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Death from below
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 28/06/2016
» Thailand has officially stepped into the rainy season, which means it is mushroom season also. Unfortunately, every year there are reports of people dying after eating poisonous mushroom. This year is no exception.
Making the safety message stick
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 19/05/2016
» The new school semester that has just begun earlier this week means a lot of things -- more traffic congestion, more homework and more family expense. But what parents and society should take more seriously are safety precautions with regards to school transportation services, especially after recent news of a schoolgirl's death after being left in a schoolvan for eight hours, in Samut Prakan province.
Too hot to handle
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 03/05/2016
» It's May already, and Thailand's summer heat is getting more intense. Excruciating outdoor temperatures, and electricity demands, keep hitting record highs. Three provinces -- Sukhothai, Lampang and Kanchanaburi -- were recently ranked among the 15 hottest places in the world by El Dorado Weather, with temperatures of up to 44C. The country's scorching weather this year has also set a record for the longest heatwave in at least 65 years.
On society's hands
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 12/04/2016
» Although Ekawat Suwantaroj keeps reminding himself that his suffering from haemophilia since birth does not bar him from living a normal life, the hereditary blood disease has made him feel different, especially when he was little.
Catching it early
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 15/03/2016
» Despite years of campaigns and education to raise public awareness regarding colorectal cancer and its screening method, a number of Thai people still prefer to sweep the issue under the rug.
Dengue shot, anyone?
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 08/03/2016
» Dengue fever claimed 141 lives in Thailand last year, with more than 142,000 people being infected. The tropical disease is expected to not stop wreaking its havoc this year. Only two months into 2016 and almost 10,000 Thais have fallen victim to it, with three reported deaths, according to figures from the Bureau of Vector Borne Disease under the Ministry of Public Health's Department of Disease Control.
Declaring war on diseases
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 01/02/2016
» One month into 2016 and there's already been lots of signs that this is going to be another tough year for both global and national public health. First, let's just start with the Department of Disease Control's forecast that there will be another major dengue outbreak this year in Thailand, with the number of infected cases nationwide expected to reach 7,500 per month. In rainy season, monthly figures could skyrocket to 25,000.
Defeating dengue
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 25/01/2016
» After more than two months waging war against the severe form of dengue fever, Channel 3 actor Thrisadee "Por" Sahawong eventually succumbed and passed away last Monday at Ramathibodi Hospital.
End this feverish media frenzy
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 26/11/2015
» It looks like the entertainment news correspondents, who are spending day after day at Ramathibodi Hospital covering the fate of Channel 3 actor Thrisadee "Por" Sahawong, whose life is now hanging by a thread due to severe dengue haemorrhagic fever, have finally learned how to respect the rights and privacy of the 37-year-old heartthrob.
Keep calm and prevent dengue
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 17/11/2015
» The recent news of Channel 3 actor Thrisadee "Por" Sahawong being in a coma for a week due to dengue fever has sparked a public scare about the tropical illness, mostly overlooked by people in Thailand.