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    The ALS challenge

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 02/09/2014

    » Everybody has heard of the Ice Bucket Challenge. Everybody knows the campaign’s viral spread started from luminaries like Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft’s founder Bill Gates, both — after pouring a bucket of ice water on themselves — donating to the ALS Association, a US-based non-governmental organisation founded almost 30 years ago to fight amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or, in short, ALS. The challenge eventually reached Thailand a few weeks ago with famous people soaking themselves, either willingly or unwillingly, and making donations to any charitable organisations. But how many of us know what ALS is?

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    Evading outbreak

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 19/08/2014

    » The outbreak of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa is now five months old. While states of emergency have been put into effect across West African nations in response to the epidemic, fear seems to loom near the shores of many countries around the world, including Thailand.

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    Give the gift of life

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 10/06/2014

    » There are a number of reasons people avoid donating blood — needle phobia, too tight a work schedule and, more importantly, the lack of awareness regarding the importance of blood donation, which brings about an insufficient blood supply in Thailand, as was the case last month.

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    It's meal time!

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 04/06/2013

    » Modern people lead a busy life. Heavy workloads and personal errands keep the daily schedule completely tight, leaving no room to even think about eating properly.

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    The water of life

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 18/06/2013

    » When Nidda Hongwiwat's husband injured himself at a historic site in India years ago, locals immediately wanted to take him to hospital. They were astonished when Nidda asked them, "Where is the toilet?"

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    Sex from students' perspectives

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 05/03/2013

    » Teaching girls to put on a condom - using cucumbers as substitutes - can be awkward at first. But as part of the plan, university students guide school children through the process. Teen love is hard, and teen sex, if it ever comes to that, is much harder.

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    When early detection is key

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 18/12/2012

    » Cancer not only severely impacted Samran Somjai's physical health, the disease also withered his spirit.

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