While working as a product presenter for an alcohol brand at a pub in Sukhothai two years ago, Thitiporn Waritthanan was given a box of brownies by a male tourist. Five pieces she swallowed out of hunger. Yet little did she realise they were not ordinary brownies sold at any given market.
No longer one-size-fits-all
Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 01/08/2019
» Personalisation and gene-level healthcare is becoming a mantra for healthy living of today and this trend is certainly here to stay
No longer one-size-fits-all
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 01/08/2019
» When it comes to healthcare of today, it seems taking tablets of over-the-counter vitamins or drinking eight glasses of water a day is no longer adequate. To live healthily in this 21st century, doctors and the health conscious alike have put more focus on personalisation which will definitely be here to stay.
Chronic issues
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 04/06/2019
» At midnight, Vasu* was still struggling to keep his eyes closed. In a bid to cure to his chronic insomnia, the 28-year-old decided to try cannabis oil for the first time. After putting two drops under his tongue, he started to feel tranquilised. The self-administration continued until he'd eventually consumed a total of 40 drops. By 3am, Vasu had begun to hallucinate. He saw demons and had a double-vision alongside other symptoms such as a stiff tongue, speech difficulty, limb spasticity, nausea, vomiting and palpitations. In the end, he was rushed to hospital.
The return of a sexual scourge
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 15/05/2019
» A 15-year-old girl is pregnant with twins. Her partner is also 15. Set aside the concern that the couple are too young to start a family, the teen mum also has syphilis.
Ending Aids
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 04/02/2019
» The world sees two million new cases of HIV/Aids infection every year. The annual death rate is only half that. But in Thailand, it's a completely different story. Here, the death rate is triple the number of newly-infected patients.
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.
Where to give in the season of giving
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 26/12/2018
» New Year is approaching and it's time to declutter your old, unused stuff at home to make way for something newer, fresher and better in 2019.