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Covid's attack on the senses
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 18/05/2021
» The bottom line: Covid-19 patients can experience loss of smell and taste.
Confronting anxiety
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 14/05/2024
» Superstar Jennie Blackpink usually experiences panic attacks when surrounded by fans at airports. Similarly, artist Jeongyeon of the girl group Twice experiences anxiety and panic disorder so much so that she reportedly had to halt all activities three years ago to allow herself to recover.
Warts and all
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 17/12/2018
» Celebrated: The coming legalisation of medical cannabis
Healing that happens long after
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 16/07/2018
» The world rejoices now that all 12 members of the Wild Boars football team and their coach have been safely rescued after being trapped in Chiang Rai's Tham Luang cave in Tham Luang-Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park for over two weeks. All of them are being physically assessed and rehabilitated at Chiangrai Prachanukroh Hospital as of last week.
Emergency assistance at your fingertips
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 05/07/2018
» In light of the high toll exacted every year by natural and man-made disasters, illnesses and accidents, Thailand needs to be better prepared for unforeseen circumstances and take structurally pro-active measures to enhance people's safety. Take road accidents, for instance. The World Health Organisation (WHO) last year revealed that an average of 36.2 out of 100,000 Thais are killed in road accidents every year, equivalent to around 25,000 annual deaths, making Thailand the country with the highest road-fatality rate in Asia and second-highest in the world.
Mementos of the meltdown
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 03/07/2017
» This month marks the 20th anniversary of the 1997 'Tom Yum Kung Crisis', the landmark financial crash that left investors in shock, employees in tears and the economy in tatters. As hard lessons are still being learned, Life looks back at colourful memories from one of the seismic events that has helped define modern Thailand.
An invisible disease
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 14/03/2017
» Nicknamed "the silent thief of sight", glaucoma gradually and painlessly robs patients of their ability to see. With no early warning signs, the eye disease is in fact preventable only by means of a comprehensive eye examination.
The unhealthy season
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 21/02/2017
» People pushed the panic button when they heard Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha warned two weeks ago that the spread of the influenza virus this year would be greater than the last. The virus forced two Bangkok schools, Chulalongkorn University Demonstration Elementary School and St Joseph Convent School, to close some parts of the premises for inspection and cleaning after students were found to have been infected.
Keeping sugar levels in check
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 08/11/2016
» Like several other lifestyle diseases such as obesity, diabetes is no longer the sickness of Westerners. In Asia, its prevalence has constantly been on the rise.
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.