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    Community ke y to controlling 'C'

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 28/07/2022

    » Viral hepatitis -- a liver inflammation caused by a viral infection -- is a global challenge. It is estimated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that over 1 million deaths are caused by chronic hepatitis B and C infections per year.

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    One great hope

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 27/05/2020

    » As Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc around the globe with more than 5.5 million cases and about 350,000 deaths so far, the race to find a vaccine has never been more pressing. Globally, different institutions and companies are working hard to develop a vaccine, with over 120 candidates currently in development. While most are still in the pre-clinical stage, a few have already progressed into clinical trials.

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    Pandemic heightening discrimination against LGBTI

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 25/05/2020

    » It's May. Normally, we would have had a big celebration this month for the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, which falls on May 17 annually. But, of course, with Covid-19 still running rampant, the activities and commemorations have migrated online. Several organisations held a Facebook Live session to discuss the situation they are facing in their communities to reflect this year's theme, "Breaking The Silence". And silence, indeed, must be broken, especially when the pandemic has taken the heaviest toll on vulnerable populations.

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    Plastic panic

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 11/05/2020

    » Sightings of dolphins in canals, sea turtles laying eggs on the beach, and a clear sky as a result of reduced pollution may seem like silver linings amid all the devastation brought on by Covid-19. While humans may suffer, it looks as though nature and the environment are getting a much needed break to recover from all the human activities that have disrupted them in the past -- a positive impact from the lockdown, as it appears on the surface to be.

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    A cure for what may ail you

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 27/11/2017

    » With Dec 1 marking World Aids Day, let us explore one of today's most highly effective methods in HIV prevention: Prep.

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    Letting go of unhealthy foods

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 04/07/2016

    » Every day, Phra Pisit Siriwathatano would leave his temple at dawn to conduct a daily alms round in his neighbourhood of Nonthaburi. Taking about two hours, the monk later returned to the monastery with a full alms bowl and a large sack filled with food offerings from Buddhist laymen and laywomen. Sometimes, people would also visit the temple to offer lunch to him and other monks.

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    Fight against the bite

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 21/06/2016

    » Mosquitos are not just a nuisance. In the past few years, these tiny, buzzing creatures have posed more detrimental health risks as a carrier of several vector-borne diseases such as dengue fever, the Zika virus and others.

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    Re-characterising HIV and Aids

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 28/03/2016

    » A round-up of queer-related entertainment and happenings in Thailand

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    Not just a pet love

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 24/02/2016

    » It can be a struggle to lift a dog weighing 30kg up and strap it into a wheelchair -- a stainless steel frame with two wheels fixed on it. But that's what Siriporn Kritsanaphiphat, aged 35, has been doing every day for almost three years for her pet Boonrawd.

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    A Trunk-Full of love

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 19/08/2015

    » Carol Buckley first encountered an elephant when she was 19 and that short moment became a turning point in her life. Drawn into their intelligence and playfulness -- and by her sympathy towards the neglected condition of elephants -- Buckley has been putting efforts towards improving their welfare for the last 40 years.

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