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Fasting seen as the key to wellness during Ramadan
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/02/2025
» Fasting during Ramadan is a time to train the mind, strengthen body endurance, and improve self-control by abstaining from food and water.
Experts warn of vape threat to children
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/08/2024
» Allowing a child to vape or be exposed to the hazardous vapour of an e-cigarette at home could potentially be deemed a violation of child protection laws, some child health and child rights experts have warned.
New highly-transmissible Covid strain will elude vaccines: expert
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/06/2024
» The KP.2 strain of Covid-19 will become dominant in Thailand, according to a renowned virologist. It will be more transmissible and vaccines will be hard-pressed to keep up with its mutations, but its symptoms will not be more severe that those of previous strains of the virus.
Dept issues warning on kratom drinks
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/05/2024
» The Department of Medical Sciences has warned against overconsumption of kratom-infused beverages, saying the drink may contain a higher level of mitragynine than the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) recommendation.
Fears allayed over spreading lung inflammation among children
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/11/2023
» Health authorities say there's no need to panic over the rash of respiratory illnesses and lung inflammation in China, Vietnam and Thailand, saying they result from old pathogens that lay dormant during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Cases surge by 4% from last week
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/06/2023
» Covid-19 caseloads have increased by 4% from last week, reaching a daily average of 440 cases, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC).
Covid on the rise
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/05/2023
» The Department of Disease Control on Monday warned the public that Covid-19 was again spreading and advised people to be serious about protecting themselves from the disease.
Dept issues reassurance about mRNA jabs' safety
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/02/2023
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has moved to dispel concerns about the efficacy and safety of both monovalent and bivalent mRNA vaccines for Covid-19, after reports of adverse side-effects made the rounds on social media.
Anutin: Chinese visitors won't face discrimination
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/01/2023
» Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has reiterated that any new Covid-related measures adopted in Thailand will not discriminate against travellers from any country, including China.
Covid caution urged over break
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/07/2022
» The Public Health Ministry has urged people to continue taking precautions against Covid-19 so as to avoid the risk of contracting the disease during a five-day holiday starting on Wednesday.