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    Fermented fad

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 22/01/2019

    » Forget low-carb, high-fat ketogenic diets, gluten-free foods and all things detox. These are diet bygones compared to a slightly-sparkling, gold-coloured fermented drink called kombucha that is now all the rage. They say Madonna drinks it, so does Halle Berry, Lindsay Lohan and Gwyneth Paltrow. Even testosterone-fuelled Jake Gyllenhaal and Orlando Bloom were seen clutching a bottle.

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    The silent assassin

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 11/06/2019

    » The downpour that began late last month declares that Thailand has officially entered the rainy season. But it also serves as a warning sign to stay vigilant for dengue fever.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    The perils of overconsumption

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 04/12/2018

    » Three years ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) adjusted its daily recommendation of sodium intake and suggested adults not consume more than 2,300mg per day. But an average Thai takes 4,350mg of sodium on a daily basis -- almost twice the WHO's healthy threshold.

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