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Children waiting for heart surgery
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/05/2011
» Thousands of very sick children with heart defects await surgery each year. 20% of them die within one year of their birth.
Rural doctor shortage getting worse
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/05/2011
» Newly graduated doctors willingly pay fine to avoid three-year rural internship in state hospitals.
Cambodian rice exports
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/05/2011
» Agreement with Philippines for low-cost rice may cut into Thai and Vietnam market share.
Botox for excessive sweating
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/05/2011
» Drenched in sweat? Feeling stinky? Want to hide from friends? Botox might change your life.
Eating fish: Benefits and dangers
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/05/2011
» Eating fish reduces the chance of death from heart disease by 36% but watch out for mercury contamination.
Body Shape: Change it with nutrition and exercise
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/05/2011
» Your bones, muscles and, most importantly, your fat determine your shape and how you appear to other people.
ABCs of weight loss with herbs
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/04/2011
» The Thai food you eat everyday, full of herbs and spices, may be better than the medicine your doctor can give you.
Be skinny and white!
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/03/2011
» The "skinny and white" ideal pushed by ad agencies and Thai Airways is a health hazard and discriminates against many regions in the country.
Rural campaign against cervical cancer
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/02/2011
» Small health clinics in remote areas can catch some diseases like cervical cancer early before they are life-threatening.
Public-private partnership law and corruption
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/12/2010
» Corrupt politicians soon dreamed up ways to circumvent the original public-private partnership (PPP) law of 1992. Can a new rewrite of the law close all the loopholes in the law used for corruption?