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Dentists know you hate flossing. Try this instead.
The New York TImes, Published on 10/08/2025
» Lancette VanGuilder is the president of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association, and she does not floss.
Explore the Balkans with Siam Society
Life, Published on 16/06/2025
» Siam Society is holding a study trip to explore the Balkans through Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, from Sept 4-16.
Calf pain could be indicator of peripheral artery disease
Life, Dr Eve Glazier and Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 04/03/2025
» DEAR DOCTORS: I get a cramp in my left calf when I run for more than 20 minutes. When I slow down, it goes away. I told my doctor about it and she wants to do something called an ankle brachial index. What will it entail? I think it's a heart test. What does my calf have to do with my heart?
Coppola's Megalopolis leaves Cannes scratching its head
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 20/05/2024
» Every year the Cannes Film Festival has its hottest gig -- a film so breathlessly anticipated and a justification of the festival's raison d'être. This year, that honour belongs to Megalopolis. Or, to be completely faithful according to the plaque flashed up on the screen, Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis: A Fable.
Flu shot may help prevent heart attacks
Life, Dr Eve Glazier & Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 30/04/2024
» DEAR DOCTORS: I can't stop thinking about what my doctor said when I got my flu shot last fall. I'm a 55-year-old man, and I have a history of high blood pressure. He said the flu shot will give me extra protection against having a heart attack. What is the connection?
Guru's Weekly Buzz: April 19-25
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 19/04/2024
» Guru By Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, food and travel to indulge in.
Decoding Coronary Artery Disease: Heart health insights
Suwatchai Pornratanarangsi, Published on 01/02/2024
» The complex world of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) can be likened to a traffic system within the heart, where the gradual buildup of plaque in coronary arteries mirrors road blockages, impeding the vital flow of oxygen-rich blood. So what are the intricacies of CAD? How does it develop? What are its symptoms? And what are the critical diagnostic methods employed in its detection?
Memes of dissent
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 14/08/2023
» It is not as whimsical as it seems. After the onset of the largest pro-democracy movement since the military coup in 2014, university and high school students cuddled hamster dolls and ran around in circles. "Delicious tax!", hundreds of them sang, from a cartoon jingle at Democracy Monument in late July 2020. Crowdsourced from a social media platform, Hamtaro, a shorthand for caged mice demanding freedom, spawned many internet memes, including a greedy caricature of junta leader Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Janie and Lyn are back baby
Life, Published on 21/07/2023
» Starting with The Monochrome collection, Janie Allapach Na Pombhejara has long been Lyn's muse for its handbags.
A monument of emptiness and embarrassment
Life, Apinan Poshyananda, Published on 15/05/2023
» On Thiam Ruam Mit Road, Huai Khwang, a huge and empty building with a triangular façade has stood for years. A big plaque on the lawn in Thai translates to The National Gallery of Art. With no activities inside, people are left wondering when it will open. Is it true that there are plans to convert it into mixed-use spaces instead of a display of national treasures of modern and contemporary Thai art?